Leo Camron
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Leo Camron (A.K.A. Leo Caminsky, Arieh Camron) was a South African-Israel
i educationalist and sportsman, from Natal
particularly remembered for his English textbooks, and rugby
advocacy.
Camron graduated from Natal University and also played for the Natal rugby team. . He later became an artillery captain in the South African Army
, and served in the North African campaigns of World War II.
In 1948, Camron left his pregnant wife Hazel and two small children (Jo-Annd and David) in South Africa, and went to Palestine to join Machal and fight in the Israeli War of Independence. He returned to South Africa several days before the birth of his 3rd child, Sharon. The entire family emigrated to Israel in 1951 and remained there until the end of 1956, after the Sinai War. They returned to South Africa where a 4th child was born - Alon. The family went back to Israel in 1961 and settled in Ramat Hasharon. The family adopted a Hebrew surname, Camron and Leo changed his first name to Arieh, which means 'lion' in Hebrew. His wife Hazel, changed her name to Aliza.
Leo Camron (14 March 1916 - 21 July 2007) (A.K.A. Leo Caminsky, Arieh Camron) was a South African-Israel
i educationalist and sportsman, from Natal
particularly remembered for his English textbooks, and rugby
advocacy.Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1 86200 013 3) p68Kaplan, David, “Leo Camron”, obituary in the magazine of Telfed (the Israeli South African Association), March, 2008. Available online at http://www.telfed.org.il/files/mag_march08/28-48.pdf
Camron graduated from Natal University and also played for the Natal rugby team. . He later became an artillery captain in the South African Army
, and served in the North African campaigns of World War II.
In 1948, Camron left his pregnant wife Hazel and two small children (Jo-Annd and David) in South Africa, and went to Palestine to join Machal and fight in the Israeli War of Independence. He returned to South Africa several days before the birth of his 3rd child, Sharon. The entire family emigrated to Israel in 1951 and remained there until the end of 1956, after the Sinai War. They returned to South Africa where a 4th child was born - Alon. The family went back to Israel in 1961 and settled in Ramat Hasharon. The family adopted a Hebrew surname, Camron and Leo changed his first name to Arieh, which means 'lion' in Hebrew. His wife Hazel, changed her name to Aliza.
Leo Camron (14 March 1916 - 21 July 2007) (A.K.A. Leo Caminsky, Arieh Camron) was a South African-Israel
i educationalist and sportsman, from Natal
particularly remembered for his English textbooks, and rugby
advocacy.Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1 86200 013 3) p68Kaplan, David, “Leo Camron”, obituary in the magazine of Telfed (the Israeli South African Association), March, 2008. Available online at http://www.telfed.org.il/files/mag_march08/28-48.pdf
Camron graduated from Natal University and also played for the Natal rugby team. . He later became an artillery captain in the South African Army
, and served in the North African campaigns of World War II.
In 1948, Camron left his pregnant wife Hazel and two small children (Jo-Annd and David) in South Africa, and went to Palestine to join Machal and fight in the Israeli War of Independence. He returned to South Africa several days before the birth of his 3rd child, Sharon. The entire family emigrated to Israel in 1951 and remained there until the end of 1956, after the Sinai War. They returned to South Africa where a 4th child was born - Alon. The family went back to Israel in 1961 and settled in Ramat Hasharon. The family adopted a Hebrew surname, Camron and Leo changed his first name to Arieh, which means 'lion' in Hebrew. His wife Hazel, changed her name to Aliza.
In 1952, Camron organised independent Israel’s first rugby match, between a group of South Africans, and a team of parachutists in the IDF. The South Africans won 18-6. The match ball was somewhat unusual, being a shoe wrapped in a towel. The game proved fairly popular in the IDF, thanks partly to its emphasis on aggression and team tactics. Camron soon organised other games, mainly between soldiers, and immigrants from the British Commonwealth. Rugby had been played in Israel before, but had more or less died out with the departure of the British.
Camron made an attempt to get the IDF to adopt the game, but was unsuccessful due to institutional bureaucracy. This was a bitter blow to his campaign, and led to him taking a more passive role in Israeli rugby until its revival by another group of South African immigrants in the 1970s.
and lawn bowls in Israel. Like rugby, cricket had been played in Palestine during the British Mandate period, but had declined suddenly when Israel became independent.
Camron was a member of the original Israel cricket team in 1956.2002 ICA AWARD WINNERS, retrieved 2nd September, 2009 He was a founder member of the Israel Cricket Association
, and gave out the medals at the 2002 ICA Awards.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i educationalist and sportsman, from Natal
Natal, South Africa
Natal is a region in South Africa. It stretches between the Indian Ocean in the south and east, the Drakensberg in the west, and the Lebombo Mountains in the north. The main cities are Pietermaritzburg and Durban...
particularly remembered for his English textbooks, and rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
advocacy.
Early life
Leo Camron’s original family name was "Caminsky".Camron graduated from Natal University and also played for the Natal rugby team. . He later became an artillery captain in the South African Army
South African Army
The South African Army is the army of South Africa, first formed after the Union of South Africa was created in 1910.The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by commando forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies...
, and served in the North African campaigns of World War II.
In 1948, Camron left his pregnant wife Hazel and two small children (Jo-Annd and David) in South Africa, and went to Palestine to join Machal and fight in the Israeli War of Independence. He returned to South Africa several days before the birth of his 3rd child, Sharon. The entire family emigrated to Israel in 1951 and remained there until the end of 1956, after the Sinai War. They returned to South Africa where a 4th child was born - Alon. The family went back to Israel in 1961 and settled in Ramat Hasharon. The family adopted a Hebrew surname, Camron and Leo changed his first name to Arieh, which means 'lion' in Hebrew. His wife Hazel, changed her name to Aliza.
