Trudy Gold
The Jewish Situation in Eastern Europe in the Interwar Period and Zionism, Part 1
Summary
After the collapse of the Russian and Hapsburg empires and the emergence of new nation-states, how did Jews and Zionism fare? In this 2-part lecture, Trudy Gold examines their situation in Nationalist Poland and Hungary as well as in Bolshevik Russia, where Zionism was banned.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
Basically under the Nazis, the Germans wanted someone they could deal with. The Umrats were not self-appointed. The Nazis appointed them and if they didn’t obey, they were executed and a new lot would come in.
No, it was much, much less. You need an acculturated class to be part of and in Poland there was a certain kind of acculturation amongst this intellectuals, but it was very small.
He wanted them to escape to Palestine. It’s interesting because after the death of Pilsudski, it was the colonels regime and they wanted them to go to Palestine.