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__Identity Card:__
He was famous for his opinions: immigration, selflement, complete land of Israel, Jewish pepole.
 * Full Name:** Rechavam Zeevy "Gandhy"
 * Parent's Name:** Shlomo Zeevy ana Mina Zovak
 * Year of Birth:** 20/6/1926
 * Where Born:** Yemin Moshe neighberhood, Jerusalem
 * Year of Drath:** 17/10/2001
 * Where Died:** "Hyat" hotel, Jerusalem
 * Profession:** Palmah, Israel defenese forces, Israel Museum, Politics
 * Key Words:** Rechavam zeevy, Knesset, Israel defenese, Palmah
 * What he is famous for:**

__Questionnaire:__

 * 1) Why did your parents name you Rehavam?**

It was for good reason that I was named Rehavam, the name of King Solomon's only son, of the dynasty of the Kings of Judah, the only king anointed both in Jerusalem and in Shechem, both in Judah and in Israel. And with my naming, my task was already set for my for life: When I was seven years old, my father took me to see the great Zionist leader Menahem Ussishkin. The latter asked, "What's your name, lad?" I answered, "Rehavam." "But," teased Ussishkin, "Rehavam was an evil king. "I said: "But I will be a good man, and repair what he damaged."


 * 2) What made your parents educate you the way of loving Israel?**

My father Shlomo Zeevy was born in Poland, in Zdonska Wela, a small village near the city of Lodz, to a family of Gur hassidim. Shlomo was an "ilui," a promising young genius in Talmud study, and by the time he was Bar Mitzvah at age 13, there was no teacher from whom he could learn. And so he was sent to another city for his studies, where he was ordained as a rabbi at the age of 17 - and caught the "Zionist fever." He left home and immigrated to Palestine with the Third Aliya wave of mass Jewish immigration and joined the Yosef Trumpeldor Labor Brigade. As part of the Labor Brigade, Shlomo crushed stones with his fine hands and paved the Afula-Nazareth Highway. He met Mina in the tent city of barefoot and hungry young people, and they became man and wife.

My mother Mina Zovak grew up in a household of firm Jewish faith. She was a fourth generation Jerusalemite born to original residents of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Mina was raised in Nahalat Shiva in the homue of her father, who was a wealthy timber and furniture merchant. She was raised as the pampered darling of the household until she left for the hachshara agricultural training farm at Degania Alef, where she worked alongside A.D. Gordon and joined the workers who paved the roads.

Rechavam with his father


 * 3)** **When and where did you start learning?**

It was in late September 1933/Ellul 5693 that I recited "Greetings to the First Grade" at the Workers' Educational Institution - Beit Hinuch le'Yaldei ha'Ovdim. This was progressive education a long school day that ended at 4 p.m. we received a hot lunch and also did rotation kitchen duty. We studied academic subjects together with a great deal of art and physical labor in the fields of kibbutzim Kiryat Anavim or Ramat Rachel.


 * 4) When did you start doing things for Israel?**

It was during the Fourth Grade that I joined Bamahanot Ha'olim Youth Movement. From here on in, my life mission became clearer and clearer. we walked down alleyways where generals, leaders, prophets and judges walked I knew that I belong to this place and that this place belongs to me.


 * 5) How did you join the "Hagana"?**

One day, I was asked, "Are you willing to be inducted into the Haganah?"- "Ready!" "Ready to risk your life?"- "Of course!" "And if they told you right now, go up to Mt. Scopus through Sheikh Jarrakh Quarter, would you go?"- "I would go." Thus he was inducted into the Haganah. During the day,we work for the produce of the Land, drills and bringing transmissions to the commanders. At night we engaged in the most important work of all: pasting up handbills.


 * 6) What was your activity in the "Palmach"?**

In the "Palmach" I was a soldier, I fought against the Arabs and against the British. In the War of Independence, I was a platoon commander and the intelligence officer of the Palmach's Yiftah Bridage and fought in battle in the Beit Shean Valley, Mishmar Ha'emek and more place.


 * 7) How did you meet your wife?**

I met my wife in the "Palmach", she was a soldier in the Brigade Communication platoon for the "Palmach", and she was responsible to give messages to the officer. One day I asked her to stay, and she did stay – forever.


 * 8) Which campaign do you remember the most?**

I remember the campaign when I was in "tzanhanim" and one of my friend his name is- Yitzhak Jabely, be taken to the captivity of the Arabs, we know that we go to do everything to release him, we plan a plan to masquerade to the soldiers of the U.N that come to see the captivity and to take our friend. We did this but we didn't ask the because we afraid he refuse to our plan. So, we went to the plan and we steal tow cars, but they reveal us. When the Israeli army listen this they want to remove me from the army, I so afraid, the army is my dream, and I can't lose it, in the and my friends talk with the רמטכ"ל and he agree that I live the army for half year and after this I can to came back to the army.


