Ma'ayan Tzvi
Ma'ayan Tzvi (Hebrew: מַעְיַן צְבִי, lit. Zvi's Spring) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 749.[1]
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| Coordinates: 32°33′58.67″N 34°56′23.99″E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 30 August 1938 |
| Founded by | Austrian, Czechoslovakian and German Jewish refugees |
| Population (2019)[1] | 749 |
History
The kibbutz was established 30 August 1938 as part of the tower and stockade settlement project by members of the Maccabi youth movement who fled from Nazi Germany. At first, the kibbutz was called Ma'ayan.[2] It was established on land which had traditionally belonged to the Palestinian village of Kabera.[3]
In 1945, the name Zvi was added in honor of Zvi Frank, a Zionist activist and one of the heads of the Jewish Colonization Association which purchased the kibbutz lands.[2]
The kibbutz manufactures optical devices and components for high-tech and advanced weapon systems.[4]
References
- "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- Photograph Album – Establishment of Ma'ayan Tzvi Kibbutz, 1938
- Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 168. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Ratner, David (17 July 2001). "Kibbutz Ma'ayan Zvi Riven by Row Over Renta Payments". Haaretz. Retrieved 29 April 2019.