21 Facts About Habonim Dror

Habonim Dror is the evolution of two Jewish Labour Zionist youth movements that merged in 1982.

Habonim Dror was founded in 1929 in the United Kingdom and over a period of years, spread to all English-speaking countries.

Habonim Dror was founded in Poland in 1915 out of a wing of the Tze'irei Tziyon study circle.

Mordechaj Tenenbaum and other Habonim Dror members organised two underground factions in the Bialystok Ghetto.

Habonim Dror is a Jewish Socialist-Zionist cultural youth movement, which exists to educate and bring Jewish culture to its members, both within Israeli society and in the Jewish Diaspora.

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Every chaver embodies the spirit of Habonim Dror, based on their shared experiences and values gained in the movement.

Habonim Dror's ideology is an attempt to represent that spirit in words.

Judaism is more on the background since the main purpose of Habonim Dror is to facilitate the building of the new state of Israel rather than practicing Judaism.

In May 1929 the first 27-page hand-booklet detailing how Habonim Dror was to function was published by Aron with help in the mimeographing from Norman Lourie and his friend Nadia, who he later married.

Graduates of British Habonim Dror contributed significant manpower to the establishment of many kibbutzim in Israel, among others, Kfar Blum, Kfar Hanasi, Gesher Haziv, Beit HaEmek, Mevo Hama, Tuval and Amiad of these the most British is Kfar Hanassi.

Habonim Dror has adopted gender-inclusive programming for its campers as per the Jewish principle of 'shivyon erech ha'adam' .

Habonim Dror operates in Aotearoa New Zealand, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uruguay.

Habonim Dror Aotearoa New Zealand is a member of the Australasian Zionist Youth Council .

Habonim Dror Australia is a member of the Australasian Zionist Youth Council .

Habonim Dror was first brought to Australia in 1940, when seven new Australians decided to create a Zionist youth movement along similar lines to those that already existed in Europe.

The next year five Habonim Dror graduates made aliyah settling on Kibbutz Kfar Blum.

In 1957, the first organised group of Habonim Dror graduates made aliyah in a garin to Kibbutz Yizre'el.

Habonim Dror collaborated with Ameinu, Hashomer Hatzair, and Meretz USA to form the Union of Progressive Zionists campus network, which has now become J Street U, to which Habonim Dror North America only has an affiliation.

Habonim Dror United Kingdom has six kenim around the United Kingdom.

Habonim Dror United Kingdom runs meetings throughout the year as well as a Machaneh and Israel Tour in the Summer.

Habonim Dror has five Machanot, one on a residential site in Wales, where chanichim will spend time hiking, in education activities, celebrating shabbat and many other activities.