Kfar Truman
| Kfar Truman כְּפַר טְרוּמַן | |
|---|---|
  Kfar Truman | |
| Coordinates: 31°58′46.92″N 34°55′19.91″E / 31.9797000°N 34.9221972°ECoordinates: 31°58′46.92″N 34°55′19.91″E / 31.9797000°N 34.9221972°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Modi'in |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Demobilized Palmach soldiers |
| Population (2015)[1] | 882 |
Kfar Truman (Hebrew: כְּפַר טְרוּמַן, lit. Truman Village) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around three kilometres east of Ben Gurion International Airport, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 882.[1]
History
The moshav was established in 1949 by demobilised Palmach soldiers of the Harel Brigade, and was initially called Bnei Harel (Sons of Harel). In 1950, representatives of the Jewish Agency proposed changing the name to Kfar Truman, in honor of U.S. president Harry S. Truman, who had supported the establishment of the State of Israel. In return, the moshav was promised official recognition, thereby entitling it to services such as roads, running water and electricity.[2] The forest alongside Kfar Truman was renamed for Margaret Truman, daughter of the president.[2]
The village was built on land which had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Nabala.[3]
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- 1 2 "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Kfar Truman". Jewish Sightseeing. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 366. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.