![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tens of books followed, adventures in the young State of Israel (established in 1948) and in later times, a total of 44 Hasamba books written until the author died in 1994. The first book, about the group establishment and their initial adventures during the British mandate in Israel was Hasamba – Havurat sod muchlat be hechlet (Hasamba – The Absolutely Absolute Secret Group). The series, by Yigal Mossinson, was first published in 1950 and was extremely popular (over a million copies sold in Israel "national acclaim" ), and a model for many children at that time for courage and conduct. The main character, the handsome leader Yaron Zahavi, was inspired by Yaron London, now a well known Israeli journalist, and the son of a famous Israeli actor, and the other characters, like "Tamar", "Fat Ehud", "Skinny Uzi", or "Menashe the Yemeni" and others, were created based on the children of Kibbutz Na'an (and to whom the books were dedicated: "To the children of Na'an, the yellow (blond), the black, and the red-headed"), where the author, Yigal Mossinson, lived from 1938 to 1950.Īlso the enemies are people with names and characters, like the antisemitic British police detective sergeant Jack Smith aka the "Red beetle", the dangerous thief Elimelech Zurkin, and the ruthless mercenary-saboteur Nazi Von-Bilov. Yaron London, the inspiration for the character Yaron Zahavi This includes the Electric cave, an intelligent robot, "Zagloba," that helps the group in some adventures, a laser rifle, and more ( Yigal Mossinson himself was the inventor of patents). High-tech inventions, sometimes preceding the technology available when written about, plays role in the stories. Their secret meeting place is a real location in Tel Aviv, known as "The Electric Cave", which upon returning from a long stay abroad, the author discovered to be destroyed for the sake of building the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel. Though not always with a happy end: Two of the first-generation heroes, Eliahu Hermon and Refael Kaduri die, sacrificing their lives for important causes. They fight them, occasionally become captives, but outsmart the enemies and get free, sometimes with help of allies, and finally win. In the books they face dangerous and smart enemies. Years later Yaron and Tamar get married, and their son Uri joins Hasamba in book number 25. In later books (where they are supposed to be much older) they are replaced by the younger Yoav Tzur and his deputy, Rachel. Yaron Zahavi (the handsome guy) and his deputy, Tamar (the pretty girl), are the first leaders of Hasamba. It emphasizes kindness, good behavior, loyalty, friendship, dedication, courage, and love to Israel. Though suspenseful, the writing is entertaining, with humor, as well as with related science, history, and trivia information, provided by knowledgeable participating characters. The group has taken active part in the wars of Israel during the period the series has been written (until 1994). It became the most popular series of pocket books ever written in Israel (over a million copies sold), and part of the Israeli culture.Ī group of girls and boys set up a secret society called "Hasamba" their adventures take place, first during the British Mandate and the struggle for statehood of Israel, and then as they battle their country's enemies: infiltrators, spies, criminals and other offenders. Subsequent books revolve around assisting the security forces, including the IDF, against Israel's external and internal enemies. The stories are a chronicle of the heroic exploits of a group of children from Tel Aviv as they assist the underground Haganah in its struggle for Israeli statehood against the British. "The Absolutely Absolute Secret Group") is a series of children's adventure novels written by Yigal Mossinson. Hasamba (or Chasamba, Hebrew: חסמבה, an acronym for חבורת סוד מוחלט בהחלט Havurat Sod Muchlat Behechlet lit. ![]()
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