May 11: Judy Cherney e-mail change: My e-mail address has changed. New email jcherney@attbi.com 
(old e-mail- jcherney@rcsis.com )

Nov 28:  Roger Lurie:   Please include me on the volunteer list  - my e-mail address is rduncanl@hotmail.com.  I am living in Yellow Springs Ohio and have three kids, Anna 18,  Tatiana 16, and Joe 14.  I spent about 10 years as an organic vegetable farmer, and am currently (almost 12 years) an independent carpenter, specializing in old home renovations and remodeling. 

Nov 24: John Nova Lomax  jlomaxtx@earthlink.net  Hello,    I was on the kibbutz from November 1993 to March 1994 with my then-girlfriend-now-wife Jacqueline Wallace.  After the kibbutz we traveled in Eastern Europe for a few months before working our way back to Jacq's home in Lancashire and eventually my home country of America. We lived in Nashville for two years, where we had a son-- John Henry Lomax, who is now five.   In late 1997 we moved to Houston, where we reamin to this day. Jacqueline is attending the University of Houston and I am the Music Editor at the Houston Press.

Oct 14: Shalom, My name is Allen  Ozer I was a vol.  on Kfar Blum Two times.I have a distance relative on the kibbutz. His name is Yoram Fisher. You can reach me at my email name is allenozer@aol.com   and I will respond to you. I would like to hear from anyone there.  Shalom  Allen

September 9: Hi my name is Stuart Boyle i was on Kfarblum at various times from 86- 89 & would love to hear from volunteers who were on Kfarblum at these times especally KATJA BJORK  does anyone know of her? please all drop me a line Stuart  stuartboyle@hotmail.com 

MAY 2001

What a great idea! I am Morten Sorensen- volunteer 11/88-9/89. Blovstrod, Denmark. Married exAmer. classnik, Lisa Walcoff, who lived on KB and was a soldier.  We now live in the U.S. and have twin one-year-old boys. e-mail: soren@erols.com 

APRIL 2001  

April 27: My name is Sherrill Margalit (Neate).  I was a volunteer on Kfar Blum from May 1989 - October 1990.  I arrived with Claire (from UK) and shared a room with Carina Lutmer (from Tasmania) who I would love to hear from.  I mainly worked in the guest house and in the dining room/kitchen.  During my stay I met Nimrod Margalit, who was a kibbutznik/soldier and moved into his wooden shack by the Jordan River.  
        From 1992-1998 we lived in Israel (near Tel Aviv) and now live in London with our 3 year old son.  We're still in touch with lots of kibbutz members, but I lost touch with most of the volunteers I knew.
           I would like to hear from any volunteers who remember me, including; Vera, Martha and Moren (Norway),  Fiona, Roni, Anne, Nikki, Dick, and Clark (UK), Maxine (Tasmania) Catya, Metta, Carolina Hartman-Hammer (Denmark) and Louis (Spain).  Email me (or Nimrod) at sherrillmargalit@hotmail.com. 

April 25: My name is Alex Thomson from Scotland. I  was in Kfar Blum from August 97 until April 98. My Email is TThms551@aol.com 

April 16: Mark Born, 1995-1996 from ??? shavixmir@hotmail.com  Hi. I'm not exactly sure which year I was a volunteer. Probably due to beer. It was the year that the Hezbullah did the 2 week attack in the March/April. though. I think it was 95/96. Tami was the Volly leader. The Gimp was there, so was Joey (wild thing) and James. my name is Mark v.d. Born. Excellent little page....I'll pass it on to Joey and the Gimp! Cya 

April 15:  Jakob Mohrsen Kjær mohrsen@hotmail.com 

April 11: (Oskar Nordström) F0ONm@utb.nassjo.se HI A great page , was a volunteer between 2/2000-5/2000 , I traveled together with my friend Andreas. I met a lot of nice friend most from South Africa ( 15 of 30 voluntere were from South Africa ), and Aussies  but also a beautiful girl from Holland, a crazy freshman and miss all my kibbutz budies.  Thanks for the word  Oskar Nordstrom remember it's all fucked up.......

