The Habonim Dror Emblem (known as its Semel / סמל).

Habonim Dror (Hebrew: הבונים דרור; Translation: 'The Freedom Builders' (more popularly 'The Builders of Freedom') is a Socialist-Zionist youth movement formed by the merger in 1982 of the Habonim and Dror youth movements. The Habonim Dror סמל (Semel, which means Symbol) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... The Habonim Dror סמל (Semel, which means Symbol) This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Labor Zionism (or Labour Zionism) is the traditional left-wing of the Zionist ideology. ... A youth movement is any attempt to organize individual young people into a unified identity. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Habonim Dror's sister movement in Israel is 'Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed' - the Working and Studying Youth. HaNoar HaOveds emblem (semel) Motto reads: To Labour, Defence and Peace, Rise and Make it So Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed (Hebrew: for The Working and Learning Youth) is an Israeli youth organization. ...

Ideology

Like other movements, Habonim Dror is founded on a set of ideological principles which its members ideally hold in common and strive towards. Although each branch of the movement around the world composes and reviews its own set of principles, Habonim internationally is based on some mix of Cultural Judaism, Zionism, and Socialism. Each country describes each of these a bit differently, some elaborating and creating other "pillars" while some have gotten rid of pillars all together (for example, Habonim Dror South Africa has changed their socialism pillar to "Social Action" to better address the pressing issues of post-Apartheid South Africa). Cultural Judaism, although often confused with Secular Judaism, is a stream of Judaism that encourages individual thought and understanding in Judaism. ... Zionism is a political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where Jewish nationhood is thought to have evolved somewhere between 1200 BCE and late Second Temple times,[1][2] and where Jewish kingdoms existed up to the 2nd century CE. Zionism is... Socialism refers to a broad array of ideologies and movements which aim to improve society through collective and egalitarian action; and to a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. ...

Although there is no internationally accepted set of movement goals, those of Habonim Dror North America are shown below to help elaborate on some of the movement's ideology:

• To upbuild the State of Israel as a progressive, egalitarian, cooperative society, at peace with its neighbors; actively involved in a Peace Process with the Palestinian people with the common goal of a just and lasting peace; and as the physical and spiritual center of the Jewish people. To this end, Habonim Dror calls first and foremost for Aliya to communal and collective frameworks that actively work to achieve the aforementioned goal. In addition, HDNA also calls for active involvement in progressive Zionist and Jewish issues in Diaspora communities.
• To strengthen the relationship between North American Jewish youth and Judaism through their involvement in progressive Jewish communities with the purpose of enlisting their participation in the upbuilding of a renewed Jewish culture. This will be accomplished by the development of individual Jewish identities by means of promoting the exploration of Jewish spirituality, the full expression of the Hebrew language, an understanding of Jewish history and a personal relationship with Israel.
• To participate in the creation of a new social order throughout the world, based on the principles of self-determination, individual freedom, political democracy, and cooperative economics, the equality of all people and the equality of human value.
• To participate in constructive activities in the North American Jewish community while advocating change where necessary to foster Jewish continuity and creativity and the democratization of the community.
• To develop within its members the will to realize their own capabilities and a feeling of responsibility for themselves and their movement.

As didactic tools, Habonim Dror North America employs five "pillars":

• Progressive Labour Zionism – the belief in the State of Israel and the return to it
• Cultural Judaism
• Socialism – working for collective good through communal living; equality and social justice
• Actualization (Hagshama) – acting on one's beliefs
• Social Justice – acting in the a new social order based on the principals of self-determination, individual freedom, political democracy, and cooperative economics, the equality of all people and the equality of human value

Habonim Dror's semel (emblem) comprises a wheat sheaf in a Star of David, symbolising the roots of the organisation in Labour Zionism and in building the Kibbutz movement. Kibbutz Dan, near Qiryat Shemona, in the Upper Galilee, 1990s A kibbutz (Hebrew: ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים; gathering or together) is an Israeli collective intentional community. ...

