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on shlichut for the BBYO. We left In my years in the movement, I learned
Machanayim for Kfar Hanassi in 1987, and numerous skills that helped me all through
in 1989, we moved to Katsrin. Up until our my life, especially from the Madrichim
retirement, Menachem and I were both full- Course, Hachsharat Noar and Hachshara.
time teachers. We founded, produced and Once, at the end of a wonderful international
directed the Jacob’s Ladder Festival for 43 Jacob’s Ladder Festival, a visitor from
years, and Covid permitting will continue to abroad came over to ask me how I learned to
do so. organise a festival so successfully.
I smiled and said, I am a graduate of
Habonim.
Big thanks to Barry Coleman, Stan
Tannen, Gill Bentov, Shelley Yavetz and
George Yigal Levine who helped me with
some of the memories.
Menachem and Yehudit
1962 Leeds/Bradford Habonim Harewood weekend camp. From left: Raymond Coleman, Viv (Layton) Davies,
Mike Arbel (Abels), Yehudit (Clynes) Vinegrad, Estelle (Miller) Lewis, Norma (Chellone) Jacobs, Suzanne
Simons, Sylvia Pucatsch. The photographs from Leeds in this article are by David A.Young
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