Ma'ayan Tzvi

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 2023 it had a population of 792.^[1]

Ma'ayan Tzvi
Ma'ayan Tzvi
Coordinates: 32°33′59″N 34°56′24″E
Country	Israel
District	Haifa
Council	Hof HaCarmel
Affiliation	Kibbutz Movement
Founded	30 August 1938
Founded by	Austrian, Czechoslovak and German Jewish refugees
Population  (2023)[1]	792

History

The kibbutz was established 30 August 1938 as part of the tower and stockade settlement project by members of the Maccabi youth movement who fled from Nazi Germany. At first, the kibbutz was called Ma'ayan.^[2][3] It was established on land which had traditionally belonged to the Palestinian village of Kabera.^[4]

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.^[2][3]

The kibbutz manufactures optical devices and components for high-tech and advanced weapon systems.^[5]