Kfar Barukh (Hebrew: כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ, lit. 'Baruch Village') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 709.[1]
Kfar Baruch
כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ | |
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| Etymology: Baruch Village | |
  Kfar Baruch | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′47″N 35°11′22″E / 32.64639°N 35.18944°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founded by | New immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 709 |
History
editThe moshav was founded in 1926 by immigrants from the Bulgaria, Caucasus, Kurdistan and Romania. It was named after Baruch Kahane, a Jewish philanthropist in Romania who founded the village.
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Kfar Baruch railway station 1929 -
Kfar Baruch 1934
Archaeology
editA loculi tomb with two chambers was discovered near Kfar Baruch. Inside, an ossuary was found, with the inscription "Iudas (son) of Thaddeus". It dates back to the 1st to 2nd centuries AD.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "CXLII. Kefar Barukh no. 7513", Volume 5/Part 2 Galilaea and Northern Regions: 6925-7818, De Gruyter, pp. 1627–1628, 2023-03-20, doi:10.1515/9783110715743-028, ISBN 978-3-11-071574-3, retrieved 2024-02-07
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