Kfar Ahim

Kfar Ahim (Hebrew: כְּפַר אַחִים, lit. 'Village of Brothers') is a moshav in south-central Israel. Located near Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 811.^[1]

Kfar Ahim כְּפַר אַחִים‎ (Hebrew)
Etymology: Village of Brothers
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Coordinates: 31°44′41″N 34°45′27″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1949
Founded by	Polish and Romanian immigrants
Population  (2023)[1]	811

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Poland and Romania on land that had belonged to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qastina.^[2] 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.^[3]

Notable natives of Kfar Ahim include politicians Benny Gantz and Israel Katz.