Sa'ar

Infobox_Kibbutz
kibbutz_name = Sa'ar
foundation = 1948
founded_by = Hashomer Hatzair and Holocaust survivors
region = Western Galilee
council = Mateh Asher
industry = Agriculture, manufacturing
affiliation = Kibbutz Movement
website = [http://www.saar.org.il/HTMLs/picturesgallery.aspx?C2020=13032&BSP=749&BSS53=13032 www.saar.org.il]

Sa'ar ( _he. סער, 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 2006 it had a population of 403.

History

The kibbutz was founded in 1948 by members of the Socialist-Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair, other Israeli citizens and Holocaust survivors.

The kibbutz gained recognition as the farming community in which the comedian Jerry Seinfeld worked as a volunteer at the age of 15 in 1970. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=927462&contrassID=1&subContrassID=7 American Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld in Israel to promote new movie] Haaretz, 23 November 2007]

References

External links

* [http://www.saar.org.il/HTMLs/picturesgallery.aspx?C2020=13032&BSP=749&BSS53=13032 Kibbutz website]