Kfar HaMaccabi
| Kfar HaMaccabi | |
|---|---|
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  Kfar HaMaccabi | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′25″N 35°6′56″E / 32.79028°N 35.11556°ECoordinates: 32°47′25″N 35°6′56″E / 32.79028°N 35.11556°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Zevulun Regional Council |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Founded by | Maccabi youth movement members |
| Population (2015)[1] | 371 |
Kfar HaMaccabi (Hebrew: כְּפַר הַמַּכַּבִּי, lit. Village of the Maccabis) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Kiryat Ata, it falls under the jurisdiction of Zevulun Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 371.
History
The village was founded in 1936 by members of Maccabi youth movement from Czechoslovakia and Germany who immigrated with the help of Menachem Ussishkin for the first Maccabiah Games in 1932. The kibbutz was named for the youth movement.
Economy
The kibbutz is now one of Israel's largest animal feed manufacturers.[2]
Notable residents
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ APM′s breakthrough technology accurately shows animal feed inventory levels in open bins APM Solutions, 5 April 2009
- ↑ This Day in Jewish History / Singer, actor and activist Theodore Bikel is born Haaretz, 2 May 2014
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