Givat Haviva Seminar

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Yad Ya'ari Centre

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HaShomer HaTzair in Israel HaShomer HaTzair Around the World

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Moreshet Centre

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The Kibbutz Artists Workshop

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HaKibbutz HaArtzi Quire

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The Yair Shapira Dance Conference

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The Holocaust Memorial Ceremomy

The Scholarships Administration Humanitarian Trust

Havatzelet

Cultural and Educational Institutions of HaShomer HaTzair

"Havatzelet" group was founded in 1967 by HaKibbutz HaArtzi – HaShomer HaTzair, as a branch for activity, involvement and influence in Israeli society. Havatzelet's goals are to promote activities in the fields of culture, education, science, sport, support new artists, assist known artists in exhibitions and projects, provide scholarships to encourage creation and for higher education, all this and more with an emphasis on encouraging the younger population and advancing it in these fields. Havatzelet group support in educational and cultural activities at Givat Haviva, in HaShomer HaTzair movement in Israel and abroad, at Moreshet (Mordechai Anielevich Memorial) and at Yad Ya'ari (HaShomer HaTzair Research & Documentation Centre). Additionally, Havatzelet supports humanitarian activities at home and abroad, as well as a variety of cultural and spiritual activities in the various sectors of Israeli society. Read and enjoy, Avshalom (Abu) Villan Chairman of the Board of Havatzelet Itamar Shwika CEO of Havatzelet 2<3

Givat Haviva

The HaKibbutz HaArtzi Seminar The Givat Haviva Centre, named after paratrooper Haviva Reik, was founded in 1949 as the central seminar for HaKibbutz HaArtzi HaShomer HaTzair. It is a unique educational centre, holding seminars and workshops, recording, investigating and publishing, holding conferences and offering programmes for youths and adults in the formal and informal education systems on a variety of professional and academic topics. Several different action and research centres operate in Givat Haviva, chiefly Yad Ya'ari HaShomer HaTzair  Research & Documentation Centre, and the Jewish-Arab Centre for Peace leads the program of Shared Communities, acting alongside the Institute for Arabic Studies, the Sarah and Ya'acov Eshel Peace Library, the international department and the arts centre. The Jewish-Arab Centre for Peace The Jewish-Arab Centre for Peace at Givat Haviva is the oldest, largest and the leading centre in Israel for peace and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians and for encouraging understanding between Israelis and Arabs in Israel. The Centre is well known around the world outside Israel and has won many international awards, including the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education (2001) in recognition of its many years of activity promoting Jewish-Arab dialogue and reconciliation.

Shared Communities Flagship Program The Shared Communities program builds structured, mutually beneficial cooperation between neighbours Jewish and Arab communities divided by increasing tensions and mutual alienation that threaten the democratic fabric of Israel today. Municipal leadership and citizens are engaged across the Jewish-Arab divide through the creation of inter-community mechanisms and frameworks that facilitate joint action responding to common needs, goals and interests. Communities are linked through bi-lateral pairs as well as multi-lateral regional clusters that will facilitate replication across Israel – advancing peaceful economic and social development on a national scale. Givat Haviva aspires through this programme to set up a current and innovative model that will run for years and lead to a change in the social climate in the settlement, the region, the country and the world.

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Other projects: / The "Children Teaching Children" (CTC) project for ninth graders in 10 schools. / "Mifgashim" (encounters) project for around 5,000 eleventh graders in 30 schools (the project is supported by the ministry of education). / Courses for the Arab sector in advocacy, courses for public activists, for educators in Givat Haviva and at the extension in Sakhnin. Women's empowerment. The Institute for Arabic Studies Alongside these various projects, the Institute for Arabic Studies, founded in 1963, runs as part of the Jewish-Arab Centre for Peace, with the goal of teaching students Arab culture and the Arabic language. Thousands of students have graduated so far from the programmes at the Institute, which is considered the best school in its field. The Institute is attended by approximately 30,000 students participating in the various programmes, of which 60% are Arab and 40% Jewish. The Institute runs joint programmes for guests from Jewish communities around the world together with the Arab communities in the area. In recent years, the Institute has held a unique and intensive seminar in Arabic for students from abroad, the "Masa" programme.

