For the good of the nation : institutions for Jewish children in interwar Poland : a documentary history / edited and translated by Sean Martin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Sean, 1968- editor, translator.

Series:

Jews of Poland

Language:

English

Polish

Yiddish

Subjects (All):

CENTOS (Organization)--History.

CENTOS (Organization).

Jewish children--Institutional care--Poland--History--20th century.

Jewish children.

Jewish orphans--Poland--History--20th century.

Jewish orphans.

Jewish orphanages--Poland--History--20th century.

Jewish orphanages.

Ethnic relations.

History.

Jewish children--Institutional care.

Poland--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Poland.

Physical Description:

xx, 220 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2017.

Language Note:

Text in English, with some text in English translated from the Polish or from the Yiddish.

Summary:

"Tens of thousands of Jewish children were orphaned during World War I and in the subsequent years of conflict. In response, Jewish leaders in Poland established CENTOS, the Central Union of Associations for Jewish Orphan Care. Through CENTOS, social workers and other professionals cooperated to offer Jewish children the preparation necessary to survive during a turbulent period. They established new organizations that functioned beyond the authority of the recognized Jewish community and with the support of Polish officials. The work of CENTOS exemplifies the community's goal to build a Jewish future. Translations of sources from CENTOS publications in Yiddish and Polish describe the lives of the orphaned Jewish children and the tireless efforts of adults to better the children's circumstances"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction

I: A History of CENTOS

II: Descriptions of Homes for Children

The "Orphanage in Pinsk"

Ben-Levi

The Publication of the Home for Orphans in Lwow, Zborowska 8

Maks Schaff

Childish Stubbornness: Notes of a Teacher

Tsvi Tarlovski

Pen Strokes (From My Inspections in the Provinces)

A. Goldin

Images of Youth in School Publications

Leon Gutman

The Strike: An Image of Dormitory Life

Yakov Sarner

III: Home for Jewish Children and Farm in Helenowek

Education or Crime? From the Diary of an Educator

Yekhiel Ben-Tsiyon Kats

IV: CENTOS in Otwock

The Therapeutic and Educational Institution in Otwock (Three Months of Activity)

Zofia Rosenblum

Awakening in an Institution (Images of an Institution for Defective Children in Otwock)

Kalman Lis

Two Visits in CENTOS

Helena Boguszewska

Five Years of CENTOS Activity in Otwock

Working with Abnormal Children: On Eight Years of CENTOS in Otwock

Abraham Berger

Afterword

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Martin, Sean, 1968- For the good of the nation.

ISBN:

9781618115676

1618115677

OCLC:

962830465

Publisher Number:

99973428911