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On the sign:
[סמל ראשון לציון] עיריית ראשון לציון
בית קק"ל
[תמונה: בית קקל בתקופה בה עמד על תילו]
כאן עמד עד 1948 בית הקרן הקיימת, בית בודד בן שלוש קומות. הבית ננטש מעובדיו בתחילת מלחמת העצמאות ושימש עמדת הגנה ובסיס ללוחמים שאבטחו את הדרך מיפו ומתל אביב לירושלים וליישובי הדרום. הבית היה מבודד לחלוטין בלב שטח ערבי עוין והערבים, שהכירו בחשיבות העמדה, עשו כל מאמץ לכובשו. אנשי הפלמ"ח וההגנה הגנו בחירוף נפש על המבנה, עד שבתחילת מאי 1948 השתלטו לוחמי ההגנה על הסביבה והמצור על הבית הוסר. האנדרטה מנציחה 14 חללים שנפלו במלחמת העצמאות, ארבעה שנהרגו בבית זה ועוד עשרה שהגנו על המקום ונפלו בקרבות אחרים
The house controlled the road between Jaffa and Jerusalem and was a strategic place to ensure traffic to Jerusalem, and therefore a focal point for attacks by the Arabs. The Palmach and Haganah forces defended the place, followed by IDF units.
The well house that was there and is all that remains of the KKL-JNF house, was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image
The memorial to the fallen who participated in the defense of the place, and indicated on the sign, is also on the website Click for sign's details
In the garden surrounding the KKL-JNF house there is another sign with additional details Click for sign's details
Translation of the text on the sign: [Symbol of Rishon LeZion] Municipality of Rishon Le-Zion
Beit KKL
[Photo: Beit KKL at the time it was standing still]
Here, until 1948, stood the home of the Jewish National Fund, a single three-story house. The house was abandoned by its employees at the beginning of the War of Independence and served as a defensive position and base for the soldiers who secured the road from Jaffa and Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the settlements in the south. The house was completely isolated in the heart of hostile Arab territory and the Arabs, who recognized the importance of the position, made every effort to occupy it. The Palmach and Haganah men fiercely defended the building, until in early May 1948, the Haganah fighters took control of the area and the siege of the house was lifted. The monument commemorates 14 martyrs who fell in the War of Independence, four who were killed in this house and another ten who defended the place and fell in other battles