 * 9) What the leader of Israel thought about Rechavam?**

They said all his life and after he died that he was sharp catching owner, attached in a goal, stubborn and he can to do all the job that they get him.

Rechavam with David Ben Goriyon

Rechavam with Yitzhak Rabin and Ezer Vizman


 * 10) Why did you decide to go to a politics?**

I decided to go to a politics because I saw the war with a Palestinians and I saw that a government does not have a normal idea, and because I have a idea: transfer for 2 a countries and I think that they become confused because they forgot what is a "Real Zionism".

My political party believed in a "Real Zionism". Its say 3 things that most important: immigration, settlement and defense of the Homeland .And we thinks so that solve a problem with a Arabic we need tot do a transfer. Transfer its mean separating between Israel and a Palestinians.
 * 11) What was a middle idea of your political party?**



12) What did you in "The Eretz Israel Museum"?

In 1981 Shlomo "Chich" Lahat, Mayor of Tel Aviv, asked me to direct the Museum that used to be a sleepy place .And because its something's that very important for me- I'm agree. I'm publicized the museum and I brought at him a exhibits and a new books. I very like the museum and his people.


 * 13) How did you murderd, and why?**

Gandi murdered because he was a Zionism Minster in Israel government and " A Hazit A Hmamht" want killed him so vengeance about a killing their leader. They kill him in 17/10/2001 in "Hyat Jerusalem" hotel when he was alone.

**__Speech:__**
Hello pupils, I am Yael Ze'evy and as you know I am Rehavam Ze'evyis wife. Today I want to tell to you about my husband his opinions and his deeds. But I think that I can to tell you about his goals from a more personal point of view, because in my opinion Gandy was a person that lived his goals in his life. Later I will tell about his life but now I want to ask you a question that will help you and me understand who Gandy was and how he can influence your life. What are you doing in your free time? What do you know about Israel? I think that you are like all children at this time in Israel… You go to school to learn like every one, you come back, eat, play on a computer, and go volunteer and maybe you are a counselor. I believe you have a lot to do and great activities to spend your time, and I believe you try to realize your principle but it is not the same things like our generation. Take for example, Gandy- Who I want to talk about. Gandy was born to Zionistic parents. He grew up in a home that was always busy loving Israel and doing for the country. All his childhood he was looking for information about Israel and how he could help the state. When he was in 11th grade he was asked if he was willing to be inducted into the Hagana and to risk his life, of course Gandy said, yes. There are many examples that describe his desire and enthusiasm. I just want to show you how much energy and vigor you have at your age. Later on Rehavam joined the Palmach and the Israel Defense Forces- he was one brilliant soldier and because of that he became an important commander. I don’t know if you know, but people said he was one of the bravest commanders in Israel Defense Forces. I'm telling you all this because I think that Gandy succeed his life because when he was a teenager he had aspiration and he didn’t stay silent and he did everything to fulfill them. For the end I want to tell you that you have lot of energy to fulfill your dreams and what you believe and I believe you are the generation of the future and you have a power to change the world. I hope Gandy will be in front your eyes and will teach you the write way.

Yours, Yael Zeevy.



__**Article:**__
Rehavam Amikam Zeevy born in 20/06/1926 in Yamin Moshe, Jerusalem. He was born to Zionist parents their he gots his opinions. His father Shlomo Zeevy was born in Poland and he ascent alone to Israel,there he joined Trompeldor and they paved a roads and build a kibbutz. His mother Mina was a daughter for famous family in Jerusalem that went outside from a wall. They recognized and they got married. They went to Yamin Moshe neighborhood because she was under a Arabic attacks. In is home he learned the Jews situation with a British and a Arabic, and he saw that his parents did a lot for the “Hagana” and for the land of Israel. His name gave him mission for his life as wall he knows that he needed re pair what the king rehavam did and to repair the world. He learned in a Gymnasia he loved learning about nature. In elementary school he was member in “Mahanot Olim”, and later he was inducted to “Hagana” where he worked in pasting fliers and in to be a runner. His studying in high school he finished in “Givat A Shlosh” in 1944 when he inducted to the “Palmach”. in the “Palmach”- his friends call him “Gandi”. He was in kibbutz Beit A Harava and in Hefziba from the "Palmach". In a kibbutz he work and learn to shoot and to fight, he be prominent in his leader ship. In the war of Independence he was information service leader in Yiftah divison. At the beginning of the State of Israel Rehavam joined the Defense Forces. Since that time, he received one job after another. He was an Officer in the Southern Command.

