Kfar Yedidia

Kfar Yedidia 32°20′45″N 34°53′58″E / 32.34583°N 34.89944°E / 32.34583; 34.89944
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Hefer Valley
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	9 April 1935
Founded by	Jewish refugees from Germany
Population  (2022)[1]	749

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 2022 it had a population of 749.^[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.

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  Kfar Yedidia first houses 1935
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  Kfar Yedidia 1937
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  Kfar Yedidia (Kefar Yedidya) 1939 1:20,000
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  Kfar Yedidia (Yedidya) 1945 1:250,000

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