Kfar Silver

Kfar Silver
Kfar Silver is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Kfar Silver
Kfar Silver
Location within Ashkelon region of Israel
Coordinates: 31°40′25″N 34°36′42″E / 31.67361°N 34.61167°E / 31.67361; 34.61167
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
SubdistrictAshkelon
CouncilHof Ashkelon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1957
FounderZionist Organization of America
Population
 (2024)
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.

History

The village was founded in 1957 on the initiative of the Zionist Organization of America, and was named after Abba Hillel Silver. In March 2008 it was hit by a BM-21 fired from the Gaza Strip. Kfar Silver operates as a boarding school. The founder and first principal of the school was author and educator Aryeh Kotzer.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Agricultural School Building". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 29, 1959. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ Maklof, Shai (March 1, 2008). "הקסאמים הגיעו לכפר סילבר" [Kassams Arrive in Kfar Silver]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Moosazadeh, Sarah (April 26, 2017). "Kfar Silver Nurtures Youths Making Aliyah". The Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved April 16, 2019.