Sa'ar ( he, סַעַר, ''lit.'' Storm) is a
kibbutz
A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...
in the western
Galilee in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located near
Nahariya, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The kibbutz was founded in August 1948 by members of the Socialist-Zionist youth movement
Hashomer Hatzair and
Holocaust survivors
Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa. There is no universally accep ...
reviving the land of the village mentioned in the
Bible
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by its ancient name
Achzib
Achziv ( he, אַכְזִיב} ''ʾAḵzīḇ''; ar, الزيب, ''Az-Zīb'') is an ancient site on the Mediterranean coast of northern Israel, between the border with Lebanon and the city of Acre. It is located north of Acre on the coast of ...
, evidence of human settlement at the site dates back to the 18th century BCE.
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.
Economy
Bermad
Bermad is a developer and manufacturer of various water and flow management solutions.
The company was founded in 1965 as a producer of irrigation systems mainly for agriculture. It has since expanded its product offering for a variety of industr ...
Innovative Water Management Solutions, jointly owned with
Kibbutz Evron, manufactures automatically activated hydraulic valves used in water, fuel and fire extinguishing systems.
Notable people
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Jerry Seinfeld, worked as a volunteer at the age of 16 at this kibbutz
Jerry Seinfeld show in Atlantic City
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References
{{Mateh Asher Regional Council
Kibbutzim
Kibbutz Movement
Mateh Asher Regional Council
Populated places established in 1948
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
1948 establishments in Israel