A station on the ""Rishonim route", set up by a joint initiative of the Givatayim Municipality and the veterans association of Borochov neighborhood, featuring signs that mention the homes and institutions in Borochov neighborhoods.
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The place as seen today is shown in the following picture Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign
Naomi and Joseph Hecht House
[Site description appears on separate sign]
Here, in 1922, the home of Naomi and Joseph Hecht, the first commander of the Haganah, was built. Joseph Hecht was born in Russia, and as a teenager was a member of Jewish defense organizations in Odessa. After escaping from conscription to the Russian army, he immigrated to Israel in 1914. Here he worked and retained in the Moshavot, and in 1918 volunteered for the "Hebrew Battalion", within which he worked to obtain weapons and transfer them to the defense of the settlements. In 1920 he organized the protection of the agricultural farms in Hulda and Mikve Israel. In November 1921, a handful of members of the Haganah in Jerusalem headed hundreds of Arab rioters who broke out of the Temple Mount mosque. After the events of 1920, he was called by the national institutions to head the Haganah organization, and commanded him from 1921 to 1931, the year he returned to his home. Joseph Hecht was a daring commander, admired by his commanders and his actions served as exemplars to all members of the Haganah.
JNF (Jewish National Fund) emblem, Givatayim emblem
Symbol of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites - Israel
Veterans Association Borochov neighborhood