It is located near Ahituv within the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council.

The community was established in Hadera in 1938 by a gar'in group comprising Hashomer Hatzair members who had immigrated from Galicia, Poland, Germany and Austria.

The group received training in Beit Zera, Ma'abarot and Merhavia.

[citation needed] The kibbutz itself was founded on 2 November 1945, on land bought from the Palestinian Arab village of Qaqun.

[2] Notable residents include Chaya Arbel, a German-born composer.