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 2022 it had a population of 402.[1]
Kfar Silver
כפר סילבר | |
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  Kfar Silver | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′25″N 34°36′42″E / 31.67361°N 34.61167°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Hof Ashkelon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founded by | Zionist Organization of America |
| Population (2022)[1] | 402 |
History edit
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.
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classroom building -
Water tower -
A memorial site for graduating students who died in the war -
synagogue -
synagogue
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "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.