Kfar Baruch
כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ | |
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Etymology: Baruch Village | |
Coordinates: 32°38′47″N 35°11′22″E / 32.64639°N 35.18944°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Jezreel Valley |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1926 |
Founded by | New immigrants |
Population (2022)
[1] | 709 |
Kfar Barukh ( Hebrew: כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ, lit. 'Baruch Village') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 709. [1]
The moshav was founded in 1926 by immigrants from the Bulgaria, Caucasus, Kurdistan and Romania. It was named after Baruch Kahane, a Jewish philanthropist in Romania who founded the village.
A loculi tomb with two chambers was discovered near Kfar Baruch. Inside, an ossuary was found, with the inscription " Iudas (son) of Thaddeus". It dates back to the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. [2]
Kfar Baruch
כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ | |
---|---|
Etymology: Baruch Village | |
Coordinates: 32°38′47″N 35°11′22″E / 32.64639°N 35.18944°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Northern |
Council | Jezreel Valley |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1926 |
Founded by | New immigrants |
Population (2022)
[1] | 709 |
Kfar Barukh ( Hebrew: כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ, lit. 'Baruch Village') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 709. [1]
The moshav was founded in 1926 by immigrants from the Bulgaria, Caucasus, Kurdistan and Romania. It was named after Baruch Kahane, a Jewish philanthropist in Romania who founded the village.
A loculi tomb with two chambers was discovered near Kfar Baruch. Inside, an ossuary was found, with the inscription " Iudas (son) of Thaddeus". It dates back to the 1st to 2nd centuries AD. [2]