Founded by Mahalniks Local time Sunday 10:50 PM | Founded 9 October 1949 Population (2015) 726 Founder Mahal | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Kfar Daniel (Hebrew: כְּפַר דָּנִיֵּאל, lit. Daniel Village) is a moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located around four kilometres south-east of Lod and covering 2,900 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 726.
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Map of Kfar Daniel, Israel
History
Kfar Daniel was established on 9 October 1949 by Mahalniks (Jewish World War II veterans) from English-speaking countries on the lands of the depopulated Arab village of Daniyal. The moshav was initially called Irgun Beit Hever after the organisation which the founders were members of, but was later renamed in honour of Daniel Frish, a president of the Zionist Organization of America who died in the year the village was established.
The nearby Daniel Interchange connecting Highway 1 and Highway 6 is named after the village.