District Northern Affiliation Moshavim Movement Founded by Bulgarian immigrants Local time Sunday 10:53 PM | Council Merom HaGalil Founded 1949 Population (2015) 714 | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Kfar Hoshen (Hebrew: כפר חושן), also known as Safsufa (ספסופה), is a moshav in northern Israel. Located around four kilometres north of Meron, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 714.
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Map of Safsufa, Israel
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants to Israel from Bulgaria and with the support of the Moshavim Movement. The land had previously belonged to the Arab village of Safsaf, whose residents fled to Lebanon after the Safsaf massacre in October 1948 during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The population was changed in early years by immigrants from Yemen, and starting in 1953 immigrants from Morocco and Tunisia also came.
The original name "Safsufa" is based on an identical name found in the Talmud, whose name is preserved in the village Safsaf; the Hebrew word "Safsaf" means an area where fruits ripen later than usual.
The residents work in agriculture and tourism.