Hakhshara
Sign in to savethumb|Betar members engaged in sifting wheat at the Ze'ev Jabotinsky training farm (hakhshara) in Zastavna, Romania, 1946. Hakhshara (; also transliterated Hachsharah, Hachshara or Hakhsharah) is a Hebrew word that literally means "preparation". The term is used for training programs and agricultural centres in Europe and elsewhere. At these centers Zionist youth and young adults would learn vocational skills necessary for their emigration to Israel and subsequent life in kibbutzim. Such camps existed before World War II, and still exist today.
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- Post-war era
- Modern era
- List of Hakhshara centres
- Pre-war Germany
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Pre-war Poland
- Pre-war Lithuania
- Post-war Australia
- See also
- References
thumb|Betar members engaged in sifting wheat at the Ze'ev Jabotinsky training farm (hakhshara) in Zastavna, Romania, 1946. Hakhshara (; also transliterated Hachsharah, Hachshara or Hakhsharah) is a Hebrew word that literally means "preparation". The term is used for training programs and agricultural centres in Europe and elsewhere. At these centers Zionist youth and young adults would learn vocational skills necessary for their emigration to Israel and subsequent life in kibbutzim. Such camps existed before World War II, and still exist today.
=== Post-war era=== Following the end of World War II, a new wave of Hakhshara centers was established to serve Jewish Holocaust survivors, often referred to as Sh'erit ha-Pletah (the surviving remnant). These programs were primarily located in and around Displaced Persons (DP) camps in Allied-occupied Germany, Austria, and Italy.
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