Glossary entry

Hebrew term or phrase:

אקונום הקיבוץ

English translation:

Kibbutz Food Manager

Added to glossary by Helene H Hart
Aug 11, 2013 10:48
10 yrs ago
Hebrew term

אקונום הקיבוץ

Hebrew to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. Kibbutzim
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.

Discussion

Mary Jane Shubow Aug 12, 2013:
Ekonom, Ekonomit This person literally manages all the food for the kibbutz, purchase, storage and distribution. It seems to me way beyond the catering function. This person decides what goes out with the crews who work in the fields, what goes with the children on their various field trips and summer camp sessions, what goes to the children's houses, what food members can be allowed to take home and when. This person distributes food to the kitchen staff for preparation, but the menus and recipes are handled by the kitchen manager, who may consult with the food manager about what is available and what is needed.

Proposed translations

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Kibbutz Food Manager

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.
Note from asker:
Thanks - this sounds like a good direction. Almost a kitchen manager, but without the hiring and firing aspect.
Peer comment(s):

agree Itzik Greenvald Mivtach
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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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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you. I agree."
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Person in charge of stores/administrator

According to the Alkalay dictionary and Babylon.
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Catering manager

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:

The catering manager's job is doubly hard during Passover.

Note from 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 comment(s):

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
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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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