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אקונום הקיבוץ

English translation: Kibbutz Food Manager

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Hebrew term or phrase:אקונום הקיבוץ
English translation:Kibbutz Food Manager
Entered by: Helene H Hart

10:48 Aug 11, 2013
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Kibbutzim
Hebrew term or phrase: אקונום הקיבוץ
Is there a term for the kitchen "econom" or "economit" - the person in charge of ordering for the kibbutz kitchen?

I'm thinking "kitchen supplies manager" or "kitchen economic manager"
Any thoughts?

Thanks.
Helene H Hart
Israel
Local time: 01:45
Kibbutz Food Manager
Explanation:
It's a very Hebrew-Kibbutz specific term that simply means "He who manages food" ;-)
This is what the English speaking volunteers on our kibbutz used to call this function.
Selected response from:

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 01:45
Grading comment
Thank you. I agree.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Kibbutz Food Manager
Lingopro
5Catering manager
Eric Isaacson
3Person in charge of stores/administrator
Gad Kohenov


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Person in charge of stores/administrator


Explanation:
According to the Alkalay dictionary and Babylon.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 01:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Catering manager


Explanation:
40 years a kibbutz member so I know this is what he does. The catering managers bears responsibility for all that associated with food supply, preparation, running the dining room with all its services, etc.

Example sentence(s):
  • The catering manager's job is doubly hard during Passover.
Eric Isaacson
Israel
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Eric. I think Lingopro has a good point too. I actually worked in my kibbutz kitchen, and the econom was not at all involved in the actual running of the kitchen - the cook was. The dining room was run by somebody else.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lingopro: I'm not disagreeing, just saying that the function varies slightly between kibbutzim - on our kibbutz he didn't really manage the dining room or prep or kitchen, but was mostly in charge of purchases... s/he is called אקונום
17 mins
  -> There is a contradiction in the orginal question. Econom hakibbutz - the general usage on the kibbutz around my area of the country is the catering manager. If specific individual is in charge of purchasing he or she will be the food purchaser.
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Kibbutz Food Manager


Explanation:
It's a very Hebrew-Kibbutz specific term that simply means "He who manages food" ;-)
This is what the English speaking volunteers on our kibbutz used to call this function.

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 01:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thank you. I agree.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks - this sounds like a good direction. Almost a kitchen manager, but without the hiring and firing aspect.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Itzik Greenvald Mivtach
1 min
  -> תודה איציק
agree  Mary Jane Shubow: 17 years a kibbutz member & this comes closest in my opinion.
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Mary ;-)
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