Coordinates: 31°40′25″N 34°36′42″E / 31.67361°N 34.61167°E / 31.67361; 34.61167

Kfar Silver

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Kfar Silver
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CountryIsrael
DistrictSouthern
CouncilHof Ashkelon
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1957
Founded byZionist Organization of America
Population
 (2023)[1]
279

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 2023 it had a population of 279.[1]

History

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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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References

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