The moshav was established by the Herut party in 1949 and named after Israel "Aviel" Epstein, an Irgun envoy to Rome, who was killed in Italy on 28 December 1946.
The moshav was initiated by the Herut party in 1949 and was designated in honor of Israel "Aviel" Epstein, an Irgun emissary to Rome, who perished in Italy on December 28, 1946.