Kfar Silver Explained

Kfar Silver
Hebname:	כפר סילבר
Foundation:	1957
Founded By:	Zionist Organization of America
District:	south
Council:	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation:	Moshavim Movement
Pushpin Map:	Israel ashkelon
Pushpin Mapsize:	250
Coordinates:	31.6736°N 34.6117°W

Kfar Silver (he|כְּפַר סִילְבֶר||Silver Village) is a youth village in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, the village falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The village was founded in 1957 on the initiative of the Zionist Organization of America, and was named after Abba Hillel Silver.^[1] In March 2008 it was hit by a BM-21 fired from the Gaza Strip.^[2] Kfar Silver operates as a boarding school.^{[3] [4]} The founder and first principal of the school was author and educator Aryeh Kotzer.

See also

• Education in Israel

Notes and References

1. News: . May 29, 1959 . Agricultural School Building . . April 16, 2019.
2. News: Maklof . Shai . March 1, 2008 . הקסאמים הגיעו לכפר סילבר . Kassams Arrive in Kfar Silver . he . . April 16, 2019.
3. Klein . Morton A. . September 5, 2003 . ZOA’s Kfar Silver School In Israel Awarded "Prize For Excellence" . . . April 16, 2019.
4. News: Moosazadeh . Sarah . April 26, 2017 . Kfar Silver Nurtures Youths Making Aliyah . The Atlanta Jewish Times . April 16, 2019.