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65 YEARS TO THE GARIN will learn further on here, but the convention
HEY ANNOUNCEMENT served as the venue to announce it officially.)
We are now marking 65 years from this event
and in its honour we are embarking on a
A COLLECTION OF INTERVIEWS IN
KFAR HANASSI series of articles and interviews that will
appear in "Village Matters" in the next few
TAMAR WOLFIN, TRANSLATED weeks.
TO ENGLISH BY DEBBIE EFRON Among the interviewees will be members of
the Garin, several kibbutz veterans who
I welcomed them and second, third and fourth
ntroduction
generations of the original newcomers.
At the end of December 1955, Habonim
annual
movement
UK held
its
convention in Britain. Since it was the height The interviewers and editor: Shoshana
Sharki, Nurit Oren and Tamar Wolfin
of winter (the Jewish-Zionist movement (none of us were in Garin Hey but have done
having taken advantage of the Christmas this lovingly).
holidays to hold the convention) and due to Happy Anniversary Garin Hey
the weather, the convention was held at
Tyringham House. The owners had become Where did Garin Daled disappear to?
bereft of assets and were willing to rent out Garin Aleph established Kfar Blum, Garin
the property to anyone willing to pay (even if Bet Kfar Hanassi, Garin Gimel went to
it was scores of Jewish youngsters). Amiad and those who continued established
Garin Hey. In order to understand a bit about
its history, we must first ask where did Garin
Daled disappear to?
2009 Legend has it that Alec Collins, who
Alec Collins announced the setting up of Garin Hey was
at the. not very familiar with the Hebrew alphabet
Habonim and instead of announcing Garin Daled, he
80th. Efal called it Garin Hey. The attendees responded
enthusiastically Hey, Hey Hey!
However, it emerged that the mistake was not
Alec's and that the name was given
One of the highlights of the convention was intentionally. As stated, Garin Aleph – Kfar
the announcing of a new Garin to go on Blum, Garin Bet – Kfar Hanassi, Garin Gimel
Aliyah to a kibbutz. Alec announced the – did Hashlama at Bet Ha'emek. The
establishment of Garin Hey and everyone Hashlama at Amiad was supposed to be
saluted with "Hey! Hey! Hey! (It is important named Garin Daled (as you will see from
to note that the decision to set up a new Garin Shmuel Hazor's recollections coming up
had been made several months prior, as you soon). So, the mistake was by Garin Gimel
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