Emblem

The emblem (semel, in Hebrew: סמל) is symbolic of many things: the grain in its center symbolizes labour, the figure in its center shows the importance of people to the movement. The figure's arms are raised up, symbolizing the importance of aliya - of moving to Israel; the word aliya derives from the Hebrew word meaning to go up or rise. The Star of David symbolizes Judaism, and the graphic leans to the left to show the leftward leaning of the Habonim Dror movement. The red color is a reminder of the movement's socialist roots and ideals, while the circle represents that it is a world-wide movement. Some believe that the top of the stalk of wheat design is divided into five parts to represetn the five pillars which some of the branches of the movement employ. Because the five pillars are not used in all branches of the movement, this is not an official element of the overall design. The Star of David The Star of David in the oldest surviving complete copy of the Masoretic text, the Leningrad Codex, dated 1008. ...

History

Habonim was founded in London by Wellesley Aron and Norman Lourie in 1929. It was modeled after the Wandervogel movements in Germany. Its aim was to found and inhabit Kibbutzim in Mandatory Palestine, later Israel. In 1930, Lourie founded Habonim Southern Africa, with the first camp taking place at Parys in 1931. The idea soon spread to other English speaking countries and finally throughout the Jewish world. The movement was responsible for founding, amongst others, Kfar Blum, Kfar Hanasi, Beit Haemek, Mevo Hama, Tuval and Gesher Haziv. The ideals of Habonim were promoted through weekly activities and summer camps. As the kibbutz movement ideals find themselves in decline Habonim has sought to redefine its aims towards settlement in urban communes (kvutsot) in Israel. In the 1980s it merged with a similar movement and is now known as Habonim-Dror. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wandervogel emblem Wandervogel is the name adopted by a popular movement of German youth groups from 1896 onward. ... A kibbutz קיבוץ (Hebrew, pl. ... Flag The approximate borders of the British Mandate circa 1922. ... Parys is a town situated on the banks of the Vaal River in the Free State Province of South Africa. ... Kfar Blum (כפר בלום) is an Israeli kibbutz in the Hula Valley, in the Upper Galilee region of Israel, not far from the town of Qiryat Shemona. ... Gesher Haziv is an Israeli kibbutz located in the area between Nahariyya and Rosh Hanikra. ... Kibbutz Dan, near Qiryat Shemona, in the Upper Galilee, 1990s A kibbutz (Hebrew: ; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים; gathering or together) is an Israeli collective intentional community. ...

Dror was founded in Poland in 1915 out of a wing of the Tze'irei Tziyon (Zion Youth) study circle - the majority of Tze'irei Tziyon had merged with a group called Hashomer in 1913 to form Hashomer Hatzair - those who remained outside of the new group formed Dror. The group was influenced by the teachings of the Russian Narodniks. Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Semel Tnua, the official logo of Hashomer Hatzair. ... This article or section should be merged with Narodism Narodniks was the name for Russian revolutionaries of the 1860s and 1870s. ...

Dror went on to become a driving force behind the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Mordechai Tennenbaum, a Dror member, rallied two underground factions in the Bialystok Ghetto to take up arms. Combatants Nazi Germany {SS, SD, Gestapo, Ordnungspolizei, Wehrmacht} Collaborators {Blue Police, Jewish Ghetto Police} Jewish resistance (Å»OB, Å»ZW) Polish resistance (Armia Krajowa, Gwardia Ludowa) Commanders Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg Jürgen Stroop Franz Bürkl Mordechai Anielewicz† Dawid Apfelbaum† PaweÅ‚ Frenkiel† Icchak Cukierman Marek Edelman Zivia Lubetkin Henryk IwaÅ„ski... Białystok Ghetto Uprising was an insurrection in Polands Białystok Ghetto against Germany during World War II. It was organised and led by Antyfaszystowska Organizacja Bojowa (Polish for Anti_fascist Military Organisation). ...

