Kfar Silver
Kfar Silver
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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 |
| Subdistrict | Ashkelon |
| Council | Hof Ashkelon |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founded by | Zionist Organization of America |
| Population (2024)[1] | 253 |
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 2024 it had a population of 253.[1]
History
[edit source]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.
classroom building
Water tower
A memorial site for graduating students who died in the war
synagogue
synagogue
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "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.
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