Battalion of Work

The Battalion of Work , Gdoud haavoda ( גדודהעבודה ) is an organization of pioneers, created in 1920 in remembering before Joseph Trumpeldor, fallen six months in defense from Such Hai. Its complete name is: " The Battalion of Work and Defense in the name of Joseph Trumpeldor". But by fear to wake up the suspicions of the British authorities, the word " Défense" is removed. Among the founders of the battalion, one counts many friends and disciples of Trumpeldor and immigrants resulting from the second and third waves of Aliyah. The ideas of the Battalion of Work are based on work and defense, the Community establishment, the construction of the country by the creation of working communities in Palestine. The members of the battalion, which counts forty groups, work then with the draining of marshes, the pavement of the roads and any other state enterprise, which it is on behalf of the British army or that of the Histadrout. In 1921 unite with them the members of Kfar-Guiladi, come to reinstall itself with the site of old the Kibboutz. September 22nd, 1921, the battalion creates the kibbutz Eïn-Harod, on December 14th of the same year the kibbutz Such-Yossef, and finally that of Ramat-Rachel to Jerusalem. Tensions are born then within the battalion, as for the position to be taken in the policy of establishment. At the time of the elections of Histadrout in 1922, the Battalion of Work presents its own list and into 1923, the organization is divided into two; the group Eïn-Harod and groups it Such-Yossef .

Between the years 1920 and 1930, the Battalion of Work counts 3000 members. In 1924, it engages more openly in the practical Zionism, and in 1927 it undergoes a new scission; is born then current a Communiste, of which part of the members emigrates in Soviet Union. One will lose of it the trace during great Russian purifications. End 1929, all the groups resulting from the Battalion of Work gather officially and adhere together to TAKAM.

Sources

Efraïm and Ménahem Talmi " Lexicon sioniste". ED. Maariv. Tel-Aviv 1982.

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