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Kfar Baruch כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ |
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| Coordinates: 32°38′47.4″N 35°11′22.2″E / 32.646500°N 35.189500°ECoordinates: 32°38′47.4″N 35°11′22.2″E / 32.646500°N 35.189500°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Council | Jezreel Valley |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Founded by | New immigrants |
| Population (2015) | 518 |
| Name meaning | Baruch Village |
Kfar Barukh (Hebrew: כְּפַר בָּרוּךְ, lit. Baruch Village) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Afula, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 518.
The moshav was founded in 1926 by immigrants from the Bulgaria, Caucasus, Kurdistan and Romania. It was named after Baruch Kahane, a Jewish philanthropist in Romania who founded the village.