The Dovecote is also designated as a heritage site in Israel
Click for sign's details, and was photographed on the same day by the same photographer
Click for a larger image On the wall of the Dovecote is another sign, with a quote from the writer Meir Shalev:
"After a letter brought by a dove, the sender and the recipient will never again agree to settle for any other postman.
Nothing can compare to its sending, its disappearance from the eyes that follow, its appearance - at that very moment - to the eyes that wait."
Meir Shalev, "Dove and Boy"
The sign was photographed by the same photographer on the same day
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
Preservation of the Pigeon House The Historical Pigeon House
The dovecote House During Its Years of Operation
The dovecote House was built in 1948 based on an American military dovecote and was operated by the IDF Signal Corps until 1953. This dovecote replaced the postal pigeon house of the "Hagana" and the Palmach, which had operated on the kibbutz since 1940.
Before preservation, neglect
For years, the building stood ruined and abandoned. In 2008, the importance of preserving the dovecote was first discussed by members of the Palmach Photo Archive and members of Kibbutz Givat Brenner.
The conservation process
In 2014, the dovecote began to be restored and physically preserved.
The dovecote serves as a reminder of the disappearing culture of raising and training carrier pigeons, as a memory of the battle heritage of the members of Kibbutz Givat Brenner and the activities of the pigeons who maintained contact with the remote settlements.
In 2015, the dovecote was repopulated with carrier pigeons and a historical display was inaugurated. With its restoration, the coop serves as a national heritage site
[Diagram]
The structure of the dovecote
1. Warehouse and operations 2. A dovecote for ill pigeons 3 active dovecote rooms 4. Mesh cages in front of the dovecote
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