BUILDING PROGRESSIVE ZI.ONIST ACTIVISTS
Exploring the Impact of Habonim Dror
A Study by Steven M. Cohen & Steven Fink, 2013
Table of Contents
Habonim Dror – From 1935 to Today ..................................................................2
An Anxious Time for American Jewry .................................................................2
Can Jewish Value Education Work? ...................................................................3
Habonim Dror: Philosophy and Program ...............................................................4
The Sample and Implications for the Analysis .......................................................5
The Analytic Strategy ..............................................................................6
Demographic Characteristics ........................................................................7
High Levels of Experiencing Habonim Dror, but Varied as Well .......................................8
Jewish Background: Many Conservative-Raised & Day School Alumni ...................................10
Jewish Engagement Somewhat Higher than Comparable Camp Alumni......................................12
Israel Engagement – Many Current Olim, Former Olim, and Highly Attached ...........................16
Politically, Strongly to the Left .................................................................19
On Israel: Very Dovish, Hardly Hawkish ............................................................22
Testifying to Impact ..............................................................................24
Camps in Particular ...............................................................................25
The Habonim Dror Family & Family as Habonim Dror ..................................................27
Conclusion ........................................................................................28
Frequency Distributions ..........................................................................A-1