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Nota d'ambito

To be used when a survivor does not mention a specific scouting group such as Jüdischer Pfadfinderbund in Germany, Eclaireurs Israélites in France, or Boy Scouts in the English-speaking countries, etc. (en-US)

Definizione

Jewish scout groups were established in Europe and Palestine between the wars to sponsor educational and social activities for Jewish youth. The educational activities were based on scouting methods (in Hebrew, (.)zofiyyut). Some scouting units were religious in orientation while others were Zionist. (en-US)

Fonte

Encyclopaedia Judaica. 16 vols. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House Ltd., 1971-1972. Vol. 14, pp. 1037-1040

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• Organizzazioni ebraiche