Kfar Vitkin

Kfar Vitkin (Hebrew: כְּפַר וִיתְקִין‎, lit. Vitkin Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Netanya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council and was the first Jewish settlement in the valley. In 2019 it had a population of 1,973.[1]

Kfar Vitkin

כְּפַר וִיתְקִין‎
كفار فيتكين
Kfar Vitkin
Kfar Vitkin
Coordinates: 32°22′54″N 34°52′37″E
Country Israel
DistrictCentral
CouncilHefer Valley
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1933
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,973
First house of Kfar Vitkin

History

The community was established in 1930 by a group of 20 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 after Yosef 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 covers 150 private farms.

On 20 April 1948 the Irgun 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 2 soldiers & 6 Irgun fighters were killed.[3]

  • Kfar Vitkin 1935
  • Kfar Vitkin pier under construction 1935
  • Kfar Vitkin building supplies 1935
  • Kfar Vitkin 1937
  • Kfar Vitkin 1938
  • Kfar Vitkin 1939 1:20,000
  • Kfar Vitkin 1945 1:250,000
  • Kfar Vitkin 1947

Notable residents

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Jardine, R.F.; McArthur Davies, B.A. (1948). A Gazetteer of the Place Names which appear in the small-scale Maps of Palestine and Trans-Jordan. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine. p. 49. OCLC 610327173.
  3. Dayan, Moshe (1976) Moshe Dayan. Story of my Life. William Morrow. ISBN 0-688-03076-9 pp 95/96
  4. Israeli nabs BAFTA award for ‘Gravity’ sound Times of Israel, 17 February 2004
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