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Towards the end of 1950, I was approached thinkers such as Ahad Ha’am and Borochov.
again by the movement to go to the Youth However, one of the interviewers suddenly
Leader Course, which commenced each year in started to talk to me about education in general
Jerusalem; it was known as the Machon, (the and was so enthusiastic about my progressive
Institute). In spite of the fact that I was now ideas about how children should be taught that
going steady with Frank, I also had to consider he immediately told the others; “She must go!”
my parents who were still very anti-Movement, There were numerous meetings at Reading to
but they claimed that if I really wanted to decide whether I should or should not go. When
immigrate to Israel after I had visited there, they I suggested to the people who ran the office in
would give me their blessing. I once again went London that Frank should also go, I was told that
to the Habonim office in London for the he was not “suitable”. In the end, in February
interview, and once again, I was in danger of 1951 I set out with four other members of
failing the many questions I was asked about Habonim for Israel.
Zionism and the philosophies of the famous
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