Rechavam prepared the first road map of the Negev’s major roads. During Rehavam’s stay at Kibbutz Ruhama in the Negev, he became acquainted with Yael Sela, from a pioneering family from Belarus who helped found Degania Bet. Yael was a soldier in the Brigade Communication platoon. They got married and named their children’s Yiftah- Palmach, sayyar- Binyamin, and daughters Metzada Tze’ela and Arava. “If we had another daughter”, Rehavam would say, “we would call her ‘Bik’a”. Rehavam was an officer of Battalion 13 of the Golani Brigade Later Gandhi was appointed Chief in the General Staff and head of Southern Command. He became head of the General Staff’s Division of Organization and Standards. Yitzhak Rabin wrote in 1950 about Gandi: “An individualist who digs deep with a sharp and rapid grasp. Suitable for any position he wants…” In mid- 1974 Gandhi resigned from the IDF. He was appointed advisor on terrorism to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s government, but resigned in 1976 following the agreement on separation of forces with Egypt. Now there was time for Gandhi to realize another of his great loves. In 1981 Shlomo “Chich” Lahat, Mayor of Tel Aviv, asked him to direct the Museum which was a very under used place. When he was asked why he decided to work in the museum, he said: “We did not succeed in inculcating a feeling that this is our Homeland in the next generation, in all senses of the word ‘Homeland’. I devoted years to the Eretz Israel Museum in Ramat Aviv, because I thought that it was my obligation to assist Israel’s educational system- youth and adults- in strengthening the bond to this land”. Rehavam Zeevy met with a lot of pepole with position, especially leaders, he knows how to respect everyone even they don`t have his idea, he met with main of the Arabic and he had many Arab friends. In 1988 Rehavam raised a political party and called it “Moledet” (Homeland), he hoped that with the political party he could develop the idea of “transfer”, Moledet got two mandates in the elections. In 1991, Rehavam was in the government of Yitzhak Shamir, in 1992 when Prime Minister Shamir started to participate in the Madrid Conference, Rehavam decided to leave the government. In March 2001, Rehavam joined Sharon’s government. He was the Minister of tourism there, but the bullet from the gun of the terrorists stopped everything, Rehavam was killed by tree assassinate terrorists in 17 October 2001.

Even though Rehavam is gone, he has left us with an amazing heritage. Rehavam was an amazing person that everyone can learn from, he dedicted his whole life to his country- Israel, it begin with the "Palmach" and continued with "Moledet", Rehavam contributed a lot of to our country and we can't forget this. We need to continue his way, and remember how much our country is important to us. יהי זיכרו ברוך.

__Rationale:__
We had chosen Rehavam Zeevy, because we wanted to do the work on a Jewish character and also a one from our time. We think Gandi is a very positive, an activity person and also a man with an ideology that he believes in it and he ready to work for it. We feel it's important to know more about him and about his Zionism thoughts, because this is a very important opinion that we connecting to it and today there aren't a lot of people that publishing that idea and doing it.

To our disappointed Gandy isn't mention in a lot of places and gatherings, and the Israelis people don't hear and don't know about him. Thus us the reason why it is important to us to build a web site on him. We hope a lot of people will learn from his modest way and will understand the life in the same way he understood it, and also take from the web site Gandy's way, hus vision and his work.

__Reflection:__
I learn from my project first, a lot of the special person- Rechavam and second I sea how people like Rechavam can go with his ideals and to realize theme. Since Rechavam was a little boy when he told to Osishkin that his come to repair what the king Rechavam damage and to be a good person. You can see that he know what he wants to do in his life, and he really did it. I learn from Rechavam to choose your way in your life, to see what is impotent to do and what are your ideals, and to realize them- like Rechavam that not only talks about his thinks and ideals or complain about the status on our Israel country, like a lot of people today, however he went and realizes them in deferent ways, he went to the “Hagana” and the “Palmach” since he was a young man and in the army he serves in senior duties, he build the political party- "Moladet" with the idea of the "transfer".

Rechavam is a example for me to person that understood that he need to donate to our country how much he can, and for this he dedicate his life. This I learn from him, to donate to our country from a real ideal that this is the only our country.

Yael.

__Bibliography:__
__**Hebrow** **:**__ /lexicon/heb/zeevi.htm[|www.knesset.gov.il] שנת עדכון: 2005

/show_item.asp[|www.palmach.org.il] תאריך כניסה: 29/11/2006

ששר, מיכאל. **__שיחות עם רחבעם גנדי זאבי__**. הוצאת ידיעות אחרונות- 1992, ירושלים. [|www.gandi.org.il] עדכון אתר: 27/11/2006 [|www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/archive.htm] משרדי ראש הממשלה, שנת עדכון: 2006 = =
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