Kfar Gidon
Kfar Gidon
כְּפַר גִּדְעוֹן | |
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Etymology: Gideon Village | |
Kfar Gidon | |
Coordinates: 32°38′36.23″N 35°17′27.59″E / 32.6433972°N 35.2909972°ECoordinates: 32°38′36.23″N 35°17′27.59″E / 32.6433972°N 35.2909972°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Jezreel Valley |
Founded | 1923 |
Founded by | Transylvanian immigrants |
Population (2019)[1] | 346 |
Kfar Gidon (Hebrew: כְּפַר גִּדְעוֹן, lit. Gideon Village) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 346.[1]
History[]
The moshav was founded in 1923 by immigrants from Transylvania who were members of Hapoel HaMizrachi, and was named after the Biblical figure of Gideon (Judges 7:1).[2] At first the settlement was supposed to be called Moshav Transylvania and it was planned by architect Richard Kauffmann.[3]
In 1956 it split in two co-operative societies; Kfar Gidon (Haredi) and Talmei Gidon (traditional/secular). However, as a result of reforms in the regional council, the village returned to having one administration.
Kfar Gideon 1926
Kfar Gidom 1926
Kfar Gideon, 1946
Notable residents[]
- Israel Amidan (1921–1968), musician and composer
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ The Gift of the Jews Washington Post, 3 May 1998
- ^ Richard Kauffmann, Planning of Jewish Settlements in Palestine, Moshaw Transylvania. Reprint from "The Town Planning Review", University Press of Liverpool, vol. XII, No. 2, Nov. 1926 [1]
- Jezreel Valley Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Populated places established in 1923
- Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
- Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel
- 1923 establishments in Mandatory Palestine