title: HaOgen
text: # HaOgen
  
  HaOgen (Hebrew: העוגן, הָעֹגֶן, lit. anchor) is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek Hefer Regional Council and is affiliated with Hashomer Hatzair. In 2021 it had a population of 952.
  
  ## History
  
  The community was established on 22 April 1939 by Jewish refugees from Czechoslovakia. After spending eight years in a camp near Kfar Saba, they founded the kibbutz on 28 August 1947, on land that had belonged to Wadi Qabbani. The Jewish National Fund provided 700 dunams of land for the kibbutz.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Haya Kaspi
  * Shraga Weil, painter
  * Noam Yaacov (born 2004), Israeli–Danish player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  