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Świbinki | |
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Village | |
  Świbinki Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 51°44′00″N 14°55′00″E / 51.73333°N 14.91667°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]
For the history of the region, 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.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ 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". yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
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