Dror was aligned with the Kibbutz Me'Uchad network while Habonim was aligned with the Ichud kibbutzim. When the two kibbutz movements merged in 1980 to form the United Kibbutz Movement (TaKa"M), so did their respective youth movements. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

Famous graduates of the two movements include Golda Meir, Mike Leigh, Mordechai Richler, Jonathan Freedland, Stanley Fischer, Chaim Herzog, Tony Judt, Sacha Baron Cohen, Seth Rogen (40-Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up), Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, producers of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Alexander Bickel, Leonard Fein (columnist of The Forward and founding editor of Moment (magazine)), J.J. Goldberg (editor-in-chief of The Forward), David Twersky (columnist with the New York Sun), Mark Regev, Shuli Egar, Guy Spigelman and Baroness Deech. Golda Meir (‎, born Golda Mabovitz, May 3, 1898 - December 8, 1978), also known as Golda Myerson from 1917-1956, was one of the founders of the State of Israel. ... Mike Leigh OBE (born February 20, 1943 in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire) is an award winning English film and theatre director. ... Mordecai Richler (January 27, 1931 - July 3, 2001) was a Canadian author, scriptwriter, and essayist. ... Image:Jonathanfreedland. ... Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer (Hebrew: סטנלי פישר) is an economist and the current Governor of the Bank of Israel. ... Chaim Vivian Herzog (Hebrew: )‎ (September 17, 1918 - April 17, 1997) served as the sixth President of Israel (1983 - 1993), following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). ... Tony Judt (born 1948, London, England) is a British historian, author and professor. ... Sacha Noam Baron Cohen[1] (born October 13, 1971) is an English comedian, writer and actor most noted for his comic characters Borat (a Kazakh reporter), Ali G (a junglist-hip hop gangsta wannabe from Staines, England) and Bruno (a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion reporter). ... Seth Rogen (born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and Emmy-nominated writer. ... The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 comedy film starring Steve Carell and directed by Judd Apatow. ... Knocked Up is a 2007 American comedy film written and directed by Judd Apatow. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alexander Mordecai Bickel (December 17, 1924 – November 8, 1974) was a law professor and expert on the United States Constitution. ... The Forward is a Jewish-American newspaper published in New York. ... Moment magazine is a popular non-sectarian, politically diverse, religiously inclusive bi-monthly Jewish publication produced in the United States. ... The Forward is a Jewish-American newspaper published in New York. ... The modern New York Sun is a daily newspaper published in New York City. ... Mark Regev is the Spokesman of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ... Shuli Shuli Egar, known as Shuli, is a radio personality who works on Sirius Satellite Radio on Howard 100 and Howard 101. ... Guy Spigelman is an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, originally from Sydney, Australia. ... Dame Ruth Lynn Deech, Baroness Deech, DBE (b. ...

Today

Today, Habonim Dror exists in twenty-one countries worldwide, and continues to promote Socialist-Zionism by supporting and building both rural and urban communes in Israel dedicated to improving Israeli society. It is aligned with the United Kibbutz Movement which recently merged with the Kibbutz Artzi Federation aligned with the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. As a result of this merger, the two youth movements have increased their level of co-operation where previously they had been rivals. Traditionally, Hashomer Hatzair is the more left-wing of the two and has been aligned with left wing Zionist parties such as Mapam and Meretz where Habonim has been aligned with Mapai and the Labour Party. Hashomer Hatzair has also been more aggressively secular than Habonim. The Semel Tnua, the official logo of Hashomer Hatzair. ... Mapam - United Workers Party (in Hebrew: מפם - מפלגת פועלים מאוחדת Mifleget Poalim Meuhedet) was initially a Marxist-Zionist party. ... Meretz (מרצ, Hebrew: vitality, energy) was an Israeli leftist secular political party. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... Labour or Labor, (Hebrew: העבודה, ha-`Avōdāh) is a political party in Israel. ...

