The Betar Movement is one of the oldest Zionist movements in the world, started by Ze’ev Jabotinsky in Latvia, 1923. Betar, an acronym for Brit Yosef Trumpeldor has played an important role in Zionist education, in teaching the Hebrew language and culture, and methods of self-defense. It also inculcated the ideals of aliyah to Eretz Israel by any means, legal and “illegal,” and of personal dedication to the creation of a Jewish state.
The Betar ideology originated in a fusion of Jabotinsky ‘s “legionism” with the ideas of personal pioneering and defense exemplified in Joseph Trumpeldor ‘s life and death. The movement has firm beliefs in building an exemplary society in Israel built on ideal of liberty, democracy, and liberalism, and works to increase Alliyah, strengthen the Jewish Identity within its members, and strengthen the belief in settling and constructing every single part of the land of Israel.
More streets are named after Ze’ev Jabotinsky than any leader in Israel and the Betar movement is omni-present in Israel. We are a101 year old worldwide Zionist organization, devoted to strong, tough proud Jewish Zionism and past leaders of Betar include former Israeli Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzchak Shamir and Benzion Netanyahu, PM Netanyahu’s father.
The organization has a rich history in self-defense, loud strong activism and Jewish action. The Jewish state would not be in existence without the leadership of Betar.
Since being reformed, we have had had a tremendous impact in the U.S. and are just getting started.
Betar is here to recruit, develop and empower Jews to be leaders and defenders of Zion, the nation of Israel, on campus, in cities, in the media, in business communities and on the streets. We are loud, proud, aggressive and unapologetically Zionist. We are loud proud Zionists, an activist movement not influencers, but loud and clear Betarim.
We are a worldwide Zionist movement that has changed the Jewish world. The State of Israel may not exist without the work of our leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky and his disciples.
