Every person in the settlement had a job. You are invited to pass through the stations of their everyday life and feel the way of life in that time period. Since all the jobs were different, every person had their own tasks, so where you start does not matter .
Defense:
- Guard Tower (Climb it! ).
The tower was used as a lookout and communication post. To send a message to the settlers, the guard would speak through the pipe that goes down the side of the tower .In the field on the right near a small hill lived a band of about 400 Bedouins. Far off to the left there is a concrete tower on a large hill, which was built for the defense of the guards in the fields.
- The Stockade
The stockade was a double wall, about 1.6 meters high, filled with gravel to prevent bullets from penetrating. On one side of the stockade there is a large guard stand , which was also used as a barn. On the other side there is another stand .
Dining Room :
Between thirty and forty people used this room for meals and had communal discussions here (of course back then there were no air conditioners) . All the utensils were made of tin, and on every table there was just one knife for which you needed a lot of patience and cooperation.
Kitchen :
There was no tap water in the kitchen. Water was brought from a spring. Fresh food was brought from Kibbutz Beit-Alpha . Good food can be cooked with the small gas stove (primus).
Laundry Room / Showers :
For bathing the settlers mostly used the river, where the water is 81 F (28 C) degrees year-round . For laundry , they took water from the river and boiled it with the small gas stove (primus).
Living Quarters:
It was very hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Full cooperation was necessary as people worked by day and guarded the settlement at night. The items on the bed were used as protection against mosquitoes and the sticks were used for self-defense .
In the yard there are settlers' clothes and tools:
You may wear the clothes, feel the tools and travel 80 years back in time.