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The '''Youth [[Aliyah]]''' (Hebrew: '''aliyat hano'ar''') is a [[Jew]]ish organization that rescued 22,000 Jewish children from the Nazis during the [[Third Reich]], arranging for their resettlement in [[Palestine]] in [[youth village]]s that became both home and school. |
The '''Youth [[Aliyah]]''' (Hebrew: '''aliyat hano'ar''') is a [[Jew]]ish organization that rescued 22,000 Jewish children from the Nazis during the [[Third Reich]], arranging for their resettlement in [[Palestine]] in [[kibbutzim]] and [[youth village]]s that became both home and school. |
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[[Recha Freier]], a rabbi's wife, founded the organization in [[1933]]. The idea was supported by the [[World Zionist Organization |
[[Recha Freier]], a rabbi's wife, founded the organization in [[1933]]. The idea was supported by the [[World Zionist Organization]]. Recha Freier supervised the organization's activities in Germany, and [[Henrietta Szold]] in [[Jerusalem]]. |
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Just before the outbreak of [[World War II], when immigration certificates to Palestine became difficult to obtain, Youth Aliyah activists in London came up with an interim solution whereby groups of young people would receive pioneer training in countries outside the Third Reich until they could immigrate to Palestine. Great Britain agreed to take in 100,000 endangered children, some from Youth Aliyah groups. <ref> ''Last Train to London,'' Eva Michaelis-Stern, The Jewish Agency-Youth Aliyah Bulletin, January 1987</ref> |
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After the [[Holocaust]] and World War II],emissaries were sent to Europe to locate children survivors in Displaced Persons Camps. Children's homes in eastern Europe were moved to Western Europe, fearing that evacuation from Communist countries might be difficult later on. A Youth Aliyah office was opened in Paris. <ref>''Bulletin, The Jewish Agency - Youth Aliyah,'' "Forty Years of Friendship," Moshe Kol, January 1987</ref> |
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Directors of Youth Aliyah after the establishment of the State of Israel include Meir Gottesman (1978-1984), Uri Gordon and Eli Amir. |
Directors of Youth Aliyah after the establishment of the State of Israel include Meir Gottesman (1978-1984), Uri Gordon and Eli Amir. |
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Revision as of 10:28, 11 November 2007
The Youth Aliyah (Hebrew: aliyat hano'ar) is a Jewish organization that rescued 22,000 Jewish children from the Nazis during the Third Reich, arranging for their resettlement in Palestine in kibbutzim and youth villages that became both home and school.
Recha Freier, a rabbi's wife, founded the organization in 1933. The idea was supported by the World Zionist Organization. Recha Freier supervised the organization's activities in Germany, and Henrietta Szold in Jerusalem.
Just before the outbreak of [[World War II], when immigration certificates to Palestine became difficult to obtain, Youth Aliyah activists in London came up with an interim solution whereby groups of young people would receive pioneer training in countries outside the Third Reich until they could immigrate to Palestine. Great Britain agreed to take in 100,000 endangered children, some from Youth Aliyah groups. [1]
After the Holocaust and World War II],emissaries were sent to Europe to locate children survivors in Displaced Persons Camps. Children's homes in eastern Europe were moved to Western Europe, fearing that evacuation from Communist countries might be difficult later on. A Youth Aliyah office was opened in Paris. [2]
Directors of Youth Aliyah after the establishment of the State of Israel include Meir Gottesman (1978-1984), Uri Gordon and Eli Amir.
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