Reevaluation of ideological fulfillment

For the majority of the history of Habonim and Dror, the ultimate expression of the movement's ideology was "chalutzik kibbutz aliyah", immigrating to Israel to build or join a new kibbutz. Many hundreds of graduates of Habonim and Dror indeed achieved this aim, primarily in garinim, groups which built and reinforced about 40 kibbutzim around Israel between the 1930s and the 1980s. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

With the decline of the Kibbutz Movement, along with socialist movements in general, the 1980s and 1990s experienced a lull in ideological fulfillment (hagshama) for graduates of Habonim Dror. The very concept of hagshama itself even became diluted to form a rather pluralist interpretation of Hagshama Atzmit (Self-Fulfilment), which diverged from the movement concept of common ideological pursuit in favour of personal choice. For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

In 1996/7 (at the 'Emergency Asepha' in December, and then at 'Veida in Israel' at Pesach) a struggle for the reinterpretation and renewal of the Hagshama concept within Habonim Dror began in the United Kingdom. Such discussions also began in North America (1998) and then spread to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in 1999–2000. The redefinition of Hagshama involved a methodological shift towards "urban kibbutz" or irbutz, which replaced physical settlement with social activism as a new, more relevant, version of the Socialist-Zionist pioneering in Israel. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This shift was influenced by Habonim Dror's new contact with the urban kibbutz Tamuz in Beit Shemesh, and by the renewal of ties with the new graduate movement kvutzot of Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed in Israel. These theoretical debates, which took place in the democratic forums of the youth movement around the world, have since resulted in the actual creation of new socialist Kvutsot in Israel, built by graduates of the Habonim Dror youth movement:

• Kvutsat Yovel began in 1999, and comprises graduates of Habonim Dror from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Canada. They live in a kibbutz of 10 communes in Migdal Ha'Emek and Upper Nazareth in the Galilee, totalling about 90 members.

• Three additional kvutsot (Kvutsat Gal Bniya, Kvutsat Hemshech and Kvutsat Zeeq) that were all founded in 2004 merged in May 2006 to form an 8-member group in Hadera called Kvutsat Ogen.

Collectively these communes form the basis of the Habonim Dror Tnuat Bogrim (Graduates' Movement) network in Israel, together with other new immigrants from Habonim Dror around the world who live in traditional city and kibbutz communities. Kvutsat Yovel is a socialist zionist group which began in 1999, and comprises graduates of Habonim Dror from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Canada. ... Galilee (Arabic al-jaleel الجليل, Hebrew hagalil הגליל), meaning circuit, is a large area overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Haderas Great Synagogue Hadera (Hebrew: חדרה) is a city in the Haifa District between Tel Aviv and Haifa in Israel. ...

Countries in which Habonim Dror operates

A Habonim Dror stencil on a wall in Rosario, Argentina.

• Argentina
• Australia [1]
• Belgium [2]
• Brazil [3] [4]
• Canada [5]
• France
• Germany [6]
• The Netherlands [7]
• Hungary [8]
• Mexico [9]
• New Zealand [10]
• Russia
• South Africa [11]
• Sweden
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom [12]
• United States [13]
• Uruguay [14]
• South Africa [15]

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Habonim Dror North America

Habonim in North America was founded in April 1935 by the youth arm of the Poale Zion Party at a convention in Buffalo, NY. At its height, the the movement had over 2,000 campers attending eleven summer camps throughout the U.S. and Canada. Today, Habonim Dror North America (HDNA) runs many programs during the year, including a biannual veida (a mass meeting with representatives from around the movement), local events in central cities, kibbutzim in Israel, a year long program in Israel (called Workshop), and many other ideology-focused gatherings. Poale Zion (also spelled Poalei Tziyon or Poaley Syjon, meaning Workers of Zion) was a Movement of Marxist Zionist Jewish workers circles founded in various Russian cities about the turn of the century after the Bund rejected Zionism in 1901. ...

