Givat Haim (Ihud) | |
Arname: | Arabic: جفعات حاييم (إيحود) |
Foundation: | 1952 |
Founded By: | Mapai supporters from Givat Haim |
Meaning: | Haim's Hill (Union) |
District: | center |
Council: | Hefer Valley |
Affiliation: | Kibbutz Movement |
Pushpin Map: | Israel center ta#Israel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 32.3981°N 34.9317°W |
Givat Haim (Ihud) (lit. the hill of life [Khaim's Hill] (Union)) is a kibbutz near Hadera in Israel. It is located within the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
It was formed in 1952 by an ideological split in kibbutz Givat Haim (founded 1932), with Mapam-supporting members forming Givat Haim (Meuhad) which joined the HaKibbutz HaMeuhad movement, and Mapai-supporting members breaking away to create Givat Haim (Ihud), which joined the Mapai-affiliated Ihud HaKvutzot veHaKibbutzim. Today both kibbutzim belong to the Kibbutz Movement.
As well as agriculture, the kibbutz is home to Prigat, a major soft drink company in Israel.