Kfar Ahim
Kfar Ahim
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| Etymology: Village of Brothers | |
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| Coordinates: 31°44′41″N 34°45′27″E / 31.74472°N 34.75750°E | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Southern |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Polish 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
[edit]The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania. 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.[2]
Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include politicians Benny Gantz and Israel Katz.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ 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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