HDNA also runs 7 summer camps across the continent. These have become a large part of the movement, and in most cases are more important to members than local meetings (called ken meetings). The seven camps are as follows:

• Camp Galil (Ottsville, Pennsylvania, USA)
• Camp Gesher (Cloyne, Ontario, Canada)
• Camp Gilboa (California, USA)
• Camp Miriam (Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada)
• Camp Moshava (Street, Maryland, USA)
• Camp Na'aleh [16] (serves the New York area, now located in Shohola, Pennsylvania, USA)
• Camp Tavor (Three Rivers, Michigan, USA)

Some now defunct camps and Habonim hachshara farms are: Habonim Dror Camp Galil is a Habonim Dror North America summer camp for Jewish students in northern Ottsville, Pennsylvania, United States, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia. ... Camp Gesher is a Habonim Dror North America summer camp for Jewish youth, near Cloyne, Ontario, Canada. ... Camp Gilboa is one of the seven North American machanot (summer camps) associated with the socialist-Zionist youth movement, Habonim Dror. ... Habonim Dror Camp Moshava Camp Moshava is one of seven Habonim Dror camps in North America. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

• Camp Bonim (Dallas, Texas)
• Cream Ridge Farm (Upper Freehold, New Jersey)
• Smithville Farm (Smithville, Ontario)
• Camp Amal (Vermont 1948-49, Na'aleh 1950, Cream Ridge 1951, Moshava 1952, Galil 1953)
• Camp Tel Hai (New Buffalo, Michigan)
• Camp Yad Ari (Waupaca, Wisconsin)
• Camp Kinneret (Chelsea, Michigan)
• Camp Tel Natan (Troy, Missouri)
• Camp Kvutzah Gimli (Gimli, Manitoba)
• Camp Kvutzah Montreal (St. Faustin, Quebec)
• Camp Tel Ari (New York)

Additionally, a five week trip, named Machaneh Bonim in Israel (MBI) is a summer tour of Israel for 16-year-olds (summer after 10th grade). Students from the seven camps spend time together and learn about Israel and the movement. Camp Amal was an experimental camp of the Habonim youth movement. ... Camp Tel Hai was an early summer camp kvutzah of the Chicago chapter of the Habonim youth movement and one of the first summer camps of Habonim in North America. ... Camp Yad Ari was a summer camp of the Chicago-Milwaukee-Minneapolis chapters of the Habonim youth movement. ...

HDNA publishes B'tnua, the movement's quarterly magazine. The editors (Rakaz Tnua Bet) are Oren Brandvain and Paul Gross.

Habonim Dror has collaborated with Hashomer Hatzair and other left-wing Zionist groups to form the Union of Progressive Zionists campus network. The Semel Tnua, the official logo of Hashomer Hatzair. ... The Union of Progressive Zionists (UPZ) is a North American network of Jewish student activists who have organized around principles of social justice and peace in Israel and Palestine. ...

Habonim Dror Australia

For more information, see the article about Habonim Dror Australia.

Habonim Dror has four kenim (branches) around Australia. They are in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Each Ken holds weekly meetings, regular seminars and two camps each year (winter and summer), with chaverim (members) from all of Australia coming together for senior summer camp. The emblem (semel, in Hebrew: סמל), of Habonim Dror is the same as that of world Habo (Habonim Dror Olami) Habonim Dror Australia (colloquially known as Habo or HDOZ) has branches (kenim, in Hebrew: קנים) in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide (in descending order of size). ...

Every year chanichim (members) travel to Israel for a year on Shnat Hachshara le'Hadracha, commonly referred to as Shnat, where they receive extensive education and actively carry out movement aims and discuss group issues. This is considered the pinnacle of education for members and is part of the natural progression in the movement. Australian and New Zealand Shnat participants spend the year together.

