Zionist Care and Education for Galician Refugee Children in Austria during the First World War

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In 1914, Russian advances led to between 340,000 and 600,000 refugees either fleeing or being expelled from Galicia. About half were Jewish, many of whom were children. The need to care for them was a major preoccupation of the Jewish leadership in Vienna and Prague. In these relief activities, a key role was taken by the Zionists, who saw such action as not only necessary to aid suffering Jews but also as a way to broaden their influence within the Jewish community. Throughout the war the Zionist activists invested considerable resources in providing rescue and assistance for Jewish refugee children from Galicia, whom they saw as potential future pillars of the nation, and in creating institutions in which these children would be educated in a modern and progressive manner.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)309-326
Number of pages18
JournalPolin: Studies in Polish Jewry
Volume36
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

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