Brit HaHayal

The Brit HaHayal was a Revisionist Zionist association of Jewish reservists in the Polish Army formed in December, 1932 in Radom.

[1] The first conference of the organisation in Warsaw in October, 1933 was attended by Revisionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky and 1500 delegates from 170 branches.

[1] In response to growing antisemitism Brit HaHayal assumed a role in organising units for the defence of Jews and Jewish culture and property in Poland in addition to maintaining its original Palestine-centred programme.

[1] At the first world conference in Kraków in January, 1935 delegates endorsed a proposal to establish regional military and political training schools for members.

The world commander of the organisation was Jeremiah Halpern, a certified ship's captain and seasoned Revisionist leader.