Kfar Baruch כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ | |
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| Etymology: Baruch Village | |
  Kfar Baruch | |
| Coordinates:32°38′47″N35°11′22″E / 32.64639°N 35.18944°E /32.64639; 35.18944 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founded by | New immigrants |
| Population (2022)[1] | 709 |
Kfar Barukh (Hebrew:כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ,lit. 'Baruch Village') is amoshav in northernIsrael. Located nearAfula, it falls under the jurisdiction ofJezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 709.[1]
The moshav was founded in 1926 byimmigrants from theBulgaria,Caucasus,Kurdistan andRomania. It was named after Baruch Kahane, aJewish philanthropist in Romania who founded the village.
A loculi tomb with two chambers was discovered near Kfar Baruch. Inside, anossuary was found, with the inscription "Iudas (son) ofThaddeus". It dates back to the 1st to 2nd centuries AD.[2]
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