On the 18^th of July 1934, a district close to Haifa was founded by a handful of immigrants, and was named “The German Immigrants’ district”. The name Kiryat Bialik was chosen by the group members after the national poet, Haim Nahman Bialik, who died the same year.

The aim of the group was to settle this district with new immigrants from all over the world, all of whom had professions.

The settlers received a plot of land from Keren Kayemet which allowed building to take place, roads to be laid and a commercial center to be established. All the labor was carried out by the citizens themselves without outside assistance.

The original settlers were of a variety of professions such as doctors, engineers and lawyers. Some of them who chose agriculture settled in the nearby Kfar Bialik district.

The original inhabitants of Kiryat Bialik lived in private one-storey houses with well-tended gardens.

During World War ll Kiryat Bialik was bombed because of its proximity to the refineries and some of its citizens were evacuated.

Some houses were destroyed in the town. The citizens of the town, which was isolated during this period, stood gallantly against the Arab invasion during the 1948 War of Independence.

In 1950 Kiryat Bialik was declared as a local municipality and in 1976 became a town.