Kfar HaMaccabi

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| foundation = 1936

| founded_by = Maccabi youth movement members

| district = north

| council = Zevulun Regional Council

| affiliation = Kibbutz Movement

| population = {{Israel populations|Kefar Hamakkabbi}}

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Kfar HaMaccabi ({{langx|he|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 {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Kefar Hamakkabbi}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}

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.[http://www.apm-solutions.com/siteFiles/1/4049/27462.asp APM′s breakthrough technology accurately shows animal feed inventory levels in open bins] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129023415/http://www.apm-solutions.com/siteFiles/1/4049/27462.asp |date=2014-11-29 }} APM Solutions, 5 April 2009

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

  • Theodore Bikel[http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/this-day-in-jewish-history/.premium-1.588549 This Day in Jewish History / Singer, actor and activist Theodore Bikel is born] Haaretz, 2 May 2014
  • Nachum Heiman

References