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°ECoordinates: 32°33′58.67″N 34°56′23.99″E / 32.5662972°N 34.9399972°E
Council	Hof HaCarmel
Region	Coastal plain
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	30 August 1938
Founded by	Austrian, Czechoslovakian and German immigrants

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 2006 it had a population of 462.

The kibbutz was established 30 August 30, 1938 as part of the tower and stockade settlement project by members of the Maccabi youth movement who immigrated from 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.^[1]

The kibbutz manufactures optical devices and components for high-tech and advanced weapon systems.^[2]

References

1. Photograph Album – Establishment of Ma'ayan Tzvi Kibbutz, 1938
2. Kibbutz Ma'ayan Zvi Riven by Row Over Renta Payments