Kfar Yedidia

Kfar Yedidia כְּפַר יְדִידְיָה‎

Kfar Yedidia
Coordinates: 32°20′44.52″N 34°53′58.2″E / 32.3457000°N 34.899500°E / 32.3457000; 34.899500Coordinates: 32°20′44.52″N 34°53′58.2″E / 32.3457000°N 34.899500°E / 32.3457000; 34.899500
District	Central
Council	Hefer Valley
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	9 April 1935
Founded by	German immigrants
Population (2015)^[1]	754

Kfar Yedidia (Hebrew: כְּפַר יְדִידְיָה‎, lit. Yedidia Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain and covering 3,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 754.

History

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

References

↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

Hefer Valley Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Bahan Ein HaHoresh Givat Haim (Ihud) Givat Haim (Meuhad) HaMa'apil HaOgen Ma'abarot Mishmar HaSharon Yad Hana

Moshavim	Ahituv Avihayil Be'erotayim Beit HaLevi Beit Herut Beit Yanai Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer Bitan Aharon Burgata Elyashiv Gan Yoshiya Geulei Teiman Givat Shapira Hadar Am Haniel Havatzelet HaSharon Herev Le'et Hibat Tzion Hogla Kfar Haim Kfar Haroeh Kfar Monash Kfar Vitkin Kfar Yedidia Mikhmoret Olesh Ometz

Community settlements	Bat Hefer Bat Hen Beit Hazon Hofit Shoshanat HaAmakim Tzukei Yam

Youth village	Mevo'ot Yam Ruppin Academic Center

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