- Kfar Masaryk
Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Kfar Masaryk
foundation =29 November 1938
founded_by = Eastern European Jews
region = WesternGalilee
council = Mateh Asher
industry =
affiliation =Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://www.kfar-masaryk.org.il/eindex.php www.kfar-masaryk.org.il]Kfar Masaryk (Lang-he|כפר מסריק, lit. "Masaryk Village") is a
kibbutz in northernIsrael . Located in the westernGalilee near theBelus River and south of Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction ofMateh Asher Regional Council . In 2006 it had a population of 598.The founders were immigrants from
Czechoslovakia andLithuania and had settled inPetah Tikva in 1932. The following year they formed "Kibbutz Czecho-Lita" and moved toBat Galim inHaifa . In 1934 they moved to an area of sand dunes nearKiryat Haim and changed the name of the group to "Mishmar Zevulun" (Guard of the Zevulun). In 1937 they were joined by a group of Polish immigrants who were members of "Hayotzer".Despite opposition from the Jewish Agency (who reasoned that the sandy soil could not support agriculture), Mishmar Zevulun was established on
29 November 1938 as the 29thtower and stockade settlement. In 1940 the kibbutz moved to its present site and was renamed Kfar Masaryk afterTomáš Garrigue Masaryk , the first President of CzechoslovakiaExternal links
* [http://www.kfar-masaryk.org.il/eindex.php Kibbutz website]
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