Ma'ayan Tzvi

Ma'ayan Tzvi
Ma'ayan Tzvi is located in Haifa region of Israel
Ma'ayan Tzvi
Ma'ayan Tzvi
Coordinates: 32°33′59″N 34°56′24″E / 32.56639°N 34.94000°E / 32.56639; 34.94000
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilHof HaCarmel
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded30 August 1938
Founded byAustrian, Czechoslovak and German Jewish refugees
Population
 (2022)[1]
750

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 2022 it had a population of 750.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Photograph Album – Establishment of Ma'ayan Tzvi Kibbutz, 1938
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Ratner, David (17 July 2001). "Kibbutz Ma'ayan Zvi Riven by Row Over Renta Payments". Haaretz. Retrieved 29 April 2019.