Kfar HaMaccabi

Kfar HaMaccabi
Kfar HaMaccabi
Coordinates: 32°47′25″N 35°6′56″E / 32.79028°N 35.11556°E / 32.79028; 35.11556Coordinates: 32°47′25″N 35°6′56″E / 32.79028°N 35.11556°E / 32.79028; 35.11556
Council Zevulun Regional Council
Region Zevulun
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1936
Founded by Maccabi youth movement members
Population (2011) 392

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 2011 it had a population of 392.[1]

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

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