Kfar Baruch Explained

Kfar Baruch
Meaning:Baruch Village
Pushpin Map:Israel jezreel
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Coordinates:32.6464°N 35.1894°W
Founded:1926
Founded By:New immigrants
District:north
Council:Jezreel Valley
Affiliation:Moshavim Movement

Kfar Barukh (Hebrew: כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ||Baruch Village) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1926 by immigrants from the Bulgaria, Caucasus, Kurdistan and Romania. It was named after Baruch Kahane, a Jewish philanthropist in Romania who founded the village.

Archaeology

A loculi tomb with two chambers was discovered near Kfar Baruch. Inside, an ossuary was found, with the inscription "Iudas (son) of Thaddeus". It dates back to the 1st to 2nd centuries AD.

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