Gal'ed

Kibbutz Gal'ed was established in 1945 by a gar'in of German HaBonim members which had formed in 1938. Because the land on which the kibbutz lies was bought with money donated by Isaac (Yitzhak) Ochberg (1879–1938), a South African philanthropist, Keren HaYesod wanted the kibbutz named "Even Yitzhak" (literal translation"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"lit","href":"./Template:Lit"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Stone of Yitzhak"}},"i":0}}]}">lit. 'Stone of Yitzhak'). However, eventually the kibbutz members had their way and the kibbutz was named Gal'ed (literal translation"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"lit","href":"./Template:Lit"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"monument or memorial"}},"i":0}}]}">lit. 'monument or memorial') to commemorate friends and family of the founders who had died in the Holocaust.^[2] The land had traditionally belonged to the Palestinian village of Al-Butaymat, which was depopulated in 1948.^[3]

Amongst the founders were the couple Giora and Senetta Yoseftal, both of whom were later members of the Knesset, with Giora serving in several ministerial portfolios.^[4]