Kfar Silver
Kfar Silver
כפר סילבר كفار سيلفر | |
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Kfar Silver | |
Coordinates: 31°40′32″N 34°36′44″E / 31.67556°N 34.61222°ECoordinates: 31°40′32″N 34°36′44″E / 31.67556°N 34.61222°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Hof Ashkelon |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1957 |
Founded by | Zionist Organization of America |
Population (2019)[1] | 290 |
Kfar Silver (Hebrew: כְּפַר סִילְבֶר, lit. Silver Village) is a youth village in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, the village falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 290.[1]
History[]
The village was founded in 1957 on the initiative of the Zionist Organization of America, and was named after Abba Hillel Silver.[2] In March 2008 it was hit by a BM-21 fired from the Gaza Strip.[3] Kfar Silver operates as a boarding school.[4][5] The founder and first principal of the school was author and educator Aryeh Kotzer.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Agricultural School Building". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 29, 1959. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Maklof, Shai (March 1, 2008). "הקסאמים הגיעו לכפר סילבר" [Kassams Arrive in Kfar Silver]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Klein, Morton A. (September 5, 2003). "ZOA's Kfar Silver School In Israel Awarded "Prize For Excellence"" (Press release). New York, New York: Zionist Organization of America. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ^ Moosazadeh, Sarah (April 26, 2017). "Kfar Silver Nurtures Youths Making Aliyah". The Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
Categories:
- Hof Ashkelon Regional Council
- Youth villages in Israel
- Populated places established in 1957
- 1957 establishments in Israel
- Populated places in Southern District (Israel)
- American-Jewish culture in Israel