GRETEL SINGER
IN THE MACCABI HAZA'IR
Gánovce, Slovakia
cir 1939
Maccabi Haza'ir was formed during the World
Maccabi Conference in Czechoslovakia in 1929. The creation of
this organization served as a catalyst for the creation of other
such movements, especially in central European countries such as
Czechoslovakia, Austria and Germany. Members were able to speak
Hebrew and felt connected to Eretz Israel. This Zionist youth
movement believed in "a healthy soul in a healthy body," so they
stressed Jewish values and ethics along with the participation
in sports that would serve to make the person physically fit.
The movement encouraged its members to strive toward the
attainment of these ideals, based on this spiritual and physical
enrichmen,t and of course stressed their strong connection with
Eretz Israel. |
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