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the Movement's kibbutzim in Eretz Yisrael. detailed thesis about the Habonim War-Time
Hostels for which he received his M.A. degree.
No attempt at recalling memories, 70 years later, Both the original Hebrew thesis and an English
can really do justice to the story of the war-time translation of same are to be found today at
hostels. It is almost impossible to describe in Habonim's Archives at Efal.
today's terms the adventures, experiences, trials
and tribulations, experiments and doubts – and Though the idea was merely a "good" one at the
above all, the thrill of creating these Jewish youth time – it devolved into one of the most
communities under the very special circumstances praiseworthy and unique educational projects ever
which prevailed then – the sirens, the bombing, undertaken by Habonim during its 85 years of
the yearning for parents and families. The history. The thesis mentioned above concludes
madrichim had never trained for such an that had the madrichim been formally trained,
eventuality, yet this was an historic act which no they would most likely not have had the
other Jewish body attempted to emulate. In 1989, motivation, inspiration and ability to succeed as
David Tocker, a chaver of Kibbutz Yiftach and an well as they did. Every child involved in those
educator on the staff of Kfar Blum's High School, hostels is indeed proud of having graduated as a
who had heard from his colleagues about this Jew during WW2. This was indeed, Habonim's
unique chapter, wrote an analytical and fully finest hour.
Dawlish in Days Gone By
Happy Hostel Faces
Haircut Day at Dawlish
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