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The Sarah and Yaacov Eshel Peace Library The Sarah and Yaacov Eshel Peace Library at Givat Haviva was opened in 2001. The library brings together three different collections which scattered around the campus. The library serves a varied audience, from academic researchers to high school pupils and hobby researchers and other interested people. A unique branch of the library is the Sauly Marcus Knowledge Centre Collection, focusing on matters relating to Israeli Arabs, JewishArab relations, the Jewish-Arab conflict, the Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority, Arabic language and literature, teaching Arabic, and the Middle East in general. This collection also includes two unique subcollections: a central archive of Palestinian press in the Land of Israel and the State of Israel from 1920 to the present, and a collection of newspaper clippings from the '50s to the present on the Arab population in the State of Israel. The "Moreshet" library is the third collection, focusing on the holocaust and the Second World War. This extensive collection includes books, albums, original documents and written testimonials of this key period in the modern history of the Jewish people and of the holocaust. The library was constructed thanks to the contributions of Marilyn and Harry Cagin from Cleveland, Ohio, and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany.

The Arts Centre, Givat Haviva The Arts Centre acts to combine artistic creation with social ideological doing, to advance various populations in fields of plastic art and to provide an advancing studio for artists. The Peace Gallery at the Arts Centre in Givat Haviva has been active since 1983 and is much appreciated by many artists applying for exposure through it. The Gallery shows about ten exhibits every year and holds meetings and workshops: / "BeEynayim Aherot" (through other eyes) – weekly meetings for Jewish and Arab teenagers and for Jewish and Arab women. / Art workshops hosting some twenty schools from across the country. / Unique art workshops for members of Akim and those with Downs Syndrome, attended by some 100 people at each session. / Ceramics courses at different levels some 90 men and women from across the country. / An art project for Jewish and Arab youth, as part of Givat Haviva's community project.

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The Givat Haviva's International Department The international department holds seminars in different languages and workshops on a variety of subjects for international and new immigrant audiences, where the guests are given a look at the multi-faceted Israeli society and brought closer to the activity in Givat Haviva. The subjects discussed contribute to the understanding of the political, social and financial problems of Israel and the region. The department will be particularly emphasizing the subject of the kibbutz to those attending in the near future. This is in addition to familiarisation tours in the area, introductory and background lectures and first-hand accounts regarding the different subjects discussed at present: the Jewish-Arab conflict, Israeli society and its complexities, Zionism and post-Zionism, personal, group and national identity, familiarisation with research and understanding the holocaust from the Israeli perspective, and acquaintance with the land, its scenery and its people.

Givat Haviva

Yad Ya'ari

The Research and Documentation Centre of HaShomer HaTzair Yad Ya'ari, named after Meir Ya'ari, was founded in 1983 as the element responsible for the conservation and cultivation of the memory of the movement in the widest scope. The centre is occupied in general recording of the history of the movement, in planning and managing research projects, exhibitions and seminars. The centre publishes historical researches and sources and is partner to the publication of "Hevra" ("Society") magazine, dedicated to researching Israeli society, the Labour movement and the kibbutz. Archive and Research HaShomer HaTzair archive, responsible for records of HaShomer HaTzair, HaKibbutz HaArtzi and MAPAM. Research, publication and seminars branch. In addition, Yad Ya'ari includes the institute for the research of youth movements, a study room and bibliographic collection and a historical exhibit on the path of HaShomer HaTzair and HaKibbutz HaArtzi. Concept and Purpose Yad Ya'ari is founded on the concept that the combination of documentation, research and publication in one institute guarantees maximal integration of historical memory, academic research and public resonance. The primary goal of Yad Ya'ari is to act as a complex in charge of the collective memory of 8<9

