Kfar Aviv
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Kfar Aviv is a moshav
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...

 in the South District of Israel
Israel
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, near Ashdod. It belongs to the Gederot Regional Council
Gederot Regional Council
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Kfar Aviv was founded in 1952 by the Jewish Agency. It was intended to absorb immigrants to Israel from Egypt
Egypt
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. Its original name was Kfar HaYeor ' onMouseout='HidePop("3528")' href="/topics/Nile">Nile
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). 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
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. As time passed, the village absorbed families from Poland
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In Kfar Aviv there are 185 families. The land area used for farming covers about 2,000 dunams. Most inhabitants of the village work elsewhere.
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