Kfar Barukh ( he, כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ, ''lit.'' Baruch Village) is a
moshav in northern
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located near
Afula
Afula ( he, עפולה Arabic: العفولة) is a city in the Northern District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" due to its strategic location in the Jezreel Valley. As of , the city had a population of .
Afula's ancient ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was founded in 1926 by
immigrants
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from the
Bulgaria
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,
Caucasus
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,
Kurdistan
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and
Romania
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. It was named after Baruch Kahane, a
Jewish
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philanthropist in Romania who founded the village.
File:כפר ברוך - תחנת הרכבת-JNF044017.jpeg, Kfar Baruch railway station 1929
File:כפר ברוך - מראה-JNF043003.jpeg, Kfar Baruch 1934
References
External links
Official website
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Moshavim
Populated places established in 1926
Populated places in Northern District (Israel)
1926 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Caucasus diasporas
Bulgarian-Jewish culture in Israel
Kurdish-Jewish culture in Israel
Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel