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he either had to go into the Army or else take up it did. It would make an interesting subject for a
another scholarship to do a Ph.D and join the
Academic Reserve. The day after he got his
Ph.D. he went to London to work in Hechalutz,
whiling away his free time translating Medieval
Hebrew poetry into English- a new use for a
Ph.D. in Chemistry. He then joined the David
Eder Farm where he worked for a time as a
labourer before co-running the Noar with Fay
Crystal (Jackman). This was followed by a
period as head of the Habonim Institute in
Manchester. From there he made aliyah with
Garin Gimmel, served two years in the Nachal
and spent time in Kibbutz Gal Ed and Kibbutz
Amiad before joining the Weizmann Institute of
Science in Rehovot where he became Prof. of
Biophysics.
I cannot state definitely that the same situation
existed in other p'lagim but I am pretty sure that
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Ph.D.
I do think that those chaverim who had to delay
their aliyah for various reasons and therefore
went to University did not detract from the
Movement’s strength. Rather they reinforced it
and the Movement continued to inspire them
long after they had left their p'lagim. That is why
they and others like them who went to kibbutz
and later left have contributed so much to so
many different spheres of influence.
As a feminist I must admit that I cannot add any
chavurot to the list. Is this because they were
exempt from Army Service and could work in
the Habonim Batim and Hachsharot during and
after the War and therefore did not have the
same opportunity to go to university? They
certainly have added their bit to building up the
country.
Tel Aviv University Medical School