Amikam
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Amikam
עַמִּיקָם | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • official | Ammiqam |
| Coordinates: 32°33′49″N 35°1′15″E / 32.56361°N 35.02083°ECoordinates: 32°33′49″N 35°1′15″E / 32.56361°N 35.02083°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Alona |
| Affiliation | Mishkei Herut Beitar |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Founded by | Immigrants from China |
| Population (2019)[1] | 739 |
Amikam (Hebrew: עַמִּיקָם) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Alona Regional Council, whose headquarters are located in the moshav. In 2019 it had a population of 739.[1] West of the moshav is the Alona Park.[2]
History
The moshav was established in 1950 by Jewish refugees from Harbin, Manchuria and Shanghai, China, who had fled the Chinese Civil War.[2] The land had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Sabbarin.[3]
The founders were later joined by Jews from the Cyprus concentration camps, and followed by Yemenite Jews. In 1956, a group of Polish Jewish immigrants settled on the moshav. Some of the families engage in fruit farming, raising peaches, plums, nectarines and loquats. Children attend the local Tali Alona elementary school.[4]
Agriculture
A rare variety of peach was grown on Moshav Amikam and named for the moshav. Pits from this variety were found on Masada. Now the one remaining tree is in Kfar Kara.[5]
Notable residents
- Yoav Galant (born 1958), Israeli politician and former army commander
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