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Kfar Yedidia

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District
  
Central

Affiliation
  
Moshavim Movement

Founded by
  
German immigrants

Local time
  
Sunday 10:59 PM

Council
  
Hefer Valley

Founded
  
9 April 1935

Population (2015)
  
754

Kfar Yedidia

Weather
  
16°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 70% Humidity

Kfar Yedidia (Hebrew: כְּפַר יְדִידְיָה‎, lit. Yedidia Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain and covering 3,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 754.

Contents

Map of Kfar Yedidia, Israel

History

Kfar Yedidia was planned by Richard Kaufmann. It was founded on 9 April 1935 by immigrants from Germany. Funding came from Jews in Alexandria, Egypt. The place was named for Philo of Alexandria, also known as Yedidia.

References

Kfar Yedidia Wikipedia