Kfar Ahim ( he, כְּפַר אַחִים, ''lit.'' Village of Brothers) is a

moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In it had a population of .

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of

Qastina Qastina ( ar, قسطينة) was a Palestinian village, located 38 kilometers northeast of Gaza City. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Location Qastina was situated on an elevated spot in a generally flat area on the coastal ...

. It was named for two brothers who were killed during the

1948 Arab–Israeli War The 1948 (or First) Arab–Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had ...

, Zvi and Efraim Guber, sons of Mordecai and

Rivka Guber Rivka Guber ( he, רבקה גובר; 1902–1981) was an Israeli social worker and pioneer, and a recipient of the Israel Prize. Awards and honors *In 1976, Guber was awarded the Israel Prize, for her special contribution to society and the State ...

from the nearby moshav of

Kfar Warburg Kfar Warburg ( he, כְּפַר וַרְבּוּרְג, ''lit.'' Warburg Village) is a large moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi with 98 farms covering an area of 6,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia ...

. Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include Benny Gantz, Israel's former Chief of the General Staff, and Knesset member and the current Minister of Transport, Yisrael Katz.

References

{{Authority control Moshavim Populated places established in 1949 1949 establishments in Israel Populated places in Southern District (Israel) Polish-Jewish culture in Israel Romanian-Jewish culture in Israel