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known as the BOS – British Olim Society. And The undisputed fact is that the next birthday I
28 very satisfying, interesting and enjoyable years celebrate will be my 70 and I think that is long
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later I found myself looking for a second career. enough to work and still leave time to enjoy the

next stage of my adventure in Israel.
Ideally, I found myself working for the British
Embassy, keeping alive my love affair with the Time and again I have wondered what would
UK, but from a completely different perspective. ever have happened had David Tobias not come to
I had moved from the Jewish/Zionist world to the Garnethill – fate or chance or good luck, take your
Economic/Commercial world helping UK pick. But for me what seemed like a good idea at
Companies export to Israel. the time – turned out that it really was, and one
wife, three children and eight grandchildren later,
At the very least I was really fortunate to find it was an idea that actually worked.
such a rewarding second career, which came to an
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end on 30 April this year.

50th Annivesary Habonim, Beit Berl 1979 – organised by Yigal Levine

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