the movement and all its various extensions, researching the past and the present and providing a central source for basing the educational, conceptual and public activity of the movement. The centre has been acting for nine decades to base and highlight the actions and contributions of HaShomer HaTzair movement and HaKibbutz HaArtzi for the Jewish people and the State of Israel at home and abroad. The centre acts to spread information regarding the past and contributions of the movement to all social strata and particularly the younger generation and immigrant population. Central topics in Yad Ya'ari's work plan are: Creating a main frame for all HaShomer HaTzair / archival materials, both hardcopy and digital, in a professional and advanced manner, which can be achieved at Yad Ya'ari itself and on the internet. / Widespread digitization and integration in national heritage projects such as the "Israeli Archives Network" and "Historical Hebrew Journalism." / Making the archive a home for the social and political movements of the Israeli political left wing. / Upgrading the HaShomer HaTzair display and making it a source of attraction for those interested in the history of the Zionist youth movements. Yad Ya'ari

/ Founding and expanding the activity of HaShomer HaTzair alumni organization, "Shomer Tamid." / Encouraging researchers and research on the subjects of the Kibbutz Movement, the youth movements and Israeli society today. / Holding seminars in Givat Haviva and outside it, independently and in collaboration with other bodies of research. Yad Ya'ari is visited by people from all around the country and the world, most of them students and researchers.

HaShomer HaTzair Movement in Israel HaShomer HaTzair youth movement is a Zionistic, secular and socialistic, attended by thousands of members and alumni. The movement is conducted by democratic values and teenagers and adults lead its "Kenim", run all its activities and determine the movement's path. The Oldest of the Youth Movements HaShomer HaTzair was founded in Europe in 1913 and is the oldest of the youth movements currently active in Israel. HaShomer HaTzair is an educational and actualizing movement. Throughout its lifetime, the demand for selfrealization has been a key factor in Shomeric education. It is this realization that has enabled HaShomer HaTzair movement to function as far more than youth movement and found its life's work – the Shomeric kibbutz. In the first years of the previous decade, following the crisis in the Kibbutz movement, the movement opened new routes to realization, the main one being the alumni movement. Giving Time and Capabilities to society HaShomer HaTzair members show today, as ever, active involvement in the fulfilment of all national undertakings: the movement runs innovative projects promoting equality between the different sector of Israeli society to create partnership and closeness between Jews and Arabs in Israel and to fight for the end of the conflict with our Palestinian neighbours. The movements teaches its members to be people

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who give their time and capabilities to society, based on values of humanity, socialism, Zionism, democracy, peace, solidarity and social justice. 100th anniversary In 2013 HaShomer HaTzair in Israel, along with HaShomer HaTzair global movement, celebrates its 100th anniversary. The centennial year will be devoted to consideration of the image of the Shomeric Ken in the next 100 years, to redefinition of its purpose, while maintaining the autonomy of the members of each Ken in leading it. The movement sees education within the movement as an essential goal in itself, which is realized in the activity of the Ken. Working up to the next 100 years, HaShomer HaTzair movement continues to be committed to the idea of realization through the enlargement and empowerment of the alumni movement, further contention for the path of the kibbutz and other targets based on the same ideas and values, so that the next 100 years will be at least as meaningful as the first 100 years.

HaShomer HaTzair in Israel

HaShomer HaTzair Around the World HaShomer HaTzair Around the World youth movement concerns itself with idealistic education and teaches the values of humane Judaism, socialism and Zionist realization amongst Jewish youth around the world, with an emphasis on deepening Jewish identity. HaShomer HaTzair Around the World movement covers five continents and has approximately 5200 members in Latin America, Europe, North America and Australia. Chief Enterprises The movement's chief enterprises include an annual council and seminar, held by continent, which bring together all activists, delegates and secretaries from the different Kenim, to discuss matters of values, education and ideology of the movement. These events are a hub for movement-wide discussion on the movement's goals and the ways to achieve them. Hachshara is a long-running enterprise where high school-graduating members from around the world come to spend a year in Israel. They study at the leader training institute at the Jewish Agency, spend time living on a kibbutz, participate in the movement's education centre where they are taught subjects relating to the values of HaShomer HaTzair, study at Ulpan and volunteer for community work. Aliyah Conventions in Israel. HaShomer HaTzair Around the World movement 12 < 13

