Kfar Vitkin
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| Coordinates:32°22′54″N34°52′37″E / 32.38167°N 34.87694°E /32.38167; 34.87694 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hefer Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Population (2023)[1] | 1,987 |
Kfar Vitkin (Hebrew:כפר ויתקין,lit. 'Vitkin Village') is amoshav in centralIsrael. Located nearNetanya, it falls under the jurisdiction ofHefer Valley Regional Council and was the firstJewish settlement in the valley. In 2023 it had a population of 1,987.[1]
Thecommunity was established in 1930 by a group of twenty people, and was initially based in an old stone house. The moshav was moved to its final destination in 1933 when the founders moved into new buildings, and was named afterYosef Vitkin, an educator and leader of the Labour movement. The original house became known as "Beit HaRishonim" (House of the First). In 1948, the moshav had a population of 700 Jews.[2] The moshav has 150 farmsteads.
On 20 April 1948 theIrgun gun-running boat,Altalena, began unloading its cargo at Kfar Vitkin. 940 passengers, 2,000 rifles, 2,000,000 rounds, 3,000 shells & 200 Bren guns were brought ashore before the newly formed Israeli army intervened. In the following confrontation two soldiers and six Irgun fighters were killed.[3]
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