Kfar Truman

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 2019 it had a population of 893.[1]

Kfar Truman

כְּפַר טְרוּמַן‎
كفار ترومان
Kfar Truman
Coordinates: 31°58′47″N 34°55′20″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictCentral
CouncilHevel Modi'in
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byDemobilized Palmach soldiers
Population
 (2019)[1]
893

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,[2]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.[3] The forest alongside Kfar Truman was renamed for Margaret Truman, daughter of the president.[3]

Kfar Truman was built on land which had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Bayt Nabala.[4]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. The Trump brand comes to the Golan
  3. "Kfar Truman". Jewish Sightseeing. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  4. Khalidi, W. (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.
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