Trudy Gold
The Jewish Situation in Eastern Europe in the Interwar Period and Zionism, Part 2
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 3-part lecture, Trudy Gold examines their situation in Nationalist Poland and Hungary as well as in Bolshevik Russia, where Zionism was banned. Part 2 of 3.
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.
Yes, exactly. I believe that Jabotinsky was prepared to deal with the antisemitic Polish government post-Pilsudski because he believed they might help him. He had this evacuation plan and wanted to get 1.5 million Jews from Poland to Palestine. At that stage, the Poles were not allies of the British. There was even negotiations with Mussolini.