Lehavot Haviva

Lehavot Haviva (Hebrew: לְהֲבוֹת חֲבִיבָה, lit. 'Haviva's Flames') is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the eastern Sharon plain near the Green Line, it falls under the jurisdiction of Menashe Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 982.^[1]

Lehavot Haviva לְהֲבוֹת חֲבִיבָה‎
Etymology: Haviva's Flames
Lehavot Haviva
Coordinates: 32°23′37″N 35°0′36″E
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Council	Menashe
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	20 October 1949
Founded by	Czechoslovak Hashomer Hatzair members
Population  (2023)[1]	982
Website	lehavot-haviva.org.il

History

The kibbutz was established on 20 October 1949 by members of Hashomer Hatzair who had immigrated from Czechoslovakia. It was named for Haviva Reik.^[2] In 1951 it moved three kilometres east to its present location onto land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of al-Jalama.^[3] Sde Yitzhak was founded on the former site of Lehavot Haviva the following year.