At the beginning of the 20th century the color, green, was absent from the view of Palestine. The Zionist Movement decided to begin a forestation operation that the Jewish National Fund (JNF) would carry out. Contributions for the planting of trees were collected from Jews all over the world. The first forest to be planted was the Hulda Forest in 1904, after Theodor Herzl's death and it was named after him. In 1909 a beautiful farm was built in Hulda, known today as "Herzl House". The workers who planted the forest lived there. At first they planted olive trees that did not grow well in the soil, so they decided to plant other trees such as almond, pine, cypress and carob trees. World War I severely damaged the farm and the workers. After it ended, groups of pioneers settled in Hulda and turned the place into an educational farm. Mainly pine trees were planted in the forest, and they did well. The rampages of 1929 did not spare the isolated farm. An Arab attack led to the death of Efraim Chisik, who had come to help protect the farm. In 1937, a stone sculpture was situated in the forest to commemorate Efraim Chisik and his sister Sara, who had been killed in the defense of Tel-Hai. Today the forest is managed by the JNF and the renovated farmhouse has become a museum.