Education
Born in Minsk in the Russian Empire (today in Belarus), Kafrit was educated at a local high school.
Born in Minsk in the Russian Empire (today in Belarus), Kafrit was educated at a local high school.
Having joined Poale Zion in her home town, she made aliyah to Palestine in 1920. After studying at a Kindergarten Seminary in Tel Aviv. She worked as a nursery teacher at Mikveh Israel and Nahalal.
In 1927 she was amongst the founders of moshav Kfar Yehoshua, and was later secretary of the Moshavim Movement.
She was re-elected in 1955, but lost her seat in the 1959 elections. She died in 1983 at the age of 82.
She also became a member of the secretariat of Women"s Councils, and travelled aboard as an emissary (to the United States in 1946, and South Africa in 1958). A member of the Mapai central committee, she was a member of the Assembly of Representatives, and was later elected to the Knesset on the party"s list in 1951.