Kfar Ahim () is a
moshav in south-central
Israel
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. 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
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and
Romania
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on land that had belonged to the depopulated
Palestinian village of
Qastina.
It was named for two brothers who were killed during the
1948 Arab–Israeli War, Zvi and Efraim Guber, sons of Mordecai and
Rivka Guber from the nearby moshav of
Kfar Warburg.
Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include politicians
Benny Gantz and
Israel Katz
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.
References
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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