In Memory of My Parents

Tsil and Albert Solomon, of blessed memory

Two pioneering Zionists who immigrated from South Africa in 1961 with their young children: myself, David, and my older brother Yaron.

In 1965, my parents made the decision to leave the city and move to the countryside, purchasing a farm in Kfar Aviv. To this day, I continue to live on this farm with my family—my wife and our four children, all born in Israel.

My father, Albert, a trained chemical engineer, began cultivating the farm. At the time, it included a pecan orchard and a broiler chicken coop.

The Agria (a compact agricultural tractor) had many and varied uses: it served for cultivation and spraying, for transport, and even for trips to the cinema on Saturday nights. The Agria proved extremely useful for many years, until we purchased our first tractor. Even then, it remained in use for tilling around the pecan and avocado trees planted later on the farm.

The Agria was donated to the museum as an exhibit to help preserve agricultural heritage and to honor the memory of my parents and all those who worked the land.

David Solomon and Family

Kfar Aviv, 21