District Northern Affiliation Kibbutz Movement Founded by Hungarian immigrants | Council Merom HaGalil Founded 1949 Population (2015) 455 | |
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Parod (Hebrew: פָּרוֹד) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near Safed, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 455.
History
The community was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Hungary, on land belonging to the depopulated Arab village of Farradiyya.
The kibbutz was initially named "Gardosh" (from Hungarian "Gárdos") to honor József Gárdos, a Hashomer Hatzair activist and member of the founding nucleus, who was successful at organising the escape of fellow Jews from Nazi-controlled Europe throughout the war, survived the Holocaust but died of illness in 1945, soon after liberation. However, it was later renamed Parod after an ancient Jewish community mentioned once in Babylonian Talmud, probably located at the site of Farradiyya. The name, which means "separated," might also hint at the community's location on the border between the Upper and Lower Galilee.