One of the signs indicating places from the first days of the Moshav
The building was photographed that day
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
Givat Hen
Secretariat building The secretariat building was called the "Agency House," and was the only two-story building in the moshav.
Apart from the use of the building as the moshav’s secretariat, other uses were made of it: in the late 1930s and early 1940s, the agency housed new immigrants.
In one of the rooms on the second floor, a station of a group of guards, made up of the members of the moshav, was opened and operated under the auspices of the British police.
A signaling post was set up in the attic for the needs of the defense, and from here the members of the moshav will observe in order to detect suspicious movements of gangs.
During the War of Independence, women and children from Beer Tuvia were housed here, who were evacuated to Givat Hen, due to the difficult battles that took place in their area of residence.
One of the branches of the building was converted into a laboratory, for the breeding of cows of the moshav.
It should be noted that for many years, the only telephone in the moshav was in the secretariat.
The lower floor of the building has been used over the years as a weapons depot, a kindergarten, a hatchery and a library and a "transition house" for several families from the moshav.
In 2005 the building was renovated, while preserving its unique character.
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