views as an achievement the constant dealing with the ideological dimension which occurs at leadership conventions, councils, at Shomria and other conventions, in the work and the educational activity, as well as amongst the immigrants and in their inclusion in movement's voluntary activities in Israel. In recent years there has been an increase in the trend of expanding the activity goals of the movement through local activists, and it is enjoying great success. 100th Anniversary of HaShomer HaTzair Around the World Movement In 2013 HaShomer HaTzair in Israel, along with HaShomer HaTzair Around the World movement, celebrated its 100th anniversary. The centennial year was devoted to consideration of the image of the Shomeric Ken in the next 100 years, to redefinition of its purpose, while maintaining the autonomy of the members of each Ken in leading it.

HaShomer HaTzair Around the World

Moreshet

The Mordechai Anielevich Memorial Centre for Holocaust Education and Research Moreshet, the Mordechai Anielevich Memorial, was founded in 1961 by a group of holocaust survivors, some of the last Jewish fighters in the Ghettos and partisan organizations. The founders' goal was to confer on to future generations the memory of the holocaust alongside the memory of the heroism and perpetuation of the organized Jewish resistance during World War II. Moreshet emphasizes the Jewish stance and uprising during the holocaust and integrates the extension of holocaust research with increasing awareness of the moral and value conflicts during that period. The Centre for Holocaust Education The Centre for Holocaust Education at Moreshet offers a wide and fascinating range of learning programmes and quality activities, guided by a team of skilled and professional teachers, instructors and lecturers. The centre constantly updates and enriches the leaning programmes. The activities held at the centre are adapted to different audiences: IDF soldiers, teachers, students, school children, tour guides to Poland and the general public. The Mordechai Anielevich Museum The Mordechai Anielevich Museum presents the world of the Jewish town through characters and scenery from the town of Turiisk before the war and the Jewish resistance in the

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Ghettos with all its complexities. It emphasises the Warsaw Ghetto rebellion – the symbol of Jewish resistance during the holocaust, which was led by young people, members of the youth movements. The Abba Kovner House The Abba Kovner House at Moreshet exhibits Abba Kovner's original workroom. His biography is illustrated through his writings, songs, and pictures from different stages throughout his life. The exhibit allows us a glimpse into his character and his leadership during times of historic crossroads for the Jewish people. Other displays and exhibits are presented at Moreshet, including "Faces of Resistance – Women in the Holocaust" and "Journey to the Heart's Desire – The Story of the Holocaust Survivors' Immigration to Israel", "Educators in the Holocaust", and a special exhibit telling the story of righteous Muslims from Albania. The gallery adjacent to the teaching centre shows temporary displays on the subject of art. The Moreshet Archive The Moreshet Archive collects and preserves rich and valuable documentary material, including original documents, certificates, photographs and artefacts from the holocaust and World War II. In addition, the archive holds a massive collection of personal and collective testimonies and many visual aids. Moreshet

Moreshet Publishing House Moreshet Publishing House, the oldest in its field in Israel, was founded in 1963 and has become the true and qualified source of knowledge and historic research on the holocaust and anti-Semitism. The publishing house publishes a unique series of guides of various cities in Poland, edited by Alex Danzig and Batia Dvir: Krakow, Warsaw, Lublin and Lodz. These guides are also available as applications for download in different languages. In addition, Moreshet publishes memoires, historic research books and a special series designed for teenagers. Moreshet Journal of Holocaust and AntiSemitism Research, which deals with the documentation and historiography of the holocaust, has been printed regularly twice a year since December 1963 and enjoys international scientific prestige as a leading academic journal in the research of the holocaust. As of the winter of 2003, this journal is also printed in English. It is now also distributed in digital format. Short films Short films about prominent figures from the Warsaw ghetto are also produced by Moreshet. So far films have been produced documenting Mordechai Anielevich, Tosia Altman, and Yurek Plonski. Moreshet activity is recognized by the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, the Jewish Agency and the Ministry of Education, which supports Moreshet, in addition to the support of the "Claims Conference".

