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Irgun Bogrei Habonim would be, so I looking for an even greater paid-up
wonder, who these chaverim were, and for membership to ensure the continued solvency
those still with us, maybe we could re-affirm of all our activities. We have reached half the
our common bond by again meeting together target for the digitization project and are
and sharing our mutual experiences. looking forward to a second day at the
th
1979 – Garin Gimmel at Habonim 50 Reunion
"We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders archives in the autumn to get some more of
of giants. We see more, and things that are them darn staples out. Please help us up and
more distant, than they did, not because our over the hill to reach the final target. The
sight is superior or because we are taller than infrastructure for a modern History of
they, but because they raise us up, and by Habonim is being laid, led by Stephen
their great stature add to ours." Adapted from Kliner. Following an arbitration under the
early texts by the 12th century theologian and auspices of the then chairman of the Jewish
author John of Salisbury Agency, Bougie Herzog, an agreement for a
modus vivendi to work together between
Living with Corona is also our present
adopted mission. The Iton, Newsletter and Habonim-Dror Olami and the English-
International Zoom Chugei Bayit are of speaking movements has been reached. We
course not affected by corona and have wish it much success.
played an important role in keeping us in
touch and together. We are optimistically Like branches on a tree, we all grow in
laying down the plans for an overnight different directions, but our roots remain the
February/March 2022. Meanwhile a one-day same. (anon)
Friday picnic and get together for all
chaverim and spouses at a National Park is in Chazak Ve’Ematz,
the works for October. More chaverim have Barry Coleman, Chairman
paid subs this year than in the past, but we are
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