Federation of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia

  • Federation of Jewish Communities of Yugoslavia
  • Savez jevrejskih opština Jugoslavije
Identifier
524
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

Dates of Existence

Founded in 1944

History

The former Yugoslavia was liberated in 1944. After the Second World War, the region became known as the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia. Throughout the entire region, only 14,000 Jews returned after the war. The Jews opened the Federation of Jewish Communities. Many of the Jewish communities throughout Yugoslavia were reclaimed. In 1946, the government in Yugoslavia changed again, and it became known as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. The Zionist attitude of the Yugoslav Jews was also reestablished and, in 1948, the Federation of Jewish Communities gained the right to begin emigration to Israel. 8,000 Yugoslav Jews moved to Israel in 1952. With the immigration to Israel, the population of Jews in Yugoslavia continued to decrease.

Sources

  • Jewish Virtual Library, www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org