The Holocaust Memorial Ceremony at Yad Mordechai The holocaust memorial ceremony, which has been held at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai these last 60 years, is the central ceremony in the south of Israel, which marks the end of Holocaust Memorial Day. Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, whose founders were holocaust survivors, symbolises the heroism of the fighters and the rebels in the holocaust, as well as the bravery of the southern settlements, who stood fast against the Arab armies in the War of Independence. The southern settlements are faced again with a tough security reality, as a result of which the ceremony takes on special meaning and new importance, and is held under heavy security. Invitation

Seventieth Anniversary of Ghetto Warsaw Uprising

The ceremony is held at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, named for Mordechai Anielevich, leader of the Warsaw Ghetto rebellion, and marks the end of the events of Holocaust Memorial Day and allows the residents of the southern settlements a sense of identification, pride and unity.

Holocaust Martyrs’and Heroes’ Remembrance Day The C entral C losing Memorial C eremony

Monday, April 8, 2013 at 7:15 pm, at Kibbutz Yad-Mordechai In the Program

The mere fact that the ceremony is held and that it is attended by such a large crowd are an expression of support for the entire south, and specifically for the settlements surrounding the Gaza strip.

Speakers Defence Minister MK Moshe Ya’alon GOC Southern Command Maj. Gen. Shlomo Turgeman Kibbutz Movement and Hashomer Hatzair Representative Itai Ziedenberg Southern Municipalities Representative, Bnei Shimon RC Sigal Moran Moreshet and Survivors Representative Aliza Vitis Shomron

«Yizkor» Memorial Prayer Ceremony Artistic Performance Torch Lighting Ceremony:

Havatzelet Group

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Yad Mordechai

Hof Ashkelon

Kibbutz Movement

Hashomer Hatzair

State of Israel

Bnei Shimon

Direction: Ido Dagani // Production: Rivka Kantor

Sha’ar Hanegev

• by Second Generation of Survivors and Resistance Fighters • National Ambassadors commemorating the six million Jews

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From Holocaust to Resurrection The main message of the ceremony is "from holocaust to resurrection". The event is traditionally held under the Mordechai Anielevich monument and beside the water tower, whose bullet hole-riddled image has become a famous icon in Israel. The ceremony includes a reading of the "Yizkor" and speeches by representatives of the government, the IDF, the Kibbutzes Movement and the holocaust survivors. This is followed by the artistic portion, in which an impressive vision is presented of the story of rebellion and bravery in the holocaust and the message of commemoration, resurrection and revival. The audience is about five thousand-people and includes the members of various youth movements, high school pupils from across the country, soldiers of the IDF Southern Command, including officers and cadets, immigrants from reception centres, holocaust survivors and their families – second and third generation, and residents of the neighbouring settlements, as well as citizens from across the country.

The Holocaust Memorial Ceremony

The Kibbutz Artists Workshop The Kibbutz Artists Workshop has become, over the years, an institute with a unique environment which imbues the values of the kibbutz in its urban environment. The Workshop stands out due to its differences in the Tel-Aviv area where it is located, thanks to the merging of a professional audience with a lay audience, and it helps in creating a productive and supportive debate which allows each and every student to find their place, learn, improve and fit in to the art world "outside". Dialogue between society and art In these times, when cultural institutes are collapsing, the Kibbutz Artists Workshop wakens new interest, making every effort to deepen the vital dialogue between society and art. A society which acknowledges its intellectuals and creators appropriates a creative and intellectual lifestyle that is vital to the propriety of its moral, aesthetic and human fabric. Goals The goals of the Kibbutz Artists Workshop is to expand the study courses, enrich the selection of classes, provided support for students who have completed one year of formal education and wish to continue their studies. Additionally, to create a professional, high-quality, supportive learning environment in the artistic disciplines and dialogue. 18 < 19

