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D: 1 9 2 3 - 1 9 3 3 (cont.)

Among the leaders of the branch of the movement there was Z.Kovensky, who filled this position for many years, as well as Moshe Borovik, Joseph Bartenshtein, Avraham Leibovitz, and lastly Jechiel Feferman who perished in the Holocaust (see Table 15).

In 1929 a branch of the "Beitar" movement was established in Kibart. At the peak of its activity the branch had about 40-50 members aged 10-18, its activities including scouting, the geography of Eretz-Israel, military drill, trips, camping in the woods and also sports activities such as table tennis and football. The heads of the branch were Aryeh Apriyasky (lives in Peru), Zalman Panush (died in Israel) and from 1936 Avraham Rutshtein (exiled to Siberia and died there). From this branch Shmuel Panush, Rivka Panush-Shemesh, Shmuel Frenkel and Yitzhak Berniker emigrated to Israel.

A group of Kibart youth, 1932

First line, staying from right: Zeev Berzdovsky, Chana Sheinzon, Joseph Bartenshtein
Second line: Zeev Sheinzon, Sarah Yurkansky, Pesia Yasovsky, Benjamin Vidomliansky
Third line: Shifra Fink, Jehudith Borochovitz, Mordechai Borochovitz, Chyene Berezdovsky
Fourth line : ---, Rosa Senensky

"Hashomer- haTzair" Organization in Kibart, 1933

First line, standing from right: Sarah Jofe, Shifra Fink, Bracha Sheinzon, Moshe Chlamnovitz, Moshe Helershtein, Gotlib Borovik
Second line: ---, Joseph Bartenshtein, Yerachmiel Jofe, Bebka Tzichak, Moshe Svirsky
Third line: Sarah Mandelblat, Peretz Kliatchko, Fruma Sacharovitz, Elchanan Halperin, Dov Shtern, David Shadchanovitz, Yechiel Feferman, Yitzchak Skrobiansky, Grinshtein, Joseph Rosin (The Author), Aryeh Leibovitz, Avraham Leibovitz
Fourth line: L.Tzichak, Zvi Bromberg, Mendel Vizhansky, ---, ---, Borovik, Zeev Sheinzon, ---, Rosa Senensky, Rivka P., B.Borovik,---

David Gamzu, the owner of the "Textilia" factory, was among the active "Revisionists" (the right wing Zionist party) in Kibart, and the main sponsor of the party's newspaper "Unzer Moment."

In the following table one can see how the Kibart' Zionists voted at Zionist Congresses in the years 1927-1935, once every two years:

Year	1927	1929	1931	1933	1935
No. of members	107	250	123	------	200
No. of votes	61	90	82	155	165
Zionist Socialists	11	16	9
Tzeirei Zion	15	19	31
Eretz-Israel Workers				92	117
Revisionists	4	1	13	31
General Zionists A	16	30	13	13	15
General Zionists B					6
Grosmanists				1	2
Mizrachi	15	24	16	18	25

The sports activities centered around the "Maccabi" branch, which was not a political organization and therefore included members of other movements. This branch had a group for gymnastics, a football team, and in the twenties had 85 members.(see Table 16: "Maccabi" membership card of Z.Kovensky).

A group of Kibart youth 1933-34

First line from right: Yurzditzky, Sh.Borochovitz, S.Manheim, R.Voltchansky, B.Vidomliansky, A.Shadchanovitz
Second line: M.Shtern, E.Taburisky, Z.Kovensky, N.Rachmil, Rog
Third line: M.Dembo, S.Frenkel, Feinzilber, ---, ---, A.Apriyasky

"Betar" youth in Kibart. The farewell meeting of A.Apriyasky's departure to Peru and Fima Frenkel's departure to Memel.

Second line from right: ---, ---, Zvi Borochovitz, Shmuel P., Shmuel Frenkel, ---, Fima Frenkel
Third Line: Zelma Frenkel, Niuta Rachmil, Avrahan Rutshtein, Aryeh Apriyasky, Rivka P., Shatenshtein, Nechama Levin

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