Kfar Yedidia

Kfar Yedidia
  • כְּפָר יְדִידְיָה (Hebrew)
Etymology: Jedidiah Village
Kfar Yedidia is located in Central Israel
Kfar Yedidia
Kfar Yedidia
Location within Central Israel
Kfar Yedidia is located in Israel
Kfar Yedidia
Kfar Yedidia
Location within Israel
Coordinates: 32°20′45″N 34°53′58″E / 32.34583°N 34.89944°E / 32.34583; 34.89944
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
SubdistrictHaSharon
CouncilHefer Valley
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded9 April 1935
Founded byJewish refugees from Germany
Population
 (2024)[1]
809

Kfar Yedidia (Hebrew: כְּפָר יְדִידְיָה, lit. 'Jedidiah 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 2024 it had a population of 809.[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. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
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