Ma'ayan Tzvi

Ma'ayan Tzvi
Ma'ayan Tzvi
Coordinates: 32°33′58.67″N 34°56′23.99″E / 32.5662972°N 34.9399972°E / 32.5662972; 34.9399972Coordinates: 32°33′58.67″N 34°56′23.99″E / 32.5662972°N 34.9399972°E / 32.5662972; 34.9399972
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.[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. 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]

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