The Kibbutz Artists Workshop

HaKibbutz HaArtzi Quire HaKibbutz HaArtzi Quire was founded in 1958 and has made a name for itself as one of the best quires in Israel. The conductor and musical director of the quire since 1990 is Yuval BenOzer. The quire is made up of kibbutz members from across the country, who meet for weekly rehearsals, led by the conductor and musical director. Best Performance Award HaKibbutz HaArtzi Quire has performed with Israel's top orchestras, led by the top conductors, including James Levine, Zubin Mehta and others. The quire cooperates on different projects with "The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, IBA", "The Israel Symphony Orchestra, Rishon LeZion", Ra'anana Symphonette and Barrocade Orchestra. In 1994 the quire won the award for the best performance of an Israeli piece from the Public Council of Culture and Art. The conductor and musical director, Yuval Ben-Ozer, is one of the most senior conductors in Israel, a graduate of the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem and the School of Music at Indiana University. Ben-Ozer was the quire conductor in productions of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, Kurt Masur and Daniel Barenboim, has conducted Israel's leading orchestras and has been invited as a guest conductor around Europe and South America.

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Ben-Ozer is joined by ,Itzhak Ben-Uzi the quire's Administrative Manager, Janna Kopelev is the quire pianist. Performances Abroad Performances and recordings abroad by HaKibbutz HaArtzi Quire have been held in the USA, Germany, France, Poland, Hungary, Sweden, Austria, The Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia and a 12 concert tour of Korea and Japan, where the quire left a strong impression, thanks to its varied repertoire and professional style, and all their performances were received with great enthusiasm. An extensive tour of China was operated in 2012, aided by the Embassy and the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, which are also arranging a concert on their behalf.

HaKibbutz HaArtzi Quire

The Annual Dance Conference in memory of Yair Shapira The Yair Shapira Dance Conference in held annually at Ma'ayanot Valley (formerly Beit She'an Valley) and hosts dance students from across the country. Its purpose is to continue strengthening the long running dance enterprise across the Kibbutzes Movement. The conference was first held in 1975 and has taken place every year since.

Yair Shapira

In Memory of a young Dancer Yair Shapira, raised in kibbutz Givat Oz, studied and Shomria School in Mishmar HaEmek, served in a combat unit in the IDF and fell in the Yom Kippur War, in the battle of Mt Hermon, at the tender age of 21. In his short life he danced in the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company and then in Batsheva Dance Company. Regional studios Every year the country's top dance Companies, the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance company and Batsheva Dance Company, contribute dance performances before the audience in memory of Yair, who was a dancer and creator in both companies. The regional studios, some of which are now called dance centres, are some of the pioneers of dance education in Israel and have made their unmistakable mark on Israeli dance. For many years they have 22 < 23

led the search for new ways to achieve rich artistic creation and activity, and are to this day professional centres for teaching dance in a wide range of styles and techniques. Many alumni of the dance studio serve to this day in key roles in Israeli dance, as creators, teachers, performers and managers. Actitvity in the Peripheral Areas The Shapira Conference, which has been managed for many years by Niza Bahir and Shaul Gilad, remains a flagship enterprise in peripheral areas and is highly important, especially in light of the professional limitations in all fields, as an inducer of continuity in work and in professional achievements.

The Yair Shapira Dance Conference

The Scholarships Administration The Havatzelet group funds are managed by the scholarships administration and are made, by the vision of their founders, for the advancement of education, culture and creation in kibbutzes and in Israeli society. The scholarships act as leverage for fulfilment of personal potential and social, cultural and economic prosperity. Encouraging Artistic Creation The Havatzelet group sees great importance in encouraging the artist, the creator, the kibbutz member, in their artistic and cultural work. Artistic creation, in all its forms, provides an important and unique contribution to enriching the cultural life of the Kibbutzes Movement – in content, values, experiences and enjoyment. Dozens of members of HaKibbutz HaArtzi every year are awarded scholarships by Havatzelet for various social, cultural, philosophical and artistic activities. Despite the fact that this is only very humble support, its cumulative significance is very high. The Artistic Creation Support Fund The Artistic Creation Support Fund sets its sights on cultivating and encouraging artistic creativity in the kibbutzes. The fund serves the artist kibbutz member who hasn't the means to publish a book, launch an exhibit, put on a musical production or play or produce a film. 24 < 25

