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Opening of Jochanan Tartakower Room

A large and comfortable conference room  was opened and dedicated today, 20/09/1985 - in honour of  Jochanan Tartakower   


October News

October 1942

The Kibbutz has applied to K.K.L. for transfer of the settlement from the "Givah" to the agricultural area, in her possession, next to the Jordan River.

October 1970

The "beginning of the end of sleeping in the children's houses".  The children move over to sleeping at home with their parents.

 


November News

November 1943 

Laying of the cornerstone of Kibbutz Kfar Blum.

November 1944 

Transferring the women, children and a few members from Binyamina to Kfar Blum.

November 1960 

Uprooting the vineyards.

November 1962 

Gladioli - a new branch.

November 1971 

Fish ponds - a new breed of fish "kasif".

November 1985 

New Branches: Mushrooms & Herbs.

 


December News
December 1956
The Dam Erected – digging of Eastern Canal completed.
The "Count from Paris" honors us with a visit.
 
December 1968
A Public Telephone Booth next to the "Mazkirut".
 
December 1983
The official opening of the theater – Beit Ha'am.

 

 
December 1989
The "Canyon" (supermarket) opens in place of Gan Zayit.

January News
January 1945
Moving from Givat Shwartz to Kfar Blum.
 
January 1960
Gamli Blaushild completes lift, which will raise fish from the ponds.
First English Course at the Guest House.
 
January 1971
A dance interpretation of Bruegel's "The Village Feast", as performed by Kfar Blum members, is shown on national television.
 

Month of February - Month of Floods!
February 1950
 Snow
 
February 1952
A project to straighten the Silo – which was leaning like the “Tower of Pisa” – succeeded.
 
February 1954
Opening ceremony and operation of new Dairy – in freezing cold weather.
 
February 1972
Birth of the Archives.
 
February 1980
Frost (-3oC), snow, heavy rains, storms, floods, the Jordan rises – freezing weather.

March News
March 1945
For the soul – first edition of Kfar Blum's news magazine – "Kibbutzeinu"
 
March 1950
End of March – Leon Blum died.
 
March 1959
Children's Dining Room opened – evening meal with parents in main dining room.
 
March 1967
New factory sprouts up – "Mifalei Matechet V'Hashmal" – installs controlled-air devices for large freezers.

April News
April 1948
War of Independence in the country – here a piper lands to evacuate Jenny Fendel to hospital after successfully giving birth to Sheva and Ariella. Mazal Tov!
 
April 1960
Fish ponds begin  breeding Amnon (St. Peter's) fish - opening of  new branch "Breeding Nutria"
 

April 1970

"Simcha ve'Sasson - celebrate 5 communal weddings.

 

 
April 1982
Pesach Seder – first time in five different centres – five "seders"
 
April 1989

"Café Oranim" opens for the first time in Pesach


May News
May 1941
Mourn death of “Borka” – Baruch Yakobson – tragically killed amongst “The 23 whose ship sunk” in Pal-Yam action in Lebanon.
 
May 1948
A few members partook in evacuation of children from Menara to Kfar Giladi.
 
May 1964
Our soccer team “Hapoel Kfar Blum” wins first place in kibbutz competition.
 
May 1967
The month of “The Big Gift” – everyone in miluim before the outbreak of Six Day War.

June News
June 1946
Completion of permanent electrical supply to the whole camp. Baking our own bread in our bakery.
 
June 1950
Opening ceremony for our silo.
 
June 1951
First "Workshop" of many arrives.
 

June 1967

"Six Day War" - Shmuel Bitan, Shlomo Razili, Yair Levanon and Yosef Weinstein partake in capture of "Hakotel". Sad news received of death of Baruch Avni "Z'l".

 

 

June 1982

"Lebanon War" - katyusha rockets falling!!!

 


July News
July 1971

 

 "Hapoel Kfar Blum" - Elion!   Wins Certificate of Football Championship from Israeli Football Union.

Month of American Class Graduation parties; Class Bar Mitzvahs

 
July 1969
Assembly of graduates of "Habonim America"
 
July 1976
Assembly of graduates of youth groups "Haogen" and "Nachsholim".
 
July 1985
From now and for the coming years – every July – Chamber Music Festival opens – on the air - television, video, newspapers and at work.
 
July 1991
Galiland opens at kayaking – features in TV show "Tosess"
 

August News
August 1943
2000 Dunams of “Na’ama’s” land approved by the “Ha’arbah Committee for Land Distribution” for the Anglo-Baltic Kibbutz.
Laying of cornerstone for Kibbutz Kfar Blum next to the silo.
 
August 1944 
Casting of “Ha’emadah” – the viewpoint.
 
August 1957
Class of “Snunit” receives membership along with “Hevrat Ha’ogen”.
 
August 1960
Laying of cornerstone for dining room.
 
August 1966
Swimming pool opened.
 
August 1969
First American Class arrives.
 
August 1979
Celebrate 10th anniversary of American Class Program.
Pinchas Rimon receives Certificate of Honor for Educational Program from
Diaspora Education and Cultural Department of Zionist Histadrut.
 
August 1989
Celebrate 20th anniversary of American Class Program.
 
August 1980 – Explosive August!
Boom! – Shells shot and landed in our backyard, shattering several windshields and imbedding shrapnel into walls of Beit Ha’am.
 
August 1992
Record number of kayaks rented out in one day – 650 kayaks!!
 
 

September News
 
September 1958
New branch is opened – cotton crop growth
 
September 1963
For the first time – water from the Dan flows through our faucets.
 
September 1980
Elegant children's dresses and tricot shirts sewn in Caroll's and Yemima's sewing workshops are exhibited at Kibbutz Movement's Industrial Exhibition.
 
Art Exhibitions – September
1981 – Zalman Dolev z"l exhibits on the kibbutz.
1983 – Shlomo Kessel exhibits in Tel Aviv.
1986 – Edna Schwartz exhibits in Germany.
 
September 1985
Kayaks receive tremendous publicity – even in the "New York Times"!



Born in France into a Jewish family of merchants. Leon Blum studied philosophy and law. The political turmoil of the late 1900's, and especially the Dreyfus affair brought him to the Socialist Party and in 1920 he became leader of the Party. In 1936 he became the first Jewish and the first Socialist Premier of France when he headed the Popular Front government. Leon Blum, who was condemned to spend the evening of his life languishing in a cell at the order of the Vichy upstarts, upheld the finest traditions of 19th-century French Liberalism. Highly cultured and progressive, he fought gallantly to preserve human values as he understood them. But he was also a proud Jew who never turned his back on his own people. He became a warm friend of Zionism and an admirer of Jewish achievements in Palestine. It was only fitting that Jewish pioneers, to whom the welfare of their people and the progress of mankind was equally dear, should erect a living and lasting monument to this great Jewish son of France, and so we did by naming our Kibbutz - Kfar Blum.
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