Kibbutz Yad Mordechai Museum

Yad Mordechai is a kibbutz (agricultural commune) in southwestern Israel between Ashkelon and Gaza, founded in 1943 and named after Mordechai Anilevich, one of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Yad Mordechai is a unique place known for its rich history. In 1948 there were fierce battles between the Israeli and Egyptian armies.

The Kibbutz Museum “From Catastrophe to Revival” is dedicated to the history of the Kibbutz and the tragedy of the Jewish state. The museum traces the flow of events that happened to the Jewish people in the Diaspora and in Israel in the first half of the twentieth century.

In the kibbutz still preserved trenches and bunkers, in which a relatively small Israeli detachment fought the Egyptians. The squad was surrounded, besieged and suffered huge losses. Today in Yad Mordechai, the scene of the battle of the War of Independence is reproduced here. It's also part of the museum.