Kfar Sirkin
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Kfar Sirkin or Kefar Syrkin is a moshav
in Israel
within the municipal jurisdiction of the Drom HaSharon Regional Council
near the city of Petah Tikva
. Founded in 1933, it was named after the famous Zionist
Nachman Syrkin
.
Kfar Sirkin served as a Jewish stronghold in the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. The Haganah
used the village to fight off attacking Arab
forces and to store weapons which were illegal under the British Mandate rule of the time.
Today, the village is agricultural. A military base of the Israel Defense Forces
is located to the north and west of the village.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
within the municipal jurisdiction of the Drom HaSharon Regional Council
Drom HaSharon Regional Council
The Drom HaSharon Regional Council is a regional council in the Sharon region in central Israel. Its offices are located on Highway 40 near Neve Yarak.-List of settlements, moshavim, kibbutzim and villages:*Adanim*Einat*Elishema*Eyal*Gan Haim...
near the city of Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
. Founded in 1933, it was named after the famous Zionist
Zionism
Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
Nachman Syrkin
Nachman Syrkin
Nachman Syrkin was a political theorist, founder of Labour Zionism and a prolific writer in Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, German and English language....
.
Kfar Sirkin served as a Jewish stronghold in the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. The Haganah
Haganah
Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
used the village to fight off attacking Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
forces and to store weapons which were illegal under the British Mandate rule of the time.
Today, the village is agricultural. A military base of the Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
is located to the north and west of the village.