Kfar Gidon | |
Meaning: | Gideon Village |
Pushpin Map: | Israel jezreel |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 32.6433°N 35.2911°W |
Founded: | 1923 |
Founded By: | Jewish Transylvanian immigrants |
District: | north |
Council: | Jezreel Valley |
Kfar Gidon (Hebrew: כְּפַר גִּדְעוֹן||Gideon 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 .
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).[1] At first the settlement was supposed to be called Moshav Transylvania and it was planned by architect Richard Kauffmann.[2]
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.