HaBonim (, The Builders) is a
moshav shitufi
A moshav shitufi (, lit. ''collective moshav'', pl. ''moshavim shitufiim'') is a type of cooperative State of Israel, Israeli village, whose organizational principles place it between the kibbutz and the moshav on the scale of cooperation.
Ideolo ...
in northern
Israel
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. Located 5 km south of
Atlit Atlit or Athlit may refer to:
Places
* Atlit, an historical fortified town in Israel, also known as Château Pèlerin
* Atlit (modern town), a nearby town in Israel
Media
*Athlit (album), ''Athlit'' (album), an ambient music album by Oöphoi
*Atli ...
and 3 km north of Kibbutz
Nahsholim
Nahsholim () is a kibbutz and beach resort in northern Israel. Located near Zikhron Ya'akov, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The kibbutz was established in June 1948 by a g ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Hof HaCarmel Regional Council
Hof HaCarmel Regional Council (, ''Mo'atza Azorit Hof ha-Karmel'', ''lit.'' Carmel Coast Regional Council) is a regional council located in the northern Israeli coastal plain. The council serves a large area, stretching from Tirat HaCarmel in the ...
. In it had a population of .
History
The moshav was founded in 1949 by the
HaBonim movement on land that had belonged to the depopulated Arab village of
Kafr Lam
Kafr Lam () was a Palestinian Arab village located 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast. The name of the village was shared with that of an Islamic fort constructed there early in the period of Arab Caliphate rule ...
. The first residents were from the
United Kingdom
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and
South Africa
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. It came to national prominence on 11 June 1985 due to the
HaBonim disaster, in which a bus and train collided, killing 22 people, of which 19 were schoolchildren. A monument was erected at the train crossing.
Landmarks

Located in the eastern part of the moshav grounds is the ruined
medieval
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fortress
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of
Cafarlet
Cafarlet or Capharleth ( Crusader name) or Kafr Lam (Arabic name) is an Early Muslim coastal fortress of the Roman castrum type. Today it is located inside Moshav HaBonim, Israel, on lands of the now abandoned Arab village of Kafr Lam. It wa ...
, sometimes referred to as ''HaBonim Fortress''.
Economy
Agrekal Habonim Industries, a manufacturer of
Vermiculite
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and
Perlite
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, was established in 1950 based on unique technology brought to Israel by the founders of the moshav from South Africa.
Agrekal Habonim Industries
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References
External links
on Gemsinisrael.com
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Moshavim
Kibbutz Movement
Populated places established in 1949
Populated places in Haifa District
1949 establishments in Israel
British-Jewish culture in Israel
South African-Jewish culture in Israel