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do wooden huts. Because of the proximity of the thanks to the hard physical work and a thorough
enemy, the security situation was intolerable and devotion to the cause, by the founder groups of
in 1950, they were forced to move to higher chalutzim, graduates of British Habonim, who
ground, where they were hidden from watchful had fulfilled the Movement's highest ideal. In
aggressive Syrians. From then on, the kibbutz addition, over the years it was a home to
commenced a period of development with added Habonim summer projects, Machon groups,
agricultural branches, and the establishment of a Shnat Hachshara and Hebrew Ulpan courses.
factory making irrigation pipe couplings under Furthermore, in its effort to ensure continuity
the trade name of "Habonim Couplings". The and inspiration in the Diaspora, Kfar Hanassi
kibbutz increased in size and economic released chaverim for shlichut to Habonim
development with the arrival of members of movements throughout the world, and absorbed
Garin Hey from the movement, who arrived in garinim and individuals. In the second decade of
st
groups from 1957 until 1960, and considerably the 21 century, changes were made to the
strengthened the kibbutz. criteria of membership, which increased its
population to over 500, making it a well-
Kfar Hanassi influenced the geographic and established settlement and periphery of Rosh
demographic landscape of the Korazim plateau. Pinah, contributing considerably to the
The immediate area around the kibbutz became a development of the southern Huleh Valley.
"green and pleasant land" in the midst of an arid
area, strewn with volcanic rock. This was done
Those were the days... The new “Chadar Ochel” taking shape
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