April 8: Hi. My name is Mark Stackpool from Sydney. I was there November 1986 - April 1987 and had the time of my life. Wilst there I met Marie (Mia) Engelholm from Sweden. Marie and I have been married for almost 6 years now. We have a beautiful daughter named Isabelle who is almost 3 years old now. Thanks Kfar Blum !!!!!! Does the Galil Elyon Rugby team still exist at Kfar Blum ? Our email address is stackpool@hotline.net.au Regards Mark & Mia

MARCH 2001 

March 30: Carl-Magnus Forsberg: Hi, Nice with a site like this. I'm a former volunteer who spent 6 months on Kfar Blum in 1987, February-August, and a month, July, in 1988. I've been thinking of going back to visit, as a tourist, a thousands of times but there is never the right time.:-) My name is Carl-Magnus Forsberg and I am 34 years old and live in Stockholm, Sweden. My e-mail address is Carl-magnus.forsberg@capanova.se  or charlesmagnus@hotmail.com. Regards, Carl-Magnus

March 29: Ian Roxburgh I am delighted to have discovered your website. I spent approximately 5 very interesting and happy weeks as a volunteer at Kfarblum from 8/9/80. It is hard to believe that nearly 21 years has passed by for me since then. All I have left from that time are memories and some old super 8 cine film I took.I'm afraid i can't remember anyone elses name who was there all those years ago  but i remember them all when i get out the old projector occasionally. I used  to live in London in those days,but now i live in Lancashire, England. Shalom! Ian Roxburgh Hammerzrox@aol.com 

March 20: jonathantemplar@hotmail.com (chris) Greetings all, How got hings in the land of kfar? All is well with me,still in this cold infested country they call England.Anyways just wanted to say high and see how you's were doing. Take care Chris (suff african

March 19: Jim Barlow. Hello, and thanks for the web site that invites Kfar Blum Ulpan members. My name is Jim Barlow, I went to Israel between my junior and senior year of agricultural school in California to take a rest from school and to make my own study of both international agriculture and Middle East political science. I could have been a volunteer, but chose the Ulpan program, even though I am not Jewish and had no intention of living in Israel, so that I could come to understand the people, culture and history from inside the Hebrew language. 
     I was in the Ulpan class of October 1970 to May of 1971 when I was 21 and 22 years old. I met fabulous people in my group and among the Kibbutzniks and have clear memories of the whole experience as if 
it was only a few years ago. I now live in Gilroy, California, near San Jose, and my email is jim@soilweb.com 
In regard to finding everyone who was a volunteer on in the Ulpan, have you tried to get the original rosters of past groups from Kfar Blum  administration archives? Shalom for now, Jim Barlow, President Soilweb.com, Inc.

March 18: My name is Neil Humpage and I am from England. I was on Kfar Blum from November 1995 to May 1996, and from March 1997 until September 1997. I worked in the Volly office as the assistant volunteer leader. First with Tami and then with Eddi. Volunteers who were on the kibbutz the first time I was there will also know me as Phil, at that time I shared room 13 with Marco from Australia.My e-mail is: neil.humpage@virgin.net  If there are any old Vols out there that remember me please get in contact. All the best and shalom, Neil.

March 17: My name is Lila Lebowitz and I was a volunteer on Kfar Blum from May 1974-September 1974.I'm from New York and my email address is LJLBPL@aol.com  I'm still in touch wiith Yehudith Hameri who was the volunteer coordinator when I was there and I would love to hear from anyone who has as fond memories of Kfar Blum as I do. Shalom, Lila 

March 16: From: shanekelsey@msn.com  (Shane Kelsey) Greetings! I spent the summer of 1991 at kibbutz Kfar Blum. I was there about 7 weeks. I was travelling with an Aussie named Clive Cromar, electrical engineer extraordinaire. I was a 23 year old, freshly separated from the U.S. Air Force and a stint setting up tents in Turkey for Operation Desert Storm. Israel was the high point of my 4 month trip, and kibbutznic Ilinit Langberg the high point of Kfar Blum. 

