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Kfar Warburg
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Coordinates: 31°43′10.55″N 34°43′23.51″E / 31.7195972°N 34.7231972°ECoordinates: 31°43′10.55″N 34°43′23.51″E / 31.7195972°N 34.7231972°E | |
District | Southern |
Council | Be'er Tuvia |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 31 October 1939 |
Founded by | "Menachem" members |
Population (2015) | 1,130 |
Website | www.kfar-warburg.org |
Kfar Warburg (Hebrew: כְּפַר וַרְבּוּרְג, lit. Warburg Village) is a large moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi with 98 farms covering an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,130.
The moshav was founded on 31 October 1939 by members of the "Menachem" organisation. It was named after Felix M. Warburg, one of the leaders of the Jewish community in the United States and a founder of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. It was founded on land that had traditionally belonged to the depopulated Arab village of Qastina.
Notable residents include Yigal Hurvitz, a former Minister of Finance, who was buried in the moshav.