Kfar Tzvi Sitrin
| Kfar Tzvi Sitrin כפר צבי סיטרין | |
|---|---|
  Kfar Tzvi Sitrin | |
| Coordinates: 32°43′9.41″N 34°58′9.26″E / 32.7192806°N 34.9692389°ECoordinates: 32°43′9.41″N 34°58′9.26″E / 32.7192806°N 34.9692389°E | |
| District | Haifa |
| Council | Hof HaCarmel |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Population (2015)[1] | 201 |
Kfar Tzvi Sitrin (Hebrew: כפר צבי סיטרין, lit. Zvi Sitrin Village), also known as Beit Tzvi (Hebrew: בֵּית צְבִי, lit. Zvi House) is a technological college and village in northern Israel. Located near Highway 4, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 201.
History
The village was established in 1953 as a professional religious school, and was named after Zvi Sitrin, a leader of Hapoel HaMizrachi in the United States. In the following years, the area was bought by Lev Leviev, and was used as a school and yeshiva named "Or Avner" after Leviev's father.
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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