March 7: Matty Suthers - England - tarq440@excite.com  Hi there, Just an email to tell you I volunteered on Kfar Blum from June 1997 till December 1997. It was quite possibly the best thing i have ever done. i am sure a few of the kibbutz members will remember me. specally a guy called noam (he was a guy with curly hair and glasses!!
it was the best time ever. I got lumbered in the kitchen for 6 months . haha it was ace also haddas. I hope she members me too. Contact me back [please and can you put my detials on the board please. Thank you Matty Suthers. 

March 2:  Hi, my name is June Derlachter and I was a volunteer on the kibbutz somewhere in 1993 for a few months. I used to work in the children's house and in the kitchen and in the home of a kibbutz member who (bless his soul) died after a terrible bout with cancer. I have some great memories from that place (like when this American chick freaked out and her aunt had to fly in and pick her up. Thanks. June. rubenandjune@hotmail.com  

FEBRUARY 2001

Feb: 21 - My name is Caroline White carpetcal@hotmail.com  from England and was first on the Kibbutz in Feb 1999 for over 8 months as the lifeguard then returned last summer for several weeks. 
   Just to let you know some news, last summer I was accepted on scholarship to the Hebrew university of Jerusalem for an intensive Ulpan and I am still studying Hebrew in Manchester university in the Uk.  My next visit to Israel will be in June when I will be unofficially making Aliya (!) as I shall be staying Haifa for a year and a half as a compulsary part of my degree course.  I then have to return to manchester for a year after that and then I shall officially be making Aliya! I would just like to say that my experience at Kfar Blum was life changing: my whole path of life has changed and two years ago I would not have even dreamed of speaking fluent Hebrew today, and that is partly due to the kindness of some Kibbutz members who really helped me.  I had always dreamed of making Aliya but my long experience at Kfar Blum reaffirmed all wishes to make the move.I hope to hear from you soon, and please pass on greetings particularly to Eddie Stern, the family Israeli (Noam) and to Amitai Rubin. Thanks Caroline White

Feb supercoolking@hotmail.com  (Vince Stendardo)
Hey there, I was on kfar blum from Feb 1993 to May 1993. My name is Vince Stendardo and I live in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.; My email is supercoolking@hotmail.com; Nice site, too bad more people don't know about it but hopefully with time.;By the way, I was on with Rory Gardner, we were roomates actually, and he was there in 1993 not 1992.

Feb 14: From: riina.benizri@kesko.fi  (Benizri Riina)
First time for me to send anything, anyway. Greetings from cold winter FINLAND!!! I was there 1998, is there anyone who know me? Write me, pleace! I miss that time a lot. riina.benizri@falcksecurity.fi 
Or is it "com I want to here from Marian, she is student in university, she lives in "pisa".

Feb 5: JOHNNY WALLMAN, GARIN NESHER...LIVED ON KFAR BLUM FROM MAY 1984 TILL 1987....WE ARE HOPING TO FORM A RE-UNION FOR NESHER MEMBERS SOMETIME NEXT YEAR....WE NEED TO TRACE YAEL HALEIVI,JANET ALEXANDER,LAURA,KENNY,& YAFFA WEINER Thanks.
johnny.wall@btinternet.com  

Feb 1: Hello, I am John Lomax, and I was on Kfar Blum with my girlfriend Jacqueline Wallace from November 93 to February 94. I am from Texas and Jacqueline is from Preston, Lancs. We are now married, with a 4 year-old son and living in Houston, Texas. John Lomax jlomaxtx@earthlink.net 

Feb 1: frits_craandijk@hotmail.com  (Frits) Hello there, nice to see something i have missed for a long time!!!!!!!
my name is Frits Craandijk i am living at the moment in Switzerland but use to live in Holland, i have been in Kfar blum from September `82 until July 83`and from Januar `84 until July ``84 Great to see you Frits

JANUARY 2001

January 25: Ciao my name is Daniele and I was in Kfar Blum from june 96 until august 96...I want to salute all the people that were there, specially Justin Le Roux, Paul Des Fontaines and all the others...please email me if you remember the little crazy italian guy. I also want to salute a girl Adash ( I hope the name is correct) a very pretty israely girl from the Kibbutz. Leone Daniele -Italy-Florida Aosta77@aol.com 

