• Source: Kfar Gidon

Kfar Gidon (Hebrew: כְּפַר גִּדְעוֹן, lit. 'Gideon Village') is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 363.




History


The moshav was founded in 1923 by immigrants from Transylvania who were members of Hapoel HaMizrachi, and was named after the Biblical figure of Gideon (Judges 7:1). At first the settlement was supposed to be called Moshav Transylvania and it was planned by architect Richard Kauffmann.
In 1956 it split in two co-operative societies; Kfar Gidon (Haredi) and Talmei Gidon (traditional/secular). However, as a result of reforms in the regional council, the village returned to having one administration.

















Notable residents


Israel Amidan (1921–1968), musician and composer




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kfar Gidon
• Jezreel Valley Regional Council
• List of moshavim
• Afula railway station
• Israel Amidan
• Jacob Salomon
• Shlomo-Ya'akov Gross
• Elon Musk
• Yonatan Uziel
• Mirit Cohen