English teaching
In Israel, he became an English teacher, and made a pioneering contribution to its teaching to students there. He was the author of several English grammar books used by successive generations of Israeli school children.Rugby
Camron succeeded in obtaining an appointment in the sports department of the IDF in 1951.Leo Camron (14 March 1916 - 21 July 2007) (A.K.A. Leo Caminsky, Arieh Camron) was a South African-Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i educationalist and sportsman, from Natal
Natal, South Africa
Natal is a region in South Africa. It stretches between the Indian Ocean in the south and east, the Drakensberg in the west, and the Lebombo Mountains in the north. The main cities are Pietermaritzburg and Durban...
particularly remembered for his English textbooks, and rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
advocacy.Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1 86200 013 3) p68Kaplan, David, “Leo Camron”, obituary in the magazine of Telfed (the Israeli South African Association), March, 2008. Available online at http://www.telfed.org.il/files/mag_march08/28-48.pdf
Early life
Leo Camron’s original family name was "Caminsky".Camron graduated from Natal University and also played for the Natal rugby team. . He later became an artillery captain in the South African Army
South African Army
The South African Army is the army of South Africa, first formed after the Union of South Africa was created in 1910.The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by commando forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies...
, and served in the North African campaigns of World War II.
In 1948, Camron left his pregnant wife Hazel and two small children (Jo-Annd and David) in South Africa, and went to Palestine to join Machal and fight in the Israeli War of Independence. He returned to South Africa several days before the birth of his 3rd child, Sharon. The entire family emigrated to Israel in 1951 and remained there until the end of 1956, after the Sinai War. They returned to South Africa where a 4th child was born - Alon. The family went back to Israel in 1961 and settled in Ramat Hasharon. The family adopted a Hebrew surname, Camron and Leo changed his first name to Arieh, which means 'lion' in Hebrew. His wife Hazel, changed her name to Aliza.
English teaching
In Israel, he became an English teacher, and made a pioneering contribution to its teaching to students there. He was the author of several English grammar books used by successive generations of Israeli school children.Rugby
Camron succeeded in obtaining an appointment in the sports department of the IDF in 1951.Leo Camron (14 March 1916 - 21 July 2007) (A.K.A. Leo Caminsky, Arieh Camron) was a South African-Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i educationalist and sportsman, from Natal
Natal, South Africa
Natal is a region in South Africa. It stretches between the Indian Ocean in the south and east, the Drakensberg in the west, and the Lebombo Mountains in the north. The main cities are Pietermaritzburg and Durban...
particularly remembered for his English textbooks, and rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
advocacy.Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1 86200 013 3) p68Kaplan, David, “Leo Camron”, obituary in the magazine of Telfed (the Israeli South African Association), March, 2008. Available online at http://www.telfed.org.il/files/mag_march08/28-48.pdf
Early life
Leo Camron’s original family name was "Caminsky".Camron graduated from Natal University and also played for the Natal rugby team. . He later became an artillery captain in the South African Army
South African Army
The South African Army is the army of South Africa, first formed after the Union of South Africa was created in 1910.The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by commando forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies...
, and served in the North African campaigns of World War II.
In 1948, Camron left his pregnant wife Hazel and two small children (Jo-Annd and David) in South Africa, and went to Palestine to join Machal and fight in the Israeli War of Independence. He returned to South Africa several days before the birth of his 3rd child, Sharon. The entire family emigrated to Israel in 1951 and remained there until the end of 1956, after the Sinai War. They returned to South Africa where a 4th child was born - Alon. The family went back to Israel in 1961 and settled in Ramat Hasharon. The family adopted a Hebrew surname, Camron and Leo changed his first name to Arieh, which means 'lion' in Hebrew. His wife Hazel, changed her name to Aliza.
English teaching
In Israel, he became an English teacher, and made a pioneering contribution to its teaching to students there. He was the author of several English grammar books used by successive generations of Israeli school children.Rugby
Camron succeeded in obtaining an appointment in the sports department of the IDF in 1951. Israel tries to revive HolyLand 7s on Rugby7 dot com, retrieved 2nd September, 2009In 1952, Camron organised independent Israel’s first rugby match, between a group of South Africans, and a team of parachutists in the IDF. The South Africans won 18-6. The match ball was somewhat unusual, being a shoe wrapped in a towel. The game proved fairly popular in the IDF, thanks partly to its emphasis on aggression and team tactics. Camron soon organised other games, mainly between soldiers, and immigrants from the British Commonwealth. Rugby had been played in Israel before, but had more or less died out with the departure of the British.
Camron made an attempt to get the IDF to adopt the game, but was unsuccessful due to institutional bureaucracy. This was a bitter blow to his campaign, and led to him taking a more passive role in Israeli rugby until its revival by another group of South African immigrants in the 1970s.
Cricket and lawn bowls
Camron was also a keen supporter of cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
and lawn bowls in Israel. Like rugby, cricket had been played in Palestine during the British Mandate period, but had declined suddenly when Israel became independent.
Camron was a member of the original Israel cricket team in 1956.2002 ICA AWARD WINNERS, retrieved 2nd September, 2009 He was a founder member of the Israel Cricket Association
Israel Cricket Association
Israel Cricket Association is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Israel. Israel Cricket Association is Israel's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 1974. Its principal object is to incorporate...
, and gave out the medals at the 2002 ICA Awards.