Jan 24:  hanjoya@hanmail.net (±ÇÇÑÁ¶) Hi..I'm the one of volunteer who miss the memories of kibuttz. I found your web site. when I was thinking of kfar blum and I found some of name which I can still draw their face in my thought.let me tell you my information. My name is Kwon Han-jo. well known 'Joe from dinning hall.' and my e-mail address is hanjoya@hanmail.net  I'm from Korea,South. I was there from september to november 1998 

January 14:  Hi,  My name is Neil Roberts I was on KfarBlum as a volunteer working as a life guard with a guy called Serge from 1983 to 1984 - a long time ago!.... I would love to hear from you and what is happening on the kibbutz. Cheers!! sneil.roberts1@tinyworld.co.uk  

Jan 12: My name is John Wender ( johnwender@yahoo.com  )
I was at Kfar Blum from sept '77 to april '78. I ran the "machsan yaledim", amongst other tasks.   I would love to locate other Kfar Blum Mitnadvim from that era.

Jan 4:  My name is Raymond O' Grady. I lived on K.B. from June 82 to Jan 83. I got to know some members just two  come to mind,Gabby and Martin who was from Sth Africa.Together we played rugby for Kiryat Shomona on K.B. Other volunteers,Erica a.k.a .korky James from Scotland,the two Ingas from Holland,Inga from Germany, Anders and his friend from Sweden and not forgetting Vernon and the boys from Brighton England. stephen.r@unison.ie

DECEMBER 2000

Dec 26: Shalom!I was a volunteer at Kfar Blum about 10 years ago (1990/91). My name is Daniel Ravasz and I`m a Hungarian and German citizen, currently living in Fribourg, Switzerland. I treasure this time very deeply in my heart, for I had a wonderful time here. Since I was only 16 I might have been the youngest. I worked in the kitchen, in the pool and in the garden next to the hotel. There was a little bench outside, next to the kitchen, just at the road to the volunteer housing area. Sitting there at night and looking at the stars was heaven. Sharing moments with friends. I had a good relationship to some members, such as my friend Amitais grandparents ( Sundek (?) Family ) and Nili Porat. I wish I could go back and meet all of them again, and myself as well, someone who was less bitter than. Well I might have forgotten some of the names, but not the warmth that was present. So wishing you well and maybe until someday. 
Thanks, Daniel Ravasz e-mail: danrav@lycos.com 

Dec 12 - 

Dec 5: Greetings:   I am Tom Hill from the US. I was in the Ulpan program at Kfar Blum around July 75 till Jan 76. I can remember a few of the vounteer and ulpan students like Dennis, and his sister, Yoshi from Japan, Stuart, Ben (who hated the smokers), Brendon (the other gingi). I manged to contact Stuart Branhandler from Chicago a few years ago but we lost touch again. Hope to hear from some of the others Tom THill@co.monroe.pa.us 

NOVEMBER 2000

Nov 26: Rory Gardner South Africa. I was on Kibbutz Kfar Blum from February 1992 - June 1992 (with Colin Hurwitz who I see is on your list) . e-mail - roryg@cashandcarry.co.za  Could you tell me where I could get hold of Lee Criden who used to live on the kibbutz and work in the guest house. thanks

November 18: Bruce Meshwork, Volunteer 1973-1974 Currently Los Angeles: BOMBOLEI@AOL.COM  Having been at Kfar Blum in 1973, including the Yom Kippur War and the "mini" war of attrition afterwards, I find my thoughts going back to that time because of the current events in Israel. The only written record I have from that time are a few letters home (including one that I was in the middle of writing just as a flight of Syrian Migs flew over and all hell broke loose) Does anybody who was on Kfar Blum have a journal or diary they kept during that war? I would be interested in reading such an account.Thanks Bruce Meshwork Bombolei@aol.com

    I'm Beatriz Presser. I was in the Ulpan from Dec. 1972 - June 1973. I then married a kibbutznik - Ofer and lived on the Kibbutz for a few years. We now live in New York. We have two grown daughters and have recently visited Kfar Blum. So if anyone has any questions about the Kibbutz now you can e-mail me at: beapres@aol.com 

