Ma'ayan Tzvi
| Ma'ayan Tzvi | |
|---|---|
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  Ma'ayan Tzvi | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′58.67″N 34°56′23.99″E / 32.5662972°N 34.9399972°ECoordinates: 32°33′58.67″N 34°56′23.99″E / 32.5662972°N 34.9399972°E | |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 30 August 1938 |
| Founded by | Austrian, Czechoslovakian and German Jewish refugees |
| Population (2015)[1] | 683 |
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 2015 it had a population of 683.
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. 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.[3]
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Photograph Album – Establishment of Ma'ayan Tzvi Kibbutz, 1938
- ↑ Kibbutz Ma'ayan Zvi Riven by Row Over Renta Payments Haaretz
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