betar

         Betar - Tagar


         List owner:

         Yehuda Poch
         av875@freenet.carleton.ca


         Subscription address:

         listproc@jer1.co.il


         Purpose:


         Betar is a youth movement founded by Vladimir Jabotinsky in
         1923. Jabotinsky is also famous as the founder and spiritual
         leader of Revisionist Zionism. Vladimir Jabotinsky was born
         in Odessa in 1880, and died in New York in 1940 while working
         to build up North American Zionism.  During his lifetime, he
         was a journalist, politician, playwright, orator, and
         visionary.

         Betar was originally founded as a vehicle for the realization
         of youth aliyah and a mode of identification with Israel
         among the youth of the Diaspora. As early as 1930, Betar had
         chapters on four continents, with rapidly-growing membership.
         With the establishment of the State of Israel, and the
         development of the Herut party, Betar became the youth wing
         of Herut, and provided a drawing ground for future political
         leaders in Israel.

         In 1982, students at the University of Albany decided that a
         more vocal presence was needed on university campuses to
         combat media and academic misrepresentation of Israel and its
         policies.  Tagar was founded, and has since developed into a
         university and college continuing-ground for Betar youth.

         Today, Betar and Tagar are the constituent official youth
         wings of the Likud party.