Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel
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The Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel (Hebrew: תנועת הצופים העבריים בישראל, Tnuat HaTzofim HaIvriyim BeYisrael) is an Israeli Jewish co-ed Scouting and Guiding association with about 100,000 members. The Hebrew Scouts Movement is now the largest youth movement in Israel.[1]
Hebrew Scouts Movement in Israel תנועת הצופים העבריים בישראל | |||
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Headquarters | Philips House | ||
Country | Israel | ||
Founded | 1919 | ||
Founder | Aryeh Croch | ||
Membership | 100,000 | ||
Chairman | Raz Pearl | ||
General Secretary | Cali Cohen | ||
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Website zofim | |||
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It is a member of the Israel Boy and Girl Scouts Federation, which is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
Established in 1919, the Tzofim (Hebrew Scouts Movement) was the first Zionist youth movement in Israel and remains today the largest "National Youth Movement" in the country.[citation needed] Tzofim is famously known as the first egalitarian scouting movement in the world, where boys and girls participate together on an equal basis.[citation needed]