Kfar Yedidia
כְּפַר יְדִידְיָה‎
Etymology: Yedidia's Village
Kfar Yedidia is located in Central Israel
Kfar Yedidia
Kfar Yedidia
Kfar Yedidia is located in Israel
Kfar Yedidia
Kfar Yedidia
Coordinates: 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
 (2021)[1]
751

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 2021 it had a population of 751.[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, known in Hebrew as Yedidia.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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