Haszomer Hacair

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Identifier
328
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

Haszomer Hacair was a Jewish scout organization with left-wing and Zionist views. One of the founders was dr Henryk Goldszmyt (also known as Janusz Korczak). The target of the organization was to educate young Jewish people. Haszomer Hacair began to fight against assimilation in the environment and impose an obligation to use Hebrew in order to generate an atmosphere of Judaism in the group. Haszomer Hacair was preparing young people to emigrate to Palestine by organizing summer and winter camps (Kibutz). During the occupation, Haszomer Hacair was working in conspiracy, mainly in the ghettos of Lodz and Warsaw. One of the member of the Supreme Command was Mordechai Anielewicz. During the war Haszomer Hacair cooperated with Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego.

Sources

  • Forum Żydów Polskich, www.fzp.net.pl The Warsaw ghetto : a guide to the perished city / B. Engelking, J. Leociak. – New Haven, 2009. – p. 837, 658