Page 13 - Issue 18

The Working Youth is still working

NOAL has significantly widened its scope from just
the working-class youth, but at the same time, it
has never let that focus flag. As the movement’s
60th anniversary song goes, “the working youth is
still working, still hasn’t laid down its tools.”

Elishai Elimelech, 17, is a student at Amal Ramat
David School, a vocational school which is
affiliated with the Israeli Air Force, and an active
member of the school’s NOAL chapter. He
explains how he
and his friends
recently
renovated the
ken building in
the nearby town
Migdal Haemek
to serve the
local children. Elishai Elimelech, 17, Kiryat Ata

“I love this movement that has opened a door for
me to change,” Elimelech said “I’ve met new
people who gave me confidence, developed my
creativity and helped me form new social
connections.”

"To be a member of a ken is to see your youth
leaders all the time," continued Elimelech. "There is
always activity, there are always meetings. There is
someone to turn to and someone to talk to.”