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Kfar Baruch
  • כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ (Hebrew)
Etymology: Baruch Village
Kfar Baruch is located in Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Kfar Baruch
Kfar Baruch
Location within Jezreel Valley region of Israel
Coordinates: 32°38′47″N 35°11′22″E / 32.64639°N 35.18944°E / 32.64639; 35.18944
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
SubdistrictJezreel
CouncilJezreel Valley
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1926
Founded byNew immigrants
Population
 (2024)[1]
820

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 2024 it had a population of 820.[1]

History

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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 bequeathed his assets to the village.[2]

Archaeology

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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.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Jewish Virtual Library:Kefar Barukh
  3. ↑ "CXLII. Kefar Barukh no. 7513", Volume 5/Part 2 Galilaea and Northern Regions: 6925-7818, De Gruyter, 2023-03-20, pp. 1627–1628, doi:10.1515/9783110715743-028, ISBN 978-3-11-071574-3, retrieved 2024-02-07
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