I – Areas of Activity 1. Planning and conducting research projects related to the annals of Hashomer Hatzair, Kibbutz Artzi, Mapam and all other Jewish youth movements; 2. Publication of historical research , selected source material, and “Hashomer Hatzair Histories” in various countries; 3. Publication of the “Mifneh” journal jointly with “Yad Tabenkin”. 4. Study days open to the public; 5. Backing and advisory services to Movement institutions, kibbutzim and individuals; 6. Guidance to researchers, students, and twelfth graders; 7. Cultivation of contacts with academic institutions in Israel and abroad.

II- Research Projects 1. “Hashomer Hatzair” in Poland and Galicia, from the founding of the movement up to World War II. Books written by Prof. Matityahu Mintz, the late Prof. Zvi Lamm, and David Zait, Ph.D. are part of this project. The concluding book by Eli Tzur, Ph.D. published jointly with the Ben-Gurion Heritage Center in Sdeh Boker appeared in 2006. This research has sealed the series. 2. Revival of the youth movements and the path of Holocaust survivors in the years 1944-1948. A research project conducted jointly by Yad Ya'ari, Yad Tabenkin, Lochamei Hageta'ot, Moreshet, Massua, and the Religious Kibbutz Movement. The research projects of Menahem Weinstein, Ph.D., Hanna Shlomi, Yehoakim Kochavi, and Yoel Roseman were published in this framework. Miri Freilich, Ph.D. is currently doing research on the revival of Zionist youth movements in Poland following World War II in Poland. 3. Hashomer Hatzair Movement in Israel. Project for the documentation, research, and publication of the history of Hashomer Hatzair in Israel. A public committee to coordinate the project is being organized. 4. The Kibbutz and Israeli Society. Participating in the project are: Yad Ya'ari, Yad Tabenkin, the Institute for Research on the Kibbutz of Haifa University and the Ben-Gurion Heritage Center in Sdeh Boker. The program: the initiation of research, study days and publications on the subject. Research on the kibbutz contribution to and involvement in the cultural life of the country is currently in process. 5. Study of Hashomer Hatzair in Latin America (South America). Research and documentation of the subject is in process. 6. The Life, Achievements and Legacy of Mordechai Shenhavi - documentation and written biography. The project has been carried out by the late David Zait, Ph.D. and Yizhar Ben-Nachum, Ph.D. The first section of the biography was published in 2005. 7. The Biography of Meir Yaari. Research and biography - Aviva Halmish Ph.D. 8. Hashomer Hatzair in Poland after WWII Research by Eli Tzur, Ph.D. 9. Historical Review of Kibbutz Architecture A research by Muki Tzur and Yuval Danieli 10. The Life and Art of Natan Rapoport A critical biography of the famous Holocaust sculpture by Batia Doner

III Pending Publications of Yad Ya'ari 1. The Life and Legacy of Mordechai Shenhavi - part 2 (Yizhar Ben-Nachum). 2. The Biography of Meir Yaari (Aviva Halmish). 3. The Biography of Natan Rapoport (Batia Doner). 4. Hashomer Hatzair in Eygpt (Ruth Kimchi). 5. The Ideological Consolidation of Hashomer Hatzair in Poland and Galicia 1927-1939 (David Argaman). 6. Kibbutz Architecture - Mistetzkin Book (Muki Tzur and Yuval Danieli). 7. Hakibbutz Hartzi and the Security of Israel 1930-1947 (Yair Shpigel). 8. Memories from the kibbutz Education System (Nira Eshel). 9. Resorces for the Study of Hashomer Hatzair History - booklets 9 and 10 (Y-Yaari staff).

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