Migdal Tefen, Industrial council in Upper Galilee, Israel.
Migdal Tefen is an industrial council in the Upper Galilee whose 2,700-dunam territory holds only factories: a light-industry and high-tech zone, an industrial park, the Tefen Open Museum, the Gesher rehabilitation center and several restaurants. It lies between Lapidot to the south and Kfar Vradim to the north, about 6 km from Ma'alot-Tarshiha and 17 km from Karmiel, with Druze villages to its west and east.
The industrial zone traces its origins to development initiatives in the 1960s aimed at bringing economic growth to the region. The formal structure of the industrial council was established later to coordinate the various factories and operations.
Migdal Tefen's 62 factories draw workers from the surrounding Druze, Christian, Muslim and Jewish settlements, so the same industrial zone employs people from villages on both sides of it. The Tefen Industrial Park, the first built by Stef Wertheimer, also houses Grandma Jamila's soap factory, a small enterprise named after a local figure.
The zone is accessible via roads connecting Upper Galilee and has parking areas for visitors. Information about individual companies and their visiting options is best obtained by contacting them directly, as not all facilities are open to the public.
The Tefen Open Museum, inside the industrial council, was founded by industrialist Stef Wertheimer, who resigned from the Knesset in 1981 to build the industrial area. The museum displays changing exhibitions of Israeli art and design, and the industrial park he created was the first of several he built in Tel Hai, Omer, Lavon and Nazareth.
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