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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