Kfar HaMaccabi (, 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 it had a population of .

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.

Kfar HaMaccabi

Economy

The kibbutz is now one of Israel's largest animal feed manufacturers. 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.

Kfar HaMaccabi

Notable people

Theodore Bikel

Nachum Heiman

References

1936 establishments in Mandatory Palestine

Kibbutzim

Kibbutz Movement

Populated places established in 1936

Populated places in Haifa District

Czech-Jewish culture in Israel

German-Jewish culture in Israel

Slovak-Jewish culture in Israel

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