How to Use

What is a blog? (if you know you can skip this section)

A Blog consists primarily of either Posting (originals) or Comments (responses). Pictures can also be added to the blog.

A blog is used to

• Add to History
• Share a memory
• Locate someone
• State an opinion
• Make a suggestion
• Ask a question or whatever.

The only difference between an original Posting and a comment is that of who is the author. In the original you are the author.In the comment you respond to someone else's Posting.

How does it work?

Commenting? Just add your comment in the Comment Box below the posting.

Want to make a Posting (an original article)?

To make an original posting you have to become a Guest Author. Just post your request below in the comment box and submit.

In return you'll get an emailed "Invitation to be a Guest Author". Follow the instructions in the email. In minutes you'll be able to make an original Posting.

As a Guest Author you write a new Posting. Then assign a category. This makes it easy for the reader to find related subjects. (You can even add a new category if none on the list fit).

Moving around the site

Note the information in the sidebars. Categories, Recent Posts, links to other related Habonim sites and so forth.

Click any of them to reach the information you want.

In coming weeks we'll be expanding all of these with many more choices as we fill in data on the Hachsharaot, The Kibbutzim, the Batim and various other aspects of Habonim life then and now.

Don't forget to review the Irgun Vatikei Habonim pages to see what's happening now.

Questions or comment? Either post a message below or contact us at [email protected]

Notes:
If you're not familiar with "posting Comments" here are the step-by-step instrructions
1. Go to the "Comment" box below.
2. Fill in your name and email. (note the email address will not be displayed).
3. The URL box is for listing your own web or blog site if you want.
4. Fill in your request or comment.  Give as much detail as you know.
5. Click "Preview" to review what you have written.
6. Click "Post" when ready to submit the request.

At this point you'll be asked to "Verify your comment".  Just follow the instructions, enter the characters that are shown and press "Continue""

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One caveat.  This site is still in testing. In particular, the photo galleries need work. Help us de-bug by posting comments on any mistakes or non-functioning links you find. Also all suggestions are welcome. Constructive criticism is always welcome.

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Comments

[George Ney]

Please add my name to the Directory
Ney George Kfar Hanasi

I couldn't find any link specially for this purpose. Maybe there should be one.

[David Chester]

Congratulations on new version of website and blog. Now instead of going bogging we can go blogging

[Frank Farbenbloom]

George,
This is the link! Your name has been added.

David,
Thanks.

If you have your own blog, send me the link. I'd like to have category fo "ex-Chaverim's Personal Blogs"

It's going to take a while to get this blog mastered - I'm having technical problems on the picture galleries because it's a blog platform.
But it's much friendlier for users.

If you would like to do an original posting, I can make you a Guest Author. Then you do a posting on any subject you want related to Habonim UK.

Frank

[Jose Pohatchevsky (nee Rosenthal)]

To Frank and all involved in preparing this new blog. Hearty congratulations on doing a great job, I am sure it will contribute greatly to gathering Habonim history as well as facilitating the renewal of inter personal contacts.
What do you mean by TypeKey or TypePad account?

[elaine black (nee goldstone)]

please add Black Elaine and Gary: Mevo Hama Israel

[Frank Farbenbloom]

Jose,
Thanks for the comment.

Re the TypeKey account, it is a tool to save time and protect identity, if desired, when signing in to various blogs.

Here is the link to the site for more information http://www.sixapart.com/typekey/

Sixapart.com is the software provider and host for our site. We use their TypePad blog platform so I can use our Typepad account to sign in as well.

[Fay Mirbach (Simons)]

Manchester Ken 1972/4
Shnat 1974
Now living on Tuval

[Fay Mirbach (Simons)]

Tuval was established in 1981 with garinim from British Habonim,South African Habonim,HaTzofim and a chavura of Israeli families. Each group had been on Hachshara except the Tzofim who were in their army service. A number of olim from other countries joined up with the groups before we arrived on Tuval.

[cynthia ehrenkrantz]

Frank, Thanks so much for doing this. The correct spelling of my name is Ehrenkrantz. Maiden name: Shelower. Greetings from White Plains, USA
Cynthia

[Milton Taylor]

Frank, and others,
Thanks for a great site. I will be sending you some more photographs and also filling in some of the names in the existent ones.
Can you send me Cynthia's E-mail address.?
I hope we can meet at the Irgun Vatikei Habonim 2009 reunion.