Habonim Dror Brazil

The movement arrived in Brazil by influences of the Argentine activists, and began in Porto Alegre (Southern Brazil) in 1945. Within a few years, Habonim reached Curitiba, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Some time later, it arrived in Recife, Salvador and Belo Horizonte. Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region South State Rio Grande do Sul Government  - Mayor José Fogaça (PPS) Area  - City 496. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Location of Curitiba Country Brazil Region Sul State Paraná Founded 29 March 1693 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Mayor Carlos Alberto Richa (PSDB) Area  - City 430. ... Nickname: Motto: Non ducor, duco(Latin) I am not led, I lead Location in the São Paulo state. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... Nickname: Motto: Ut luceat omnibus Latin: That it may shine on all (Matthew 5:15) Location in Brazil Founded March 12, 1537 Incorporated (as village) 1709 Incorporated (as city) 1823 Government  - Mayor João Paulo Lima e Silva (PT) Area  - City 218 km²  (84. ... Salvador and Baía de Todos os Santos from space, April 1997 Salvador (in full, São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, or in literal translation: Holy Savior of All Saints Bay) is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the northeastern... Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southeast State Minas Gerais Founded 1701 Incorporated (as city) December 12, 1897 Government  - Mayor Fernando da Mata Pimentel (PT) Area  - City 330. ...

At these seven branches across the country, Habonim runs weekly activities for children, teenagers and young adults from 7 to 22 years old, as well as weekly-long Machanot (camps) in Summer and Winter. Also twice a year is held the National Machaneh.

Once in a four-year cycle, a Veidah Artzit (National Convention) is held, comprising a meeting of all the senior members of the National Movement. The Veidah has powers to modify HD Brazil's ideological platform, as long as it doesn't oppose to the World Movement's principles.

Habonim Dror Southern Africa

Habonim Dror Southern Africa (HDSA) was founded in 1930 by Norman Lourie. HDSA annually hosts a summer camp with over 1000 people – the largest in the southern hemisphere – at their campsite in Onrus outside Cape Town. As well as weekly meetings and other national events, HDSA coordinates tours to Israel for 16 year-olds and school-leavers. southern hemisphere highlighted in yellow (Antarctica not depicted). ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2...

Its two primary kenim (branches) are based in Cape Town and Johannesburg, although the movement operates across the country. City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2005, Habonim Dror SA celebrated its 75th anniversary. Over 1,300 current and former members met at Kibbutz Yizre'el in northern Israel, for what was likely the largest ever reunion of South African Jewry. In Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, the movement hosted then Israeli Housing Minister Isaac Herzog. Isaac (Buzi) Herzog (Hebrew: יצחק הרצוג, born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician and lawyer. ...

Leadership as of 01/01/2007:

• Manhig (executive chairman): Errol Anstey
• Mazkir Klali (Secretary General): Daniel Mackintosh
• S'gan Mazkir Klali (Deputy Secretary General): Adam Sack
• Cape Town ken bakoach (chairman): Ilan Strauss
• Johannesburg ken bakoach: Matthew Wolf
• Shaliach (Israeli youth leader): Moshe Lederman

As of 2007 Habonim Dror South Africa still struggles to find a reason for it's existence beyond the annual summer camp. The movement has made some steps towards social relevance and activity in the "New South Africa" while constantly reexamining it's role vis-a-vis israel and socialism.

See also

• Zionist youth movement
• Labour Zionism

A Zionist youth movement is an organization formed for Jewish children and adolescents for educational, social and ideological development, including a belief in Jewish nationalism as represented in the State of Israel. ... Labor Zionism (or Labour Zionism) is the traditional left-wing of the Zionist ideology. ...

External links

• Habonim Olami – World Habonim
• HDUK – Habonim Dror United Kingdom Homepage
• Habonim Dror Southern Africa – Habonim Dror Southern Africa
• Habonim Reunited – Reunite with past HDSA chevre!
• Habonim Dror São Paulo, Brasil – Habonim Dror São Paulo, Brasil
• Habonim Dror Rio de Janeiro, Brasil – Habonim Dror Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Habonim Dror Mexico Habonim Dror Mexico
• HDNA – Habonim Dror North America Homepage
• B'tnua – HDNA's movement magazine
• HDOZ – Habonim Dror Australia Homepage
• Habonim Dror Aotearoa New Zealand Habonim Dror Aotearoa New Zealand
• HDHU – Habonim Dror Hungary Homepage
• Habonim Dror Nancy, France