Federation of Zionist Youth
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The Federation of Zionist Youth (FZY) is Britain's oldest Jewish, Zionist, pluralist youth movement, founded in 1910.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fzy.org.uk/about-fzy/|title=About FZY {{!}} The Federation of Zionist Youth « FZY|website=www.fzy.org.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-14|archive-date=5 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505020124/http://www.fzy.org.uk/about-fzy/|url-status=dead}} It is affiliated with Young Judaea in the United States and the Hebrew Scouts movement in Israel. It runs weekly activities, political campaigns, year-long programmes and summer programmes for hundreds of young British Jews.
Ideologically, FZY's vision statement is: "The Jewish People, living in peace in the State of Israel as One Nation and as a Light Unto the Nations."
FZY's Jewish, Zionist, pluralist ideology is committed to four aims:
- Tarbut – Jewish culture
- Tzedaka – values of charity and righteousness
- Magen – defence of Jewish rights
- Aliyah nimshechet – moving to Israel and continuing to do good for the state
FZY centenary year
In 2009/2010 FZY celebrated 100 years since its founding. To commemorate its centenary year it chose a new logo{{cite news| url = https://www.thejc.com/community/community-news/fzy-voters-select-new-look-for-centenary-1.9783| title = FZY voters select new look for centenary|work=The Jewish Chronicle|date = 11 June 2009|access-date = 3 August 2023}} and organised a number of celebratory events.
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External links
- [http://www.fzy.org.uk/ The Federation of Zionist Youth]
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Category:1910 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Jewish youth organizations
Category:Youth organisations based in the United Kingdom
Category:Youth organizations established in 1910
Category:Zionist youth movements
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