Kfar Ma'as
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Kfar Ma'as is a moshav
in central Israel
. Located to the south of Petah Tikva
on the edge of the Ono Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council
. In 2006 it had a population of 710.
The moshav was formed in 1935 by the uniting of two villages, Behadraga and HaYovel. Notable residents include the poet Natan Yonatan
and the author Dvora Omer
.
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
in central Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Located to the south of Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
on the edge of the Ono Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council
Drom HaSharon Regional Council
The Drom HaSharon Regional Council is a regional council in the Sharon region in central Israel. Its offices are located on Highway 40 near Neve Yarak.-List of settlements, moshavim, kibbutzim and villages:*Adanim*Einat*Elishema*Eyal*Gan Haim...
. In 2006 it had a population of 710.
The moshav was formed in 1935 by the uniting of two villages, Behadraga and HaYovel. Notable residents include the poet Natan Yonatan
Natan Yonatan
Natan Yonatan was an Israeli poet.His poems have been translated from Hebrew and published in more than a dozen languages, among them: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Yiddish....
and the author Dvora Omer
Dvora Omer
Dvora Omer is an Israeli author, born in 1932 in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim in Mandatory Palestine.-Biography:Omer's parents divorced when she was a child, and when she was 11 years old, her mother was killed in a training accident, in the Hagana, a pre-state military organization. Her father, Moshe...
.