Kfar Shmuel

Kfar Shmuel is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah around six kilometres south of Ramle, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In it had a population of.

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History

Ancient

Nearby sites such as Tel Gezer and Ekron were major urban centres during the Canaanite and Philistine periods. Archaeological evidence from the broader region suggests widespread rural settlement, with remains of wine presses, cisterns and agricultural terraces dating back to the Iron Age, reflecting a strong Israelite presence during the period of the First Temple.

Modern

The moshav was founded on 4 January 1950 by immigrants from Romania on the land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Innaba, which was occupied by Israeli forces on 10 July 1948. It was named after Stephen Samuel (Shmuel) Wise, an American Reform rabbi and Zionist leader.