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Over a period of several months before was subsequently named ‘Trumpeldor’, no later
Chanukah 1928, a group of youngsters had met than October 1929. These ideas were spread
independently and regularly with Chaim Lipshitz rapidly by the use of handbooks which Wellesley
in Stepney, in the East End of London. Their wrote with advice on terminology from his
activities included learning Modern Hebrew and committee including Norman. Had Norman not
a knowledge about Palestine, with games, songs helped Chaim with the Gedud, nor arranged
and dances. It developed into Gedud Wellesley’s second meeting of the university
Trumpeldor, with scouting activities, the use of students, nor advised about and printed the first
Hebrew names, sayings, uniforms, badges etc. Hand-Booklet (with Nadia), nor with her
‘Habonim – A Cultural Jewish Youth established the first branches of Habonim
Movement’ (i.e. non-Zionist) was so named in abroad, the Movement’s growth would have
Spring 1929. been significantly delayed.
Chaim’s Gedud (with help from Norman Lourie)
Reali School - Haifa
Gymnasia Herzliya - Tel Aviv
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