The Higher Education Support Fund The Havatzelet group finds great importance in supporting students of higher education and continuing education programmes. Scholarships are awarded each year for social activities in informal education, in the various Havatzelet branches and in kibbutz institutions. The Higher Education Support Fund has given hundreds of scholarships to students of continuing education in recent years. Scholarship recipients are obligated to spend four hours a week throughout the year working in a voluntary project. This support allows the student to contribute their knowledge and added value for the promotion of social activity in Israeli society. The Movement Books Committee The Fund assists in the publication of books on life stories in the Movement, on the kibbutz and in Movement activities. In addition, the fund supports the publication of books for Yad Ya'ari and Moreshet. Yad Ya'ari publication focusses on research history of the movement in different countries, as well as research, and Moreshet publishes the personal stories of holocaust surviving members of HaShomer HaTzair.

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Humanitarian Trust The Humanitarian Trust, founded by the late Abie Nathan and Havatzelet in cooperation with the Kibbutz Industrial Association and the Kibbutzes Movement, was made to help and ease the suffering of those in need, regardless of their faith, race, gender or nationality, across the globe and especially in Israel. The organization provides assistance at times of national-scale disaster, such as earthquakes, floods, famine or any other natural disaster, as well as in events of governmental mistreatment of civilians. This assistance is provided under two conditions. The first condition is that the receiving country wishes to receive this humanitarian aid and is unable to provide all the necessary support to save lives. In these cases, emergency aid is provided in the form of food and equipment, in accordance with Abie Nathan's view that support should be delivered by the volunteers without the involvement of any intermediaries, from the moment it is collected until it is delivered into the hands of the individual in need, in the afflicted area. The second principle is that all the work is carried out by unpaid volunteers. Methodes of Action Most members have acted in Ruanda, Biafra, Ethiopia, Columbia, Honduras, Turkey, Bulgaria, Kosovo, assisting the Kurds, in Mozambique, Nicaragua, Armenia, Peru, Somalia and Georgia. 26 < 27

The most recent activity was in Sri Lanka, following the tsunami, and in Haiti and Nepal, following the earthquake. We were also active during the Second Lebanon War in supplying food to the civilian population confined to bomb shelter, as well as organizing vacation days for the children, and after the war in the rehabilitation of forests and shelters. Activity is conducted Modestly The Trust operates in Israel as well, when humanitarian aid is needed. Activity in Israel is conducted modestly, in the form of secret charity, usually before the holidays, or in the event that a particular family has experienced life-shattering calamity. In addition, the Trust has acted in providing support to families afflicted by floods and families of members of the South Lebanon Army (SLA) residing in Israel, in the social struggle of the physically disabled, in aid of workers made redundant, in support for those affected by the Dolphinarium bombing and supporting refugees, the elderly, holocaust survivors and invalids. The people of the Trust The Kibbutz Industry factories are the body recruited for the humanitarian enterprises and most of the volunteers are from the Kibbutzes Movement. The Chairman and founder of the organization is Henry Alexelsi from Ein HaShofet. The Trust is run by the Havatzelet Fund. Humanitarian Fund

Editing/Translation Orit Prauge/Aaaaa Shwika

Havatzelet Cultural and Educational Institutions of HaShomer HaTzair

Design Zev Harari

Avshalom (Abu) Villan, Chairman of the Board of Havatzelet [email protected]

Production Keren Schweizer

Itamar Shwika, CEO of Havatzelet [email protected]

Photographs Various Sources

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Printing Millenium Ayalon Total Ltd.

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Office: 972-4-6309288, Fax: 972-4-6309305   Yad Ya'ari, HaShomer HaTzair Research & Documentation Centre Dudu Amitay, Archives Director [email protected] http://www.givathaviva.org.il

Havatzelet Logo Design (2002): Tamar Meni-Levental Redesign branding identity (2012): Zev Harari

Moreshet, Mordechai Anielevich Memorial Maya Van Ech Argov, Director [email protected] http://www.moreshet.org HaShomer HaTzair Movement in Israel Itai Ziedenberg, General Secretary [email protected] https://www.hashomer-hatzair.org HaShomer HaTzair Around the World Daniel Wengrovski, General Secretary [email protected] www.hashomer-hatzair.net

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