Kfar Truman

Kfar Truman כְּפַר טְרוּמַן
Council	Hevel Modi'in
Region	Shephelah
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Demobilized Palmach soldiers

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 2006 it had a population of 606.

History

The moshav was established in 1949 by demobilised Palmach soldiers, and was initially called Bnei Harel. In 1950, representatives of the Jewish Agency proposed changing the name to Kfar Truman, in honor of U.S. president Harry S. Truman, whose support was critical for 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.^[1] The forest alongside Kfar Truman was renamed for Margaret Truman, daughter of the president.^[1]

The village was built on land which had belonged to the village of Beit Nabala.

References

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1 2 "Kfar Truman". Jewish Sightseeing. Retrieved 5 April 2010.

Hevel Modi'in Regional Council

Kibbutzim	Be'erot Yitzhak

Moshavim	Ahisamakh Bareket Beit Arif Beit Nehemia Ben Shemen Bnei Atarot Ginaton Gimzo Giv'at Ko'ah Hadid Kerem Ben Shemen Kfar Daniel Kfar Ruth Kfar Truman Mazor Nehalim Rinatia Shilat Tirat Yehuda

Community settlements	Lapid Mevo Modi'im Nofekh

Youth village	Ben Shemen Youth Village

Coordinates: 31°58′46.92″N 34°55′19.91″E / 31.9797000°N 34.9221972°E / 31.9797000; 34.9221972

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