   Mitch Gerber This is a terrific Web site to come upon. I'm glad you're taking the considerable initiative to create it.    I was on Kfar Blum from June 1973 through January 1974. That was a pretty vivid time, and the experience still means a lot to me. Heck, more than a lot, but it'd take tears and laughter as well as words to describe what I mean.    Anyway, I'm originally from Buffalo (that's what got me to Kfar Blum in the first place -- to visit neighbors who'd made aliyah), and now live in Rockville, Md.  I'd have a thousand questions for anyone who's been to Kfar Blum since my time there. (The most important one is, What became of Yehuda Shagam, the coordinator of volunteers?)    Thanks again for your work on this site. I'm glad it's here. Best, Mitch Gerber gerber@chronicle.com      

       November 3: From Tom Witt: I was in the Kfar Blum ulpan from July 1974 to January l975. I've heard from a few of my old ulpan or volunteer friends over the years.    Here is the latest information I have. My old ulpan boss, Tova Ben David, and her husband Mark Cohen settled in the Atlanta area and have 2 sons. Eric and Barbara Hall got married in l976 and live in Philadelphia. They have 2 daughters. Eli(Geer)Maner married a teacher at the Wright State, in Dayton, Ohio. Linda (Bardon) Cain got married and lives in Cincinnati. Her husband is a lawyer. Sheila (Friedlander) Birkett is married and lives in Otego, in western New York State. Gail Konig, last I heard, was still living in Brooklyn, New York. Bruce Armstrong runs his own business back home in Byron, Illinois.
       Ross Clayton, Ricky Phillip, and Vivienne Constad all are living and working in England. For quite a while Ross worked for The Economist magazine. Now I think he has his own firm. Vivienne has been involved in the clothing industry.Howard Berkowitz got married, spent some time in the Navy, and now lives in New Jersey. Rosalind (Daufman)Luper is married and living in England. Gaye Willis is a nurse in Australia. Yasuko and Naoki Kato now have 3 kids and live in Japan. Their oldest daughter Yuki is attending college in California.
     As for me; after I came back from Israel in l975, I spent the next 6 years in the Navy. Most of the time I was the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.In l978, the Nimitz made a port visit to Haifa, and I was able to go back to Kfar Blum for a visit.
      Oh, before I forget; last time I heard from my old roommate, Philip Lamptey, he was working in the cattle and livestock business back home in Ghana. Last time I heard from former kibbutz member Wendy Perell, she had been traveling quite a bit. She spent some time working at a hotel in the Northwest territories of Canada, and also had jobs in New Zealand and a few other places. I hope this information is helpful. I don't have any e mail addresses for the folks I listed, except Eli Maner. But I do have regular mail addresses for most of them. If there are any that would like, please let me know.  ( Tom Witt...Middletown, Connecticut)

OCTOBER 2000

October 9: 2000 Myself (Steven Bester) and my brother (Marc) were volunteers on this fantastic kibbutz, and would like get in touch with many of the ex volunteers of the time we spent there ( +- April 94 - oct 94). A few of the volunteers names were, Gerry (Ireland) Meg Isemonger (Australia) Wellington Sheck ( NZ) Tinus (SA) Patrick (SA) Iain (Zimbabwe) Gizelle (sa) Russel "the love muscle" (sa)  We are from South Africa, and have shared our kibbutz stories with ppl we meet, and a few have all ready been to visit Israel and the Kibbutzim. I'm also looking for email addresses of the youngsters who where on the kibbutz, Hadas & co. If you wish to contact me, My email address is mailto: stevenb@mdd.co.za  (try this first) or alternatively try my hotmail address @ mailto:stevieb2000@hotmail.com.   Thank you Steven Bester

October, 2000:  Peter Davidson I spent three memorable years on Kfar Blum in Garin Nesher.  I arrived in May 1984 was in the NAHAl for one and a half years and left the kibbutz for Tel Aviv in 1987.  I would be interested in hearing from  old friends and members of the garin.Shalom to everyone,Peter Davidson pitaeata@aol.com