Kfar Silver (Hebrew: כְּפַר סִילְבֶר, lit. 'Silver Village') is a youth village in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, the village falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 402.[1]
Kfar Silver
כפר סילבר | |
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Kfar Silver | |
Coordinates: 31°40′25″N 34°36′42″E / 31.67361°N 34.61167°E | |
Country | Israel |
District | Southern |
Council | Hof Ashkelon |
Affiliation | Moshavim Movement |
Founded | 1957 |
Founded by | Zionist Organization of America |
Population (2022)[1] | 402 |
The village was founded in 1957 on the initiative of the Zionist Organization of America, and was named after Abba Hillel Silver.[2] In March 2008 it was hit by a BM-21 fired from the Gaza Strip.[3] Kfar Silver operates as a boarding school.[4][5] The founder and first principal of the school was author and educator Aryeh Kotzer.