Geshur
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- Town Name: Geshur
- Population:
- Founding Date: 1986
- Local Employment: Education, self-employed, farmers, and more
- Agriculture: Olive orchards and wine vineyards, almonds, arable crops, dairy farm, poultry farms and more
Background & Settlement
In the southern Golan facing the Sea of Galilee and Mount Hermon, a small and exclusive neighborhood is about to be built as part of a young and high-quality community renewing its face. The Geshur community is a lively and vibrant community, operating
Quality of Life
In Geshur, peace and tranquility exist alongside cooperative life and fraternity.
The settlement features playgrounds and sports facilities, a grocery store, synagogue, swimming pool, health clinic, postal services, and diverse small businesses.
The vision of the Geshur community is to plan, establish, maintain, and manage a rural community settlement based on a member organization fostering mutual sharing and support.
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Community
Community Characteristics:
Education, Culture, and Leisure: The settlement provides kindergartens operating until late afternoon and during vacations. These are 'kibbutz' kindergartens combining walks around the settlement, open spaces for creativity and play, and highly experienced kindergarten teachers and assistants.
Elementary school students (grades 1–8) attend the 'Mitzpe Golan' Regional School in Bnei Yehuda.
High school students are educated at 'Beit Yerah' in the Jordan Valley, 'Nofey Golan' in Katzrin, and 'Branco Weiss' in Ramot.
School transportation is organized by the Golan Regional Council.
The settlement maintains an informal education framework including: afternoon activities, Fridays, holidays, and special activities.
Youth have evening activities with a local adult counselor, with year-round programming.
Graduates of the 'Bnei HaMoshavim' youth movement run activities for younger cohorts, such as field trips, parties, and holidays.
The informal education framework cultivates the bond between children and the community through participation in all settlement cultural events.
At the Bnei Yehuda Community Center (5-minute drive), extracurricular classes and activities take place for children and adults (council transportation is provided on class days).
Public Institutions and Services:
Absorption and Expansions: Currently, there are no building plots available in the expansion
