For the Good of the Nation : : Institutions for Jewish Children in Interwar Poland. A Documentary History / / Sean Martin.

• VerfasserIn: Martin, Sean,
• MitwirkendeR: Ben-Levi,,; Berger, Abraham,; Boguszewska, Helena,; Goldin, A.,; Gutman, Leon,; Kats, Yekhiel Ben-Tsiyon,; Lis, Kalman,; Rosenblum, Zofia,; Sarner, Yakov,; Schaff, Maks,; Tarlovski, Tsvi,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Jews of Poland
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (242 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. A History of Centos -- II. Descriptions of Homes for Children -- The "Orphanage in Pinsk" -- The Publication of the Home for Orphans in Lwów, Zborowska 8 -- Childish Stubbornness: Notes of a Teacher -- Pen Strokes (From My Inspections in the Provinces) -- Images of Youth in School Publications -- The Strike: An Image of Dormitory Life -- III. Home for Jewish Children and Farm in Helenówek -- Education or Crime? From the Diary of an Educator -- IV. CENTOS in Otwock -- The Therapeutic and Educational Institution in Otwock (Three Months of Activity) -- Awakening in an Institution (Images of an Institution for Defective Children in Otwock) -- Two Visits in CENTOS -- Five Years of CENTOS Activity in Otwock -- A Report on Five Years of CENTOS Activity in Otwock -- Working with Abnormal Children: On Eight Years of CENTOS in Otwock -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Index