Dialogues with Young People David Ben-Gurion's Youth Campaigns, 1939–1954Paula Kabalo is a member of staff at the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, Ben-Gurion University. During 2007–2008 she is the Schusterman Visiting Professor at the Elie Wiesel Centre for Judaic Studies, Boston University. The author wishes to thank Naama Smoliar for her research assistance.

Abstract

The involvement of young people in revolutionary movements and the transitional process of change is well known throughout history. The emergence of the socialist and national movements in Europe during the mid-nineteenth century raised awareness of the potential role of the young generation in promoting new ideas. This was further accelerated at the beginning of the twentieth century, when adolescence was recognized as a social and cultural stage in life, thus resulting in the foundation of youth movements and the enactment of various regulations concerning the