Judaica; Jugenddorf Genschemen Zweiter Jahresbericht der
Jugenddorf Genschemen Zweiter Jahresbericht der Judischen waisenhilfe - Aldus druck Berlin pages - Softcover - 19 x 28 cm - Fair conditionThe children's and youth village Ben Schemen was founded in by the German Jewish doctor and educator Siegfried Lehman and his wife Rebbecca in Ben-Schemen.The aim was to combine Jewish tradition with modern pedagogy and Zionist ideas. The first fifteen children of Ben Schemen came from an orphanage in Lithuania, followed by parental children from Germany. In there were already 220 youngsters living in Ben Schemen, a neo-crept "self-governing council" with commissions for sports, agriculture, school lessons etc. led the village. A catalog from the year lists the already established facilities: tinker home, school, agricultural school, carpentry, locksmithery, bakery, electric station, swimming pool. Added to this were: 1 donkey, 6 horses, 30 cows and 600 dunam land. Read More