Hania Rabinov was born in 1910 in the city of Pinsk, which then belonged to Poland and today to Belarus. She was born into an established Hasidic Jewish family. In her youth she joined the local branch of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement, where she was exposed to the ideas of Zionism, equality and partnership, which ignited her heart, and led her to realize them several years later by immigrating to Eretz Israel and establishing a kibbutz.
She went through the First World War, the plague of “Spanish influence” in 1918, studied at the “Tarbut” gymnasium, and at the end she chose to study at the University of Grenoble, France. At the age of 20, after the first year of school, Hania left the university and the comfortable life, and chose to immigrate to Eretz Israel with her friends, despite the opposition of her parents.
She married the late Ephraim Rabinov, and the two who came up together worked on paving roads, in the orchards, were part of the group formed since 1930 in the city of Rishon Lezion, practicing kibbutz life, and waiting until the land purchase was arranged far away in the Jordan Valley. On the rigid land as part of the construction of wall and tower settlements.
In the kibbutz she held a number of positions. She worked in a vegetable garden, in a vineyard, in education, was the kibbutz secretary, and for 45 years worked in accounting. She was an active and opinionated friend, leading a completely independent life until beyond the age of 100, including cycling and getting to the dining room.
In recent years, Rabinov has lived in Beit Hadar – the nursing home on the kibbutz, where she was treated with great respect, participated in meals and some of the activities. She received regular visits from her son and grandchildren.
The Kibbutz Sha’ar HaGolan paid tribute to her and said that, “She is the last founder of our kibbutz. Idealistic young people, pioneers, who dreamed of immigrating to Eretz Israel and establishing a kibbutz, believed in getting up and doing it.” The shofar, does not caress their head for the winter. ”
Hania Rabinov is survived by a son, Amnon, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. R.I.P.