Search JTA's historical archive dating back to 1923

Betarist Parley Aims Outlined by Jabotinsky

January 8, 1935
See Original Daily Bulletin From This Date
Advertisement

Clad in the brown-shirt uniform of the Brith Trumpeldor, Zionist Revisionist youth organization, Vladimir Jabotinsky, leader of the Revisionists, last night opened the second annual conference of the world Brith Trumpeldor organization.

In the course of a three-hour speech Jabotinsky outlined the history and purpose of the Brith Trumpeldor, declaring that the group now had branches in thirty-four countries and 70,000 members.

REVISIONIST IDEALS

The ideological basis of the organization was a mixture of army training and school, which is “most suitable for the education of Jewish youth,” Jabotinsky declared. He stated that 3,000 instructors are preparing the Brith Trumpeldor groups for “defense” on the basis of “self-sacrifice.”

The movement, Jabotinsky said, in addition to “don’ts,” had also seven commandments including: sacrifice for the Jewish state; Jewish defense; study of Hebrew; discipline; noble behavior; social sacrifice, and mobilization of the forces of Jewish youth.

Recommended from JTA

Advertisement