Bundists and the issue of emigration from Poland after the Second World War
Bundists and the issue of emigration from Poland after the Second World War
Author(s): Martyna Rusiniak-KarwatSubject(s): Social Sciences, Jewish studies, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: emigration and emigrationism; Jewish Labour Bund; post-war Poland
Summary/Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to present a change in the attitudes among Bundists towards emigration in the post-war Poland. The program of the Jewish Labour Bund throughout its existence was based on three pillars: here-ness (doykayt), family-ness (mishpokhedikayt), and Jewish-ness (Yiddishkayt). After the Second World War some of them lost their significance. Many Jews, including Bundists, saw their future outside Poland. In the article I will show different attitudes of the members of the Bund towards emigration, as well as the reasons behind their choices: either to stay in Poland or to leave the country.
Journal: European Spatial Research and Policy
- Issue Year: 28/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 149-159
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English