Świbinki
Appearance
Świbinki | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°44′N 14°55′E / 51.73°N 14.92°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lubusz |
County | Żary |
Gmina | Tuplice |
Świbinki [ɕfiˈbinki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1]
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany and was known in German as Schniebinchen[2] (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).
The village was the site of a pre-war training camp for Zionist Jewish youth preparing for emigration ("aliyah") to Palestine as part of the "hakhshara" (lit. "preparation") program.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Nazwy miejscowe Kreis Sorau (Powiatu Żarskiego). / artykuły / Żary - portal miejski". Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ Geschichte vor Ort: Erinnerungskultur im Land Brandenburg für die Zeit von 1933 bis 1990, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur, Brandenburg, 2009, page 44
- ^ "Schniebinchen, Germany, 1938, Youngsters conversing through a window, at a camp for training for Aliyah (immigration to Eretz Israel). - The Sonnenfeld collection of photos documenting Jewish life in prewar Germany". Retrieved 2012-05-17.