Sa'ar
| Sa'ar סַעַר |
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 Sa'ar
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| Coordinates: 33°1′42.6″N 35°6′34.56″E / 33.028500°N 35.1096000°ECoordinates: 33°1′42.6″N 35°6′34.56″E / 33.028500°N 35.1096000°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Mateh Asher |
| Affiliation | Kibbutz Movement |
| Founded | August 1948 |
| Founded by | Hashomer Hatzair and Holocaust survivors |
| Population (2015)[1] | 780 |
| Name meaning | Storm |
Sa'ar (Hebrew: סַעַר, lit. Storm) is a kibbutz in the western Galilee in Israel. Located near Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 780.
History[edit]
The kibbutz was founded in August 1948 by members of the Socialist-Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair and Holocaust survivors on the land of the depopulated Arab village of Az-Zeeb, south of the village site.[2][3][4]
In August 2006, many of the kibbutz residents fled in the wake of Hezbollah rocket fire of up to 60 rockets a day. Kibbutz member David Lelchook was killed by shrapnel from a missile that hit the front yard of his home.[5]
Economy[edit]
Bermad Water Control Solutions, jointly owned with Kibbutz Evron, manufactures automatically activated hydraulic valves used in water, fuel and fire extinguishing systems.[6]
Notable residents[edit]
The kibbutz gained recognition as the farming community in which the comedian Jerry Seinfeld worked as a volunteer at the age of 16.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Kibbutz Sa'ar website
- ^ Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 37, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- ^ Rocket kills American oleh at Kibbutz Sa’ar The Jerusalem Post
- ^ Bermad Water Control Solutions looking to float stock Haaretz
- ^ Jerry Seinfeld show in Atlantic City
