Page 43 - Kol Bogrei Habonim - October 19

Road, the lease of premises in Childs Hill and personal bond and commitment with the State of
the purchase of a Bayit in Llanvanor Road. Israel and creates leaders who in turn inspire its
members to actualise the principles of social
I continued to serve on both committees until
2012, when my wife Barbara and I made Aliyah. justice, peace and co-existence while retaining
Presentations were made and if you see me at the its core Jewish values.
th
90 I will be wearing the old-style Habo shirt I leave the last word to a good friend of my late
presented by the National Executive. I often joke mother, who, back in 1963, told my parents not
that I am the last member of Garin Chet to have to let me to go to Habonim camp, as they would
made Aliyah and definitely swelled the number send me to Israel and she would never see me
of Habonim-Dror members making Aliyah that again!
year.
Now in Israel, I have joined the ‘alte kakers’ at
For me Habonim-Dror was, and remains, the Irgun Bogrei Habonim….and what of Glasgow
embodiment of a Movement that creates youth Ken …although a shadow of its glory days of the
empowerment. It inspires youth to build a 1960s, it survives.

, R Reklining in Hoi An, Vietnam

43