Tag #128117 - Interview #96584 (Leon Kalaora)

We had various organizations: Maccabi [12], Hashomer Hatzair [13], Bikur Cholim [14], WIZO [Women’s International Zionist Organization] [15]. Some of the organizations were political: left Zionists – Poalei Zion [16] and general [right] Zionists – Betar [17]. There were differences between them. For example, the members of Betar were the richer Jews. Poalei Zion was considered more leftist, that is more communist and its members were people of the lower social strata.

I was a member of Maccabi first, then of Hashomer Hatzair, in which I was even in the leadership. In Maccabi we often did gymnastics. I was responsible for the technical matters related to the organization of the events, etc.