| Kerem Maharal | |
| Founded: | 1949 |
| Founded By: | Czechoslovak Jewish immigrants |
| District: | haifa |
| Council: | Hof HaCarmel |
| Affiliation: | Moshavim Movement |
| Pushpin Map: | Israel haifa |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Coordinates: | 32.6492°N 34.9919°W |
Kerem Maharal (he|כֶּרֶם מַהֲרַ"ל||[[Judah Loew ben Bezalel|Maharal]] Vineyard) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Atlit, on the southern side of Mount Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In it had a population of .
The moshav was established in 1949 by group of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Czechoslovakia, who immigrated to Israel with the help of the Aliya movement after World War II.
Kerem Maharal was named after legendary 16th century Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, also known by the Hebrew acronym "Maharal" (Moreinu HaRav Loew, translated as Our teacher, the Rabbi Loew). It was built on the site of the depopulated Palestinian Arab villages of Ijzim and Khirbat Al-Manara,[1] [2] which were captured by the Israel Defense Forces in Operation Shoter during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[3] The residents lived in the Arab stone houses until the 1960s and some of the original structures remain today.[3] [4] A hotel in the moshav was previously a diwan or meeting house of Mas'ud al-Madi" of Ijzim, dating from the 18th century.[5]
. All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Walid. Khalidi. Walid Khalidi. 1992. Washington D.C.. Institute for Palestine Studies. 0-88728-224-5. 165.