Milton Taylor,
Bloomington IN.

[Tom Berman]

Frank...how do I get to be a Guest Author? Turns out that I have a TypePad account already. I wrote up an accoount of my Hachshera adventures and some other stuff that I could share.

Tommy

[Frank F.]

Tommy already has the answer to the above since he picked up the phone and called me!

However for anyone els who would like to be a Guest Author, just let me know and I'll send you an "Invitation to be a Guest Author". Then all you have to do is follow the instructions.

[Phil Moleman]

Now had a look at Aryeh Wolfin's, Habonim 1950's photo collection. I see two are duplicates (Chavurat Kfar Hanassi and Plugat Mansoura are the same photo)
Pleased to see (a much younger and hirsute) myself standing "N.W" of Alan Rosenthal, Shulamit Lesser (Franks) standing to his "N.E". Bachura at front centre would be Bella Wasserman (now Fox) whom I have met again in recent years. Bachura front right I think is named Tessa but I may be wrong.

I think there is a name error on other photos in Aryeh's collection. It is Aubrey Bendoff (not Bender)

Phil Moleman

P.S: I think I may have identified Johanna Ney as the unknown standing to right (as viewed) of Cynthia Collins in a Camps & Veidot photo - refer to my earlier email

[Account Deleted]

Would you please add my name to the Directory.

Habonim (Finchley Road) and David Eder Farm, Sussex.

1959-1961

Lived in Israel 1963 until 1973. Served in Nahal. Now living in Asia, based in Thailand, where I have been working for the past 20 years pending (hopeful) return to Israel to retire.

[Barry Farbenbloom]

Frank,
Thanks for creating this great site. As your youngest brother I was also the last member of our family to join Habomim at Finchley Road, London from 1959 thru 1963 when we made aliyah,setteling in Bet HaEmek where I lived till 1970.I now live in Malibu California with my family. Would be delighted to reconnect with other chaverim from this era.
Barry Farbenbloom

[Beryl Waizner]

We live in Moshav Habonim - and have many photos that might be of interest - from 1947 onwards of camps Hachshara etc. But even with your complete instructions-this dummy does not know how to send them! Is there anyone in the vicinity who can come to our house and help us?
Beryl and Hanan (Hans)

[Erica Dyson (was Lander)]

I want to add myself .. Erica Lander from Manchester Ken 1970s. Now in Israel in Ra'anana.

[Ann Marks]

Want to add myself Ann Marks (nee Shilco) in Raanana since 1986 and Phil Shilco in Herzlya - in Israel since 1976
Hope to see old and familiar faces at the reunion

[Henry Charles]

Henry Charles from Nottingham seeking former friends from Habonim years 1951 to 1957.

[sylvia weiss]

Frank thanks for the great site. I enjoyed reading all the comments posted. I was at Eder Farm England 1954 were I spent a year after which I went to get my degree in nursing at the London Jewish Hopitsl Stepney Green England.

I have many good memories from Eder Farm and worked in many areas of the farm. Milking the cows was one of my favorites. I also volunteered as camp nurse at various Habonim Camps in England and was a chief cook at another camp. Habonim has been and still is one of the high lights of my life's journey wonderful memories. I now live in Valencia Ca with my husband Ron.

[Stuart Bensusan]

Please add me

[danny schen]

I would like to post a comment

[danny schen]

Please make available the photos in an album taken by Paul Blecher at the Teignmouth bayit. There are some photos of me in it,
I saw them at one of the reunions

[danny schen]

I have a bound copy of Iton Habonim for 1943 -44.
It includes an article about the inauguration of Naame (later Kfar Blum). My father, Leopold Schen, came to Palestine during WW2 and laid the foundation stone. The event was documented and photographed in the article as well as a photo of Shalom Bordoley

[Tony Berris]

Re the Hachsharat Noar 1951-52 photo, the "unknowns" are (l>r):
Tony Zamczyk
Dov Freed
David Frankel

And Max's surname is Ciprut.

Tony