Event 104 - "By the Fence" - The Story of the 11 Points in the Negev Then and Now
Date:
Thursday (in 31 days)
September 24
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A storytelling evening dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the first 11 settlements in the Negev, a bold event in the history of Zionist settlement. Hosted by Yossi Alfi, who recounts the stories of the people who founded these settlements in a secret operation, highlighting their courage and love for the land. The event also features prominent artists and lecturers such as Micha Biton and Prof. Ariel Feldstein.
80 years have passed since that night, one night, eleven points! Within a few hours, 11 new settlements rose in the Negev, changing the map of the country and the future of the state on its way. Who were the people who went out to the desert? What happened to them that night? How did the operation proceed, which was kept secret, and what remains of it today? In an evening of stories, we will return to one of the boldest settlement projects in the history of Zionism: about courage, settlement, and love for the land. Host and narrator: Yossi Alfi; Musician: Micha Biton. With: Pooch-Yisrael Menachem Wisler, Yigal Tzachor, Prof. Ariel Feldstein, Prof. Aviva Halmysh, Ari Kasl, Avraham Dvori - Mancher, Itzik Bunim.
