Kfar Yedidia

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Kfar Yedidia
כְּפַר יְדִידְיָה‎
كفار يديديا
Kfar Yedidya.jpg
Etymology: Yedidia's Village
Kfar Yedidia is located in Central Israel
Kfar Yedidia
Kfar Yedidia
Coordinates: 32°20′45″N 34°53′58″E / 32.34583°N 34.89944°E / 32.34583; 34.89944Coordinates: 32°20′45″N 34°53′58″E / 32.34583°N 34.89944°E / 32.34583; 34.89944
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilHefer Valley
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded9 April 1935
Founded byJewish refugees from Germany
Population
 (2019)[1]
730

Kfar Yedidia (Hebrew: כְּפַר יְדִידְיָה, lit. Yedidia Village) is a moshav in central Israel on the coastal plain. With an area of 3,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 730.[1]

History[]

Kfar Yedidia was planned by Richard Kauffmann. It was founded on 9 April 1935 by Jewish refugees from Germany. Funding came from Jews in Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt. The place was named for Philo of Alexandria, also known as Yedidia.

  • Kfar Yedidia first houses 1935

  • Kfar Yedidia 1937

  • Kfar Yedidia (Kefar Yedidya) 1939 1:20,000

  • Kfar Yedidia (Yedidya) 1945 1:250,000

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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