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He arah The Habonim Dror Australia Zine
issue 1
Movement
Welcome to He’arah Volume 1 Letter from the Editors
What does it mean to be a movement? For each member of our movement this question would likely inspire a slightly different answer. Habonim Dror is a place where we are able to express our passions, dreams and thoughts with like-minded people. The movement allows youth to educate and be educated, to lead and be led and to challenge others and be challenged. He’arah ( )הֶאָ"הis a reflection of our movement in its entirety. He’arah means illumination. We chose this name as a reference to the illegal youth publication Shaviv ( )*ְבִיבwhich translates to spark. Shaviv was published in the Warsaw Ghetto by the youth movement Hechalutz. To us, He’arah signifies new thought, truth and hope. It is an invitation to all movement members of Australia to share their ideas and creations with our community. Just like our movement, He’arah will continue to evolve based on the interests of its members.
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A bogeret's thoughts...
The Prison Abolition Movement While on an eight hour layover in Bangkok on my way to Israel, I watched the Netflix documentary 13th. The documentary focuses on the historical and current state of the prison system in the USA, detailing the stark discrimination against America's African American population that this system allows. This problem, however, is in no way exclusive to the US. Our prison system in Australia is broken in similar ways, with resultant prejudice towards Indigenous Australians. Below are a list of facts (and sources) aimed to introduce those interested to the Prison Abolition Movement in Australia.
Facts • In the year 2000 there were 21,714 prisoners in Australian correctional facilities. In 2018 there were 42,974 (World Prison Brief) • In the year 2000, 114 per 100,000 people in Australia's population were in prisons. In 2018, this increased to 172 per 100,000 (World Prison Brief) • In 2016, Aboriginal Australians made up 3% of the Australian population. 27.3% of Australian prisoners were Aboriginal Australians in this year (Australian Bureau of Statistics) • Indigenous Australians are 14.8 times more likely to be imprisoned than other members of Australia's population (Australian Bureau of Statistics) • The cost of the over-imprisonment of Aboriginal people in 2019 was 7.9 billion dollars (SMH) • The royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody ended in 1991. Since then, over 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody (The Guardian) ◦ Database of all deaths from 2008-2019: https://www.theguardian.com/ australia-news/ng-interactive/2018/aug/28/deaths-inside-indigenousaustralian-deaths-in-custody died in custody)
FED 20 Photography
Nesh so Fresh By Sophie Rosen & Gal Cochavi


A fav Movement text
The Secret of the Youth Movement Zivia Lubetkin Zivia is a movement legend. She was a member of Dror in Poland from a young age and was a leader in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
“This is the real secret of the Movement's strength. The movement always knew how to demand everything from its members. The Movement's goal has always been to educate a new kind of man, capable of enduring the most adverse conditions and difficult times while standing up for the emancipation of our people, of the Jew, of mankind. It was our Movement education which gave us the strength to endure. I don't know if I succeeded in describing how much we tried to live up to those values. I did mention how we were almost obsessed at the time with preserving the unblemished personal morality of each of our members as individuals, and of the movement as a whole. What gave us this moral strength? We were able to endure the life in the ghetto because we knew that we were a collective, a movement. Every other Jew faced his fate alone, one man before the overpowering, invincible enemy. From the very first moment until the bitter end, we stood together, as a collective, as a movement, a community of people who cared about each other, who shared ideas and values in common, made it possible for each of us to do what we did.�
‘An Ode to Change’ Tomer Belkin, Shavit, Sydney
Your Star sign with Buber
Aquarius (Jan 21 - Feb 19): This month you will struggle to find meaning in the world around you as your I-It relationships outnumber that of I-Thou. You will also meet your husband.
Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20): Last month you made dialogue the centre of your life but it seems now that morality and religion are taking over. Keep an open mind to receive material wealth.
Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 20): Your communication needs to focus more on the functions of individuals rather than your own desires. In other words, be a better friend. You’re in for a promotion.
Taurus (Apr 21 - May 21): You are confusing your own opinions with factual information. Stop. The truth is around the corner so be aware. Treat yourself to a bubble tea, you deserve it. ;)
Gemini (May 22 - June 21): To achieve world peace you have to work within the Jewish community. Make yourself accessible to the masses. You are craving change, move your desk to the opposite wall.
Cancer (Jun 22 - Jul 23): Don’t let your private life and your public life become one. Take time out for yourself to acknowledge the difference. Take your car to get serviced, it will open you up to new things.
Leo (Jul 24 - Aug 23): Take control of your spirituality and ask the question, are you ‘The Single One?’ Your career purpose will remain unclear until the moment you begin to care.
Virgo (Aug 24 - Sep 23): Your understanding of ‘thou’ will become clouded as Mercury takes its course around the Earth. Be wary of dogs that bark at you when you walk past them.
Libra (Sep 24 - Oct 23): You will be acute to ‘signs of address’ in the coming days. This is great news. Celebrate accordingly. Be open to new movement partnerships. You never know what you will find.
Scorpio (Oct 24 - Nov 22): Your place in the group will be valued more than usual this month. Relish this experience. You will be good at public speaking so get up and use your voice.
Sagittarius (Nov 23 - Dec 21): Consider your existence to be one of essentiality. Your luck is on the rise, now is the time to ask your boss for that raise.
Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 20): You are no longer able to master the world which you yourself brought about. Declutter your life and reap the benefits. Also, now is the best time to buy a pet.
“Publications have multiplied like mushrooms in the rain” By Maya Buhrich and Yael Grunseit
In the Warsaw Ghetto Jews were compelled to take political, cultural and intellectual life underground giving it deeper significance. As a result of the serious oppression and anti-Semitism faced at the time, there was a feeling of despair. To combat this growing despair youth movements, who were leaders in the Ghetto, were particularly active. A vast underground press was established by youth movement members creating illegal publications and distributing them amongst the Ghetto. A wide range of movements contributed to the underground press including Hashomer Hatzair, Dror, Gordonia, Akiva and Hanoar Hatzioni. At the time, Dr Emmanuel Ringelblum wrote in his diary, “Publications have multiplied like mushrooms in the rain.” The illegal publications served to strengthen the resistance and the stamina of the masses in the face of horrific persecution. With such a rich history of using publications as a tool to develop empowerment and strengthen the youth movements; it is extremely meaningful to continue in the spirit of this rebellion today.
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Edited by Va’ad Chinuch: Maya Buhrich, Tal Levin, Itai Shaul & Yael Grunseit Front cover art & doodles by Tal Levin Back cover art By Tamar Gordon Back cover photography by Sophie Rosen
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