Kfar Yehezkel
Encyclopedia
Kfar Yehezkel is a moshav ovdim in northern Israel
. It is located in the Jezreel Valley
, six kilometres southeast of Afula
. It is under the jurisdiction of the Gilboa Regional Council
. In 2007, the moshav had a population of 755.
. Settlers from Tel Hai
and Hamara, which was evacuated because of Arab attacks from Lebanon, were also among the founding members. It was the second moshav ovdim in Palestine
, after Nahalal
.
Originally called Ayn Tib'un after the nearby spring, it was renamed Kfar Yehezkel in memory of Yehezkel Sassoon,who drowned in Bagdad shortly before. Since he had no heirs his share of the family's business was donated by his brothers Moshe, Josef and Ezra Sassoon, to found Kfar Yehezkel. (Yehezkel Sassoon is not related at all to Sasson Efendi, the statesman.) Ezra and his family attended the founding in 1921. His niece Fahima Dellal (nee Sassoon) attended the founding as a child and often revisisted throughout her married life and she is still alive (2010)aged 101. This was a vivid memory of hers and the recounting of it influenced her descendants some of whom live in Israel today.
Notable residents include physicist Igal Talmi
and Uzi Feinerman
, a member of the Knesset who was born in the village.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is located in the Jezreel Valley
Jezreel Valley
-Etymology:The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley, though some scholars think that the name of the city originates from the name of the clan which founded it, and whose existence is mentioned in...
, six kilometres southeast of Afula
Afula
Afula is a city in the North District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley", referring to the Jezreel Valley. The city had a population of 40,500 at the end of 2009.-History:...
. It is under the jurisdiction of the Gilboa Regional Council
Gilboa Regional Council
Gilboa Regional Council is a regional council in northern Israel, located on the slopes of the Gilboa mountain range. There are more than 22,000 residents in 38 settlements as of 2007...
. In 2007, the moshav had a population of 755.
History
Kfar Yehezkel was founded on 16 December 1921 by pioneers of the Second AliyahSecond Aliyah
The Second Aliyah was an important and highly influential aliyah that took place between 1904 and 1914, during which approximately 40,000 Jews immigrated into Ottoman Palestine, mostly from the Russian Empire, some from Yemen....
. Settlers from Tel Hai
Tel Hai
Tel Hai is the modern name of a settlement in northern Israel, the site of an early battle in the Arab–Israeli conflict, and of a noted monument, tourist attraction, and a college...
and Hamara, which was evacuated because of Arab attacks from Lebanon, were also among the founding members. It was the second moshav ovdim in Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, after Nahalal
Nahalal
-External links:** UNESCO* Jewish Agency for Israel*, "Jews made a garden" - aerial photo of Nahalal , and a girl from Girls' Agricultural Training Farm , at Google Books....
.
Originally called Ayn Tib'un after the nearby spring, it was renamed Kfar Yehezkel in memory of Yehezkel Sassoon,who drowned in Bagdad shortly before. Since he had no heirs his share of the family's business was donated by his brothers Moshe, Josef and Ezra Sassoon, to found Kfar Yehezkel. (Yehezkel Sassoon is not related at all to Sasson Efendi, the statesman.) Ezra and his family attended the founding in 1921. His niece Fahima Dellal (nee Sassoon) attended the founding as a child and often revisisted throughout her married life and she is still alive (2010)aged 101. This was a vivid memory of hers and the recounting of it influenced her descendants some of whom live in Israel today.
Notable residents include physicist Igal Talmi
Igal Talmi
Igal Talmi is a distinguished Israeli nuclear physicist.-Biography:Igal Talmi was born in 1925 in Kiev, Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union. His family immigrated to Mandate Palestine later that year and settled in Kfar Yehezkel...
and Uzi Feinerman
Uzi Feinerman
Uzi Feinerman was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1969 and 1975.-Biography:Born in Kfar Yehezkel during the Mandate era, Feinerman joined the Haganah during his youth, and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War served as a battalion commander.In 1955...
, a member of the Knesset who was born in the village.