Kfar Vitkin (Hebrew: כְּפַר וִיתְקִין, lit. 'Vitkin Village') is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council and was the first Jewish settlement in the valley. In 2022 it had a population of 2,002.[1]
Kfar Vitkin
כְּפַר וִיתְקִין | |
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| Coordinates: 32°22′54″N 34°52′37″E / 32.38167°N 34.87694°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hefer Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,002 |
History
editThe community was established in 1930 by a group of twenty people, and was initially based in an old stone house. The moshav was moved to its final destination in 1933 when the founders moved into new buildings, and was named after Yosef Vitkin, an educator and leader of the Labour movement. The original house became known as "Beit HaRishonim" (House of the First). In 1948, the moshav had a population of 700 Jews.[2] The moshav has 150 farmsteads.
On 20 April 1948 the Irgun gun-running boat, Altalena, began unloading its cargo at Kfar Vitkin. 940 passengers, 2,000 rifles, 2,000,000 rounds, 3,000 shells & 200 Bren guns were brought ashore before the newly formed Israeli army intervened. In the following confrontation two soldiers and six Irgun fighters were killed.[3]
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Kfar Vitkin in 1935 -
Kfar Vitkin pier under construction in 1935 -
Kfar Vitkin building supplies in 1935 -
Kfar Vitkin in 1937 -
Kfar Vitkin in 1938 -
Kfar Vitkin in 1939, 1:20,000 -
Kfar Vitkin in 1945, 1:250,000 -
Kfar Vitkin in 1947
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Jardine, R.F.; McArthur Davies, B.A. (1948). A Gazetteer of the Place Names which appear in the small-scale Maps of Palestine and Trans-Jordan. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine. p. 49. OCLC 610327173.
- ^ Dayan, Moshe (1976) Moshe Dayan. Story of my Life. William Morrow. ISBN 0-688-03076-9 pp 95/96
- ^ Israeli nabs BAFTA award for ‘Gravity’ sound Times of Israel, 17 February 2004
External links
edit- Official website (in Hebrew)