This moshav was established in the north of Israel in 1936 and named in honor of Yechiel Michel Piness, a writer and a leader of the "Chovevei Zion" movement.

Inscribed on his monument in Jerusalem is a tribute to his pioneering role in settling Eretz Yisrael and his contribution to the revival of the Hebrew language.

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