Avigdor

For the name and persons with the name, see Avigdor (name).

Avigdor אֲבִיגְדוֹר‎ أفيغدور
Hebrew transcription(s)
• official	Avigedor
Avigdor
Avigdor Avigdor
Coordinates: 31°42′34″N 34°44′38″E
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Be'er Tuvia
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1950
Founded by	Jewish British Army veterans
Population  (2022)	815
Website	www.moshav-avigdor.com

Avigdor (Hebrew: אֲבִיגְדוֹר) a small moshav in southern Israel. Located south of Kiryat Malakhi and 11 km north of Kiryat Gat and covering 3.75 km², it falls under the jurisdiction of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. In 2022 its population was 815.

History

It was founded in 1950 by veterans of the British Army and was initially named Yaʿel, the initials of Hebrew Units for Transportation, the unit that the veterans belonged to during the war. The commander of the unit was Henry d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, the son of Sir Osmond Elim d’Avigdor-Goldsmid. Later the name was changed and now it derives its name from the Zionist Sir Osmond Elim d’Avigdor-Goldsmid, an Englishman, president of the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association between the years 1934–1939 that donated to the moshav the municipality. It was founded on the land belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Qastina.

The population is partly agriculturist, and their main occupations are dairy farming, turkeys and chicken and various field crops and partly free profession (lawyer, accountant, engineer, etc.) In the last years there is a development and building momentum.

External links

• Village website (in Hebrew)