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we had been proceeded by a year by many all-Habonim English kibbutz in Mansura in the
chaverim. 17 chaverim were on the Yagur. the Galil Elyon. To borrow a phrase from Churchill -
first boat captured by the British Navy and this was Habonim's finest hour.
where the passengers were shipped to Cyprus. This was Hagshanu Atzmit. All this in just 19
They spent over a year there before reaching years since the Movement was founded, and
Palestine. just 48 days since David Ben Gurion had
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The third event was that day, July 2 , 1948 declared the foundation of the State of Israel.
when our garin set out to establish the first Truly an historic occasion!

Name: Naomi Kassel Kvutsah: Aseef No. of Members: 6

Date of Aliyah: I was born in Israel – I was on shlichut for HDNA and
it got me thinking about the way of life I wanted in Israel when I came
back. In the March before I came back Ruth asked me if I would like
to live with her in a kvutsah, and I said I’d think about it. I thought
more and eventually it actually happened!

Describe Location: Ramat Gan – Big house with a beautiful roof,
complete with a roof-garden and a view of Park Hayarkon, Bnei Brak and my college. Close to our
house is Andre’s ice cream parlour which is open 24 hours a day and has more or less became

part of our house. It’s also cool to live close to Kvutsat Keshet.

Favourite Socialist / Zionist. Why? AD Gordon. Even though we live very different lives than
him or how he thought we should live, I still think that his ideas raise a lot of questions relevant
to our lives in Israel as a kvutsah

Funniest Movement Moment: Ruth’s weekly Friday night dinner joke when she talks to the
challah “hey challah, don’t worry, you’re still my number one, we didn’t bless anything before
you!” It still cracks me up!

Food you would rather not eat? Celery

What are you reading right now? Law books

What music are you listening to right now? Ha'Keves Ha'Shisa-Asar – You know, ha’yalda achi
yafa be’gan

Vision for the new Kibbutz Movement… I want to see many kvutsot in Israel working with the
different movements around the world and doing things in Israeli Society as educators and
generally helping Israeli Society i.e. As a human rights lawyer which is what I am working on
becoming.

Tafkid in the movement: Hebrew teacher on Boneh