Matzuva

Matzuva (Hebrew: מַצּוּבָה‎), also known as Metzuba, is a kibbutz in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located to the south of the development town of Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 1,165.[1]

Matzuva

מַצּוּבָה‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • officialMazzuva
 • unofficialMatzuba
Matzuva
Matzuva
Coordinates: 33°3′47.87″N 35°9′29.52″E
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMateh Asher
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1940
Founded byGerman Jews
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,165

History

The village was established in 1940 by immigrants from Germany, members of the Maccabi HaTzair youth movement. It was named after the nearby Pi Matzuba known in antiquities, a place mentioned in the Tosefta (Shevi'it 4:8-ff.) and in the 3rd century Mosaic of Rehob.[2] The name is believed to have been derived from mṣwbh, a Semitic root, meaning 'pyramid' or 'pyramidal pile'.[3]

After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, it expanded on land belonging to the Palestinian village of al-Bassa, which was depopulated in that war.[4]

Economy

Due to economic problems, the kibbutz textile factory closed down in 2003.[5]

  • Matzuva 1942
  • Matzuva 1943 JNF photograph
  • Kibbutz Matzuva, 1946
  • Matzuva 1947
  • Matzuva water tanks & fortress 1947

See also

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Haltrecht, Ephraim (1948). "Pi-ha-Masuba". Bulletin of the Jewish Palestine Exploration Society: Israel Exploration Society: 43. JSTOR 23727325..
  3. p. 103 in: Zadok, Ran (1995–1997). "A Preliminary Analysis of Ancient Survivals in Modern Palestinian Toponymy". Mediterranean Language Review. 9: 93–171. JSTOR 10.13173/medilangrevi.9.1997.0093.
  4. Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  5. Employees petition to liquidate Kibbutz Matzuva
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