Olesh
Moshav in central Israel
title: "Olesh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["moshavim", "populated-places-established-in-1951", "populated-places-in-central-district-(israel)", "romanian-jewish-culture-in-israel", "1951-establishments-in-israel"] description: "Moshav in central Israel" topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olesh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Moshav in central Israel ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Kibbutz"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Olesh |
| hebname | עולש |
| image | Olesh 6713.jpg |
| foundation | 1951 |
| founded_by | Romanian immigrants |
| district | center |
| council | Hefer Valley |
| affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| popyear | |
| population | |
| population_footnotes | |
| pushpin_map | Israel center ta |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
| name = Olesh | hebname = עולש | image = Olesh 6713.jpg | foundation = 1951 | founded_by = Romanian immigrants | district = center | council = Hefer Valley | affiliation = Moshavim Movement | popyear = | population = | population_footnotes= | pushpin_map=Israel center ta |pushpin_mapsize=250 | coordinates = | website =
Olesh () is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was founded in 1951 by immigrants from Romania on land south of the Palestinian village of Qaqun, which had been depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was initially named Be'erotayim Bet, but was later renamed Olesh due to the large chicory plants in the area.
In 1953 it absorbed more immigrants from North Africa and in 1965 it took in new residents from Beit She'an. In the late 1990s it doubled in size as part of an expansion plan.
References
References
- Morris, Benny. (2004). "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited". [[Cambridge University Press]].
- (1992). "All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948". [[Institute for Palestine Studies]].
- [http://www.homee.co.il/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%A9/ Olesh] Homee
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