Kibbutz Buchenwald: Survivors and Pioneers

By Judith Tydor Baumel

Book Overview

In 1945, after the liberation of concentration camp Buchenwald, 16 young men formed the Kibbutz Buchenwald, designed to prepare Jews for emigration to Palestine. This is an account of the group, split into two parts. The first part, entitled The Dream, examines the creation of the kibbutz in Germany until its departure for Palestine in the summer of 1945. The second part, called The Reality, follows the members of the the kibbutz into Palestine and its establishment as an independent settlement there. This settlement exists as Kibbutz Netzer Sereni today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813523370
• ISBN13: 9780813523378
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"