Where We Are...

        

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

THEN:

...at Machon Le Madrichei Chutz

 L’Aretz in 1959

   

 

...AND NOW:

Inset: with husband Mony. L to R: Daughter Leora and her son Kobe and

 younger daughter Yael

 

 

Name:

Betty Levy.

 

 

Previous Name:

Betty Brisson.

 

 

Family:

Married to Shlomo (known as Mony) a few

days before the Six Day War which was

our honeymoon.

Returned to Australia after the war and

continued studying and working

subsequently had 2 daughters named

Leora and Yael who are both teachers.

Leora is marrried to Mark and they have

a son, my only grandchild so far, named,

Kobe.

 

 

Betar History:

Joined Betar 1954. Selected for Course

Madrichim and participated with Gary

Rudzki, Benzion Eisikovitch, Freda

Goldstein, Varda Eisikovitch, and Jack

Katz. The course was led by Jack Mirjam

the year after he returned from Machon.

Attended  Machon Le Madrichei Chutz

L’Aretz with Stephanie Gilbert (Singer)

in 1959.

Post Machon: elected  Mefaked of Betar

Melbourne; Editor of Haderech;

participated in camps, National

conferences and everything.

 

 

Education:

Graduated in 1961 and went to work in

Sydney for 2 years where I renewed my

friendships with our Sydney colleagues.

Returned to Melbourne and went to Israel

in 1966. Completed PhD in psychology in

1987.  Still working as a Psychologist.

 

 

People in Betar in my time:

Knew just about everybody mentioned in

other biographies.

 

 

People I keep in touch with:

We still see, those who gather together

regularly and Sam Offman.

 

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