Kfar Aviv ( he, כְּפַר אָבִיב, ''lit.'' Village of Spring) 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 the Central District of
Israel, near
Ashdod
Ashdod ( he, ''ʾašdōḏ''; ar, أسدود or إسدود ''ʾisdūd'' or '' ʾasdūd'' ; Philistine: 𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤃 *''ʾašdūd'') is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country's Southern District, it lies on the Mediterran ...
. It belongs to the
Gederot Regional Council
Gederot Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית גדרות, ''Mo'atza Azorit Gderot'') is a regional council (Israel), regional council in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel. It is located between Ashdod, Yavne and Ged ...
. In it had a population of .
History
Kfar Aviv was founded in 1952 by the
Jewish Agency on the lands of the
Palestinian village of
Yibna.
The settlement was intended to absorb
Jewish immigrants and refugees from
Egypt. Its original name was Kfar HaYeor ( he, כפר היאור; ''lit.'' Village of the
Nile). The name "Kfar Aviv" was given as a reference to the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, which occurred in spring as recorded in the
Torah (Exodus 34:18). As time passed, the village absorbed families from
Poland.
The land area used for farming covers about 2,000 dunams. Most inhabitants of the village work elsewhere.
References
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Moshavim
Populated places in Central District (Israel)
Populated places established in 1951
1951 establishments in Israel
Egyptian-Jewish culture in Israel
Polish-Jewish culture in Israel