Avigdor
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Avigdor, a small moshav (communal agriculture settlement) in Regional council (Israel) of Beer Tuvia. It is situated south of Kiryat Maalachi and 11 km. north of Kiryat Gat. Its jurisdiction is 3750 dunams
It was founded in 1950 by veterans of the British Army and in the beginning was name "Yael" , the initials of Hebrew Units for Transportation, the unit that the veterans belonged to during the war. The commander of the unit was Henry , the son of Sir Osmond de-Avigdor Goldsmith. Later the name was changed and now it derives its name from the Zionist Sir Osmond de-Avigdor Goldsmith, an Englishman, president of the Jewish Colonization Association between the years 1934-1939 that donated to the moshav the municipality.
The population of 430, are partly agriculturist that their main occupation is 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.
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