Term

Youth aliyah

Organization dedicated to preparing young adults under 18 for emigration to Palestine.

The youth aliyah was the name of a section of the hakhsharah for young adults. In this context the word aliyah means emigration to Palestine, which is now Israel. Preparation included agricultural training. The youth aliyah was coordinated by the Joodse Centrale voor Beroepsopleiding in the 1940s.

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