These two statements were written at the 2008 Plenum of the North American Movement.
Vision
Hashomer Hatzair aims to create a culture of empowered youth who are socially
active, critical thinkers, and live according to the values of
Hashomer Hatzair throughout their lives. This continuously developing
culture, rooted in Jewish values, is committed to communal living, universal
equity, an involved relationship with Israel,
and a holistically sustainable lifestyle.
Mission
Through year-round informal youth-led education in urban and rural settings
Hashomer Hatzair engages in dialogue and action based on our vision for the
world through Jewish experiential learning.
Hashomer Hatzair was
established in 1913 in Galicia,
Austria Hungary. Since then, Hashomer Hatzair has been providing the
highest quality youth-led informal education and provides a forum for youth
members to take full responsibility for their education, culture, and the
development of their ideology and activism.
Hashomer Hatzair's century-old legacy includes leading the
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943, establishing over 80 Kibbutzim in Israel,
and leading the cause for peace and social justice in Israel
and throughout the world.
