Kfar Hess (Hebrew: כְּפַר הֶס, lit. 'Hess Village') is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain to the south-east of Tel Mond and covering 3,800 dunams, located 262.5 feet (80.0 meters) above sea level and it falls under the jurisdiction of Lev HaSharon Regional Council (formerly Hadar HaSharon).[2] In 2022 it had a population of 1,550.[1]
History
Before the 20th century the area formed part of the Forest of Sharon. It was an open woodland dominated by Mount Tabor Oak, which extended from Kfar Yona in the north to Ra'anana in the south. The local inhabitants traditionally used the area for pasture, firewood and intermittent cultivation. The intensification of settlement and agriculture in the coastal plain during Ottoman rule in the 19th century led to deforestation and subsequent environmental degradation.[3]
The founding group was organized under the Izrael organization, that was meant to settle in lands bought from the village Zarin in the outskirts of the Jezreel Valley, near Kfar Yehezkel. The idea for creating the new organization was conceived by the agricultural workers and Zionistpioneers, Nisan Boord and Mordechai Te'eni.
