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 2022 it had a population of 417.[1]
Kfar HaMaccabi | |
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  Kfar HaMaccabi | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′25″N 35°6′56″E / 32.79028°N 35.11556°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Zevulun Regional Council |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Founded by | Maccabi youth movement members |
| Population (2022)[1] | 417 |
History
editThe 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
editThe kibbutz is now one of Israel's largest animal feed manufacturers.[2] This branch of income has been sold as have other branches. The new owners pay rent and the salary of the members that work in the branches.
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ APM′s breakthrough technology accurately shows animal feed inventory levels in open bins Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine APM Solutions, 5 April 2009
- ^ This Day in Jewish History / Singer, actor and activist Theodore Bikel is born Haaretz, 2 May 2014