| Hebname | כְּפַר אָבִיב |
|---|---|
| Foundation | 1951 |
| Founded by | Egyptian Jewish immigrants and refugees |
| District | center |
| Council | Gederot |
| Affiliation | Agricultural Union |
| Coordinates | 31°49′53″N 34°43′17″E |
Kfar Aviv (Hebrew: כְּפַר אָבִיב, lit. Village of Spring) is a moshav in the Central District of Israel, near Ashdod. It belongs to the Gederot Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
Kfar Aviv was founded in 1952 by the Jewish Agency on the lands of the Palestinian village of Yibna.[1] The settlement was intended to absorb Jewish immigrants and refugees from Egypt. Its original name was Kfar HaYeor (Hebrew: כפר היאור; lit. Village of the Nile). The name "Kfar Aviv" was given as a reference to the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, which occurred in spring as recorded in the Torah (Exodus 34:18). As time passed, the village absorbed families from Poland.[2]
The land area used for farming covers about 2,000 dunams. Most inhabitants of the village work elsewhere.[3]
References
- ^ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 423. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- ^ El'azari, Yuval (ed.) (2005). Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.
- ^ "Kfar Aviv" (in Hebrew). Gderot.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-08.