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The Jewish Vocational School Masada in Darmstadt was established and run by Samuel Milek Batalion between 1947 and 1948. The school trained and prepared about 45-60 Holocaust survivors for the purpose of building a kibbutz in Israel. Although the school only existed for ten months, it nevertheless represents an important aspect of the post-war history of Hesse and a manifestation of the re-emergence and establishment of Jewish life in post-war Germany. ==The School== The Masada school was a Betar School. This particular Betar school was founded and supervised by Samuel Milek Batalion. This was quite unusual, because almost all the schools for Displaced Persons (DPs) known after the war were created and supported by ORT with no idealistic or political affiliation. In 1946, Samuel Batalion met Moshe Mordchelewitz in Eschwege at a Betar conference. Moshe was very active in the Betar movement. Batalion told Moshe about his idea to open a vocational school. On Moshe's advice, he presented his idea to the Betar head office in Munich. They approved it, and Batalion received permission to transfer Moshe to Darmstadt to be the Madrich in the new school. The school was financed with the assistance of the Betar Central Committee in Munich. The local American Military Government gave some minor support. The local school authorities provided professional teachers. The Jewish community and JOINT supported some of the students. Samuel Batalion was very committed to the project. He established locations and organised the lodgings and provisions, teaching staff, financing and equipping of the school. On May 4, 1949, the Betar Central Committee decided to close Betar Germany after most of the students emigrated to Israel.〔Paul Arnsberg: Die jüdischen Gemeinden in Hessen. Anfang, Untergang, Neubeginn. (Hg. Landesverband der Jüdischen Gemeinden in Hessen). Band I, Frankfurt am Main 1971, S. 129-132〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jewish Vocational School Masada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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