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I WAS A 60S CHILD IN for nearly a year. My parents would not allow
me to go on the Israel component of the Noar,
HABONIM as I was born in Israel and they did not wish
to risk my being recruited to the Israeli Army.
YEHUDA ERDMAN
I was also a madrich in NW London,
including at a number of summer camps of
firstly, Amelim and later, Chotrim. I
remember well one camp in Derbyshire
where I was a maintenance man, charged
with digging latrines, lighting Primus stoves
and Tilley lamps, and generally making sure
the tents did not fall down. Like others, I
I carried out these duties without really
joined Habonim in the early 60s
knowing what I was doing, and took on
together with my school-friend Leon
(now Ari) Norman. His sister, Jacqui,
when looking after younger children, when I
was a member, and we decided to give it a ridiculous levels of responsibility, especially
whirl. was only a few years older myself.
We marched up Finchley Road to the A short interval later, I left school and re-
Moadon at 523, and we were smitten. From joined Hachshara at the Eder Farm, Dial Post.
then on, our lives revolved round Habonim. There I managed to fall out with Bill Stewart,
Soon after we joined, there was a rambling the farm manager, because I swore, and Bill
weekend on the Isle of Wight, led by Steve said, “I will not have swearing on the
and Tony Lerman, and we were doubly Meshek”.
smitten.
Bill Stewart by the Beit No
Bill Stewart z”l by the Beit Noar
1965 Hachsharah and Noar I found work on North Farm, near
Washington, and worked in the turkey
Not long after this, Ari and I joined
Hachsharat Noar at the Eder Farm, together rearing section, as well as the slaughter and
with thirteen others. Budga Yogev and Steffi packing shed. After 6 months, I was able to
Sless were the madrichim, and we were there return to the Eder Farm and worked in the
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