The sign shape is square but its head is designed according to the silhouette of the old building of the Gymnasia Herzliya, which serves as a logo of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel
The picture of the trees was taken on the day the sign was taken
Click for a larger image The Khan building itself is also on the site with the following signs:
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Click for sign's details Tel Aviv and Jaffa deportees mentioned in the sign are also commemorated in the next sign
Click for sign's details Translation of the text on the sign:
Symbol of the Council for the Preservation of Israeli Heritage Sites
Symbol of Kfar Saba Museum
Kfar Saba city emblem
The eucalyptus in the Khans yard
Some eucalyptus trees are planted in the Khans yard, but only two of them are unique - these are the eucalyptus of Isaac Sheinfein from the founders of the colony. These two eucalyptus plants were planted in 1906, and are a remnant of the colonys nucleus, which also included the Khan, which is the first public building and the water well.
Isaac Sheinfein, the young laborer had a vision of turning the deserted place into a green area and so in 1905 he built sprouts near the stable and planted eucalyptus seeds. The eucalyptus trees, he argued, would not only provide shade but also color the wilderness in green and provide raw material.
Over the years, the two seedlings grew, more woods planted and his vision seemed to come true. When World War I broke out, the tree branches built sukkahs for the deportees of Tel Aviv and Jaffa who came to the small colony in mass, and many trees were cut forneeds of the Turkish army, the burning of railway locomotives and heating.
From Yitzhak Sheinfeins dream, the two large eucalyptus trees in the Khans yard remain that are marked in the citys emblem. When Kfar Saba turned 90, two young trees were planted alongside the old trees. The trees were planted by the great-grandson of Isaac Scheinfein and by Mayor Isaac Wald. When Khan and Bar were 100 years old, Eucalyptus Fifth was planted by Mayor Yehuda Ben Hamu.