Sound endeavour : The rise of the Jewish national home.
Keren Hayesod
BookBorn 03/10/1915 in Breslau. 1933 High School Graduate. 1933 Stay in Denmark then returns to Germany. 1935 Hebrew teacher in Rafibor.1938 Hebrew teacher in Wonkel. 1938 Emigration to Palestine Activities: First teachers seminar, then worked in Kibbutz (agriculture). Work in the supplies department of the British Army. 1943 official in the Jewish National Fund. 1952 Guide for foreign geography students, at the same time journalistic activity. Geography teacher in evening school. Lectures and journalistic activity (Israeli news). His family. First confrontation with anti-Semitism. Schooling in high school for humanities. Good achievements of Jewish pupils: attempt of explanation. The Jewish Youth Movement 'Kameraden': original goals, division . Original aim of profession and its wrecking through Hitler's rise to power. Jewish trauma at graduation. His stupid trick and his Flight to Denmark. Original plan for the future and reaction of his parents. Financial stress of parents. His return to Germany and joining of the Ha-Chaluz. Training as Hebrew teacher at rabbinical seminary. Engagement as Hebrew teacher in Upper Silesia. Emigration of many members of the community. Reasons for the decision about profession and work in Winkel. Emigration with student certificate. Fathers death in Buchenwald; Mothers death; unclear fate of other relatives. Beginnings in the kibbutz. Language situation: mainly Hebrew. Further occupational pursuit. Wifes life. Change of name. Further ; specialization in professional work as teacher of Geography, while studying. His course book about Israel; many editions in various languages. Further jobs, wifes profession. Language situation with wife and her relatives. Literary production and guided tours in 3 languages. Seeing Germany again on lecture journeys. Contacts with Germany. Change of attitude toward Israel in the younger generation. Pro-Israel attitude of colleagues from Germany. Problem in Israel: different thinking of Arabs. Negative effects on the mental attitude of the youth in the country. Distribution of languages. Language acquisition during his time in Germany. Knowledge of Hebrew. Differences in German. Frivolous attitude of youth towards language. Examples of the establisment of grammatical mistakes in Hebrew. Establishment of technical terms in Hebrew. Technical language, other literature. Language of the "Spiegel". Further literature: reasons for the preference for German. His literary passion: wrote animal poems. Publication problems. Recital of 2 poems. Problems with translation into other languages. Another poem. Lacking relationship to Germany Upper Silesia was homeland).
Title |
Autobiographical interviews of Jews born in German speaking countries ("Yekkes") - 50/60 years after their immigration to Israel. |
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Additional Titles |
יהודים ילידי ארצות דוברות גרמנית - 50 שנה לאחר גירושם ועלייתם לארץ. |
Contributors |
בטן, אנה OHD (מראיין) Betten, Anne OHD (interviewer) אורני, אפרים OHD (מרואיין) המדור לתיעוד בעל פה של מכון המחקר ליהדות זמננו ע"ש אברהם הרמן באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים (בעלים נוכחיים) |
Creation Date |
1991 |
Notes |
המדור לתיעוד בעל פה של מכון המחקר ליהדות זמננו ע"ש אברהם הרמן באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים (234)15 |
Language |
German |
Credits |
המדור לתיעוד בעל פה של מכון המחקר ליהדות זמננו ע"ש אברהם הרמן באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים |
National Library system number |
990044223900205171 |
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