Kfar Gidon
{{Infobox Israel village
| name = Kfar Gidon
| image = Kfar gidon.jpg
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|כְּפַר גִּדְעוֹן}}
| meaning = Gideon Village
| pushpin_map = Israel jezreel
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| coordinates = {{coord|32|38|36|N|35|17|28|E|display=inline,title}}
| founded = 1923
| founded_by = Jewish Transylvanian immigrants
| district = north
| council = Jezreel Valley
| affiliation =
| population = {{Israel populations|Kefar Gid'on}}
| popyear = {{Israel populations|Year}}
| population_footnotes = {{Israel populations|reference}}
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Kfar Gidon ({{langx|he|כְּפַר גִּדְעוֹן||Gideon Village}}) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Kefar Gid'on}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
History
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).[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/books/reviews/giftsofthejews.htm The Gift of the Jews] Washington Post, 3 May 1998 At first the settlement was supposed to be called Moshav Transylvania and it was planned by architect Richard Kauffmann.Richard Kauffmann, Planning of Jewish Settlements in Palestine, Moshaw Transylvania. Reprint from "The Town Planning Review", University Press of Liverpool, vol. XII, No. 2, Nov. 1926 [http://richardkauffmann.com/wordpress/publications/planning-the-jewish-settlements-in-palestine/]
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.
File:צריף גדול בכפר גדעון בעמק יזרעאל-JNF043555.jpeg|Kfar Gideon 1926
File:כפר גדעון - מראה כללי.-JNF043787.jpeg|Kfar Gidom 1926
File:FARMERS' HOUSES AT MOSHAV KFAR GIDEON IN THE JEZREEL VALLEY. מושב כפר גדעון בעמק יזרעאל.D840-103.jpg|Kfar Gideon, 1946
Notable residents
- Israel Amidan (1921–1968), musician and composer
References
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{{Jezreel Valley Regional Council}}
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Category:Populated places established in 1923
Category:Populated places in Northern District (Israel)