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The acceptance of a member into the order was done in a secret, festive ceremony, and the member swore to obey its laws and keep its existence secret. The language of the order was Hebrew. The basic unit was a ‘bureu’ of 5 members, headed by a leader and advisors. The center of “Bnei Moshe” was in Odessa, Russia. After a while it moved to Warsaw, Poland, and in 1893 it moved to Jaffa. The president was Aḥad Ha‘am; its director and head was Dr. Moshe Stein. | The acceptance of a member into the order was done in a secret, festive ceremony, and the member swore to obey its laws and keep its existence secret. The language of the order was Hebrew. The basic unit was a ‘bureu’ of 5 members, headed by a leader and advisors. The center of “Bnei Moshe” was in Odessa, Russia. After a while it moved to Warsaw, Poland, and in 1893 it moved to Jaffa. The president was Aḥad Ha‘am; its director and head was Dr. Moshe Stein. | ||
The members of “Bnei Moshe” were among the founders of the Rehovot settlement; among the founders of the first schools in the Diaspora and in Palestine, where the language of instruction was Hebrew; they founded cultural and literary enterprises - the influential monthly “HaShiloaḥ”, the Hebrew publishing houses “Aḥi’asaf”, “Toshiya” and more. In Jaffa, they established the first public school | The members of “Bnei Moshe” were among the founders of the Rehovot settlement; among the founders of the first schools in the Diaspora and in Palestine, where the language of instruction was Hebrew; they founded cultural and literary enterprises - the influential monthly “HaShiloaḥ”, the Hebrew publishing houses “Aḥi’asaf”, “Toshiya” and more. In Jaffa, they established the first public school where the language of instruction was Hebrew. | ||
Over the years, the president of “Bnei Moshe” was not satisfied with its achievements and proposed that the order be disbanded. With the founding of the Political Zionist Organization, the “Bnei Moshe” order disbanded in 1897. | Over the years, the president of “Bnei Moshe” was not satisfied with its achievements and proposed that the order be disbanded. With the founding of the Political Zionist Organization, the “Bnei Moshe” order disbanded in 1897. | ||
[[Category:Zionist organizations]] | [[Category:Zionist organizations]] |