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To celebrate its 90th anniversary, Habonim Dror
South Africa have been holding weekly virtual
gatherings of former and current Habonim
chaverim (members) from around the world.
Presenters have been chosen from the plethora of
former Habonim members that are leaders in their
field, and have been sharing photos, reminisces,
even jokes and skits that they might have
performed aside a campfire many years ago. Titled
Habonim Engaging in Dialogue (HED), we publish
the notes of a recent talk by Benzi Segal, where he
talks about his time in the movement in the
historic world-shifting period of the 1960’s.

The Sixties by Benzi Segal

This photo (see above) was taken in May 2015
when over 200 graduates of South African
Habonim gathered together on Kibbutz Tzora to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of their Aliyah to
Israel. The common and unifying factor of all of
these people was their membership of Habonim in
South Africa during a most turbulent time – the