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impromptu plays on Jewish themes, singing *David Mossinsohn or Mossinson was
Hebrew songs and enjoying themselves. studying veterinary medicine at Glasgow
University, at the time. He was the son of Dr
Come and see them. If you are the right sort
of Jew, it will do your heart good.” Ben Zion Mossinsohn, noted Hebrew
educator and Zionist leader, one of the
founders of Tel-Aviv, and first headmaster of
the Tel-Aviv Gymnasia Herzliya, the leading
secondary school in Palestine. While
studying in Glasgow, Mossinsohn married
Varda Levene of Edinburgh (a second cousin
to Yigal Levine). They returned to Palestine
in 1932 to Afula, where he worked as a vet.
A member of the Haganah and active in
Homa U’Migdal (tower and stockade)
settlement construction, David was tragically
killed on 4th September, 1938. While on a
mission in Emek Bet Shean, his jeep went
over a landmine laid by the Fedayeen, killing
him and two others.
Dora Stelmack or Camrass
On her return from Zurich to Glasgow, Dora Sachne, otherwise known as Gan Hashlosha,
Stelmach (or Camrass) founded Habonim’s was named after them. David left a widow
first Gedud, Gedud Tel Hai, in 1929. She ran and a baby of a few months. Varda never
the Gedud with the assistance of David remarried and died, aged 95, in April 2000.
Mossinsohn from Tel Aviv*. The first Gedud If this has whetted your appetite, see the full
mainly comprised children from the Talmud story…
Torah. Early meetings were held at the
Talmud Torah itself in Elgin Street on
Wednesday evenings, and boasted a STEPHEN HAS WRITTEN A 140-PAGE
membership of 24. On David’s return to DOCUMENT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
Palestine in 1932, Dora was helped by a GLASGOW HABONIM. PLEASE
young Eva Ross, later to become better CONTACT HIM DIRECTLY, IF YOU ARE
known as Mrs Albert Benjamin, reporter for INTERESTED IN READING THE ENTIRE
the Jewish Echo. DOCUMENT. IF YOU NEED HIS EMAIL
The first group comprised, amongst others: ADDRESS, PLEASE WRITE TO:
Sadie Volinsky, Ruth Ross, Jan Samuels, IBHABONIM@GMAIL.COM
Ada Cina, Millie Blass; Betty Blass; Nettie
Lopowsky; Thelma Rubin, Sofia Katz and
Alice Hyman.
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