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{{Short description|Moshav in southern Israel}}
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| name = Kfar Ahim
| name = Kfar Ahim
| hebname = {{Script/Hebrew|כְּפַר אַחִים}}
| foundation = 1949
| foundation = 1949
|image = File:Kfar Ahim.jpg
| image = Kfar Ahim.jpg
| founded_by = {{nowrap|[[Poland|Polish]] and [[Romania]]n [[Aliyah|Jewish immigrants]]}}
| founded_by = {{nowrap|[[Poland|Polish]] and [[Romania]]n [[Aliyah|immigrants]]}}
| country={{ISR}}
| district = south
| district = south
| council = [[Be'er Tuvia Regional Council|Be'er Tuvia]]
| council = [[Be'er Tuvia Regional Council|Be'er Tuvia]]
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'''Kfar Ahim''' ({{lang-he-n|כְּפַר אַחִים}}, ''lit.'' Village of Brothers) is a [[moshav]] in south-central [[Israel]]. Located near [[Kiryat Malakhi]], it falls under the jurisdiction of [[Be'er Tuvia Regional Council]]. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Kefar Ahim}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}
'''Kfar Ahim''' ({{langx|he|כְּפַר אַחִים||Village of Brothers}}) is a [[moshav]] in south-central [[Israel]]. Located near [[Kiryat Malakhi]], it falls under the jurisdiction of [[Be'er Tuvia Regional Council]]. In {{Israel populations|Year}} it had a population of {{Israel populations|Kefar Ahim}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}


==History==
==History==
The moshav was founded in 1949 by [[aliyah|Jewish immigrants]] from [[Poland]] and [[Romania]] on the land of depopulated [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village of [[Qastina]],<ref>{{cite book|title=All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_By7AAAAIAAJ |first1=Walid|last1=Khalidi|authorlink=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=[[Washington D.C.]]|publisher=[[Institute for Palestine Studies]]|isbn=0-88728-224-5|page=131 }}</ref> and was named for two brothers, Zvi and Efraim Guber, sons of Mordecai and [[Rivka Guber]], from the nearby moshav of [[Kfar Warburg]], who were killed during the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]].<ref name=mapa>{{Cite book
The moshav was founded in 1949 by [[aliyah|Jewish immigrants]] from [[Poland]] and [[Romania]] on land that had belonged to the depopulated [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] village of [[Qastina]].<ref>{{cite book|title=All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_By7AAAAIAAJ |first1=Walid|last1=Khalidi|authorlink=Walid Khalidi|year=1992|location=[[Washington D.C.]]|publisher=[[Institute for Palestine Studies]]|isbn=0-88728-224-5|page=131 }}</ref> It was named for two brothers who were killed during the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]], Zvi and Efraim Guber, sons of Mordecai and [[Rivka Guber]] from the nearby moshav of [[Kfar Warburg]].<ref name=mapa>{{Cite book
| publisher = Mapa Publishing
| publisher = Mapa Publishing
| isbn = 965-7184-34-7
| isbn = 965-7184-34-7
| page = 282
| page = 282
| others = Yuval El'azari (ed.)
|editor-first=Yuval |editor-last=El'azari
| title = Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel
| title = Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel
| location = Tel-Aviv
| location = Tel-Aviv
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|language=he}}</ref>
|language=he}}</ref>


Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include [[Benny Gantz]], Israel's former [[Chief of General Staff (Israel)|Chief of the General Staff]], and [[Knesset]] member and the current [[Ministry of Transport and Road Safety|Minister of Transport]], [[Yisrael Katz (politician born 1955)|Yisrael Katz]].
Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include politicians [[Benny Gantz]] and [[Israel Katz]].


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{Be'er Tuvia Regional Council}}
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[[Category:Populated places in Southern District (Israel)]]
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[[Category:Polish-Jewish culture in Israel]]
[[Category:Polish-Jewish culture in Israel]]
[[Category:Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel]]

Latest revision as of 01:32, 27 November 2024

Kfar Ahim
כְּפַר אַחִים‎
Etymology: Village of Brothers
Kfar Ahim is located in Ashkelon region of Israel
Kfar Ahim
Kfar Ahim
Kfar Ahim is located in Israel
Kfar Ahim
Kfar Ahim
Coordinates: 31°44′41″N 34°45′27″E / 31.74472°N 34.75750°E / 31.74472; 34.75750
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilBe'er Tuvia
AffiliationMoshavim Movement
Founded1949
Founded byPolish and Romanian immigrants
Population
 (2022)[1]
861

Kfar Ahim (Hebrew: כְּפַר אַחִים, lit. 'Village of Brothers') is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 861.[1]

History

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The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qastina.[2] It was named for two brothers who were killed during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Zvi and Efraim Guber, sons of Mordecai and Rivka Guber from the nearby moshav of Kfar Warburg.[3]

Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include politicians Benny Gantz and Israel Katz.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 131. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  3. ^ El'azari, Yuval, ed. (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
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