Kfar Ahim
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| Kfar Ahim | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Polish and Romanian immigrants |
| Region | South-central Israel |
| Council | Be'er Tuvia Regional Council |
| Industries | Agriculture |
| Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Kfar Ahim (Hebrew: כפר אחים, 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 2006 it had a population of 453.
The moshav was founded in 1949 by immigrants from Poland and Romania and was named for two brothers, Zvi and Efraim Gover from the nearby moshav of Kfar Warburg, who were killed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[1]
Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include Benjamin Gantz, Israel's military attaché in the United States and Knesset member and former Minister of Agriculture, Yisrael Katz.
[edit] References
- ^ (2005) Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel, Yuval Elʻazari (ed.), Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing, p. 282. ISBN 9657184347. (Hebrew)
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