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Czechoslovak Jews in Israel after World War II
Šafirová, Lucie ; Šubrt, Jiří (advisor) ; Mücke, Pavel (referee) ; Mlynář, