Kfar Tzvi Sitrin

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Kfar Tzvi Sitrin
כפר צבי סיטרין
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Kfar Tzvi Sitrin is located in Haifa region of Israel
Kfar Tzvi Sitrin
Kfar Tzvi Sitrin
Coordinates: 32°43′9″N 34°58′9″E / 32.71917°N 34.96917°E / 32.71917; 34.96917Coordinates: 32°43′9″N 34°58′9″E / 32.71917°N 34.96917°E / 32.71917; 34.96917
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilHof HaCarmel
Founded1953
Population
 (2019)[1]
347

Kfar Tzvi Sitrin (Hebrew: כפר צבי סיטרין, lit. Zvi Sitrin Village), also known as Beit Tzvi (Hebrew: בֵּית צְבִי, lit. Zvi House) is a technical college and village in northern Israel. Located near Highway 4, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 347.[1]

History

Kfar Sitrin Yeshiva and Technical High School, 1964

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

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.