Kfar Vitkin () is a moshav in central

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. Located near

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council and was the first

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ish settlement in the valley. In it had a population of .

History

The

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was established in 1930 by a group of twenty 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. The moshav has 150 farmsteads. On 20 April 1948 the

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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 two soldiers and six Irgun fighters were killed. File:כפר ויתקין - מראה כללי.-JNF044714.jpeg, Kfar Vitkin in 1935 File:כפר ויתקין - המזח-JNF007077.jpeg, Kfar Vitkin pier under construction in 1935 File:כפר ויתקין - גמלים בכפר ויתקין.-JNF044074.jpeg, Kfar Vitkin building supplies in 1935 File:כפר ויתקין - כפר ויתקין בעמק חפר-JNF037040.jpeg, Kfar Vitkin in 1937 File:כפר ויתקין - מראה חלקי-JNF007082.jpeg, Kfar Vitkin in 1938 File:Kfar Vitkin 1949.jpg, Kfar Vitkin in 1939, 1:20,000 File:Umm Khalid 1945.jpg, Kfar Vitkin in 1945, 1:250,000 File:כפר ויתקין - מראה-JNF027241.jpeg, Kfar Vitkin in 1947

Notable people

* Niv Adiri, Oscar winning sound engineerIsraeli nabs BAFTA award for ‘Gravity’ sound
Times of Israel, 17 February 2004

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Moshavim Populated places established in 1933 Populated places in Central District (Israel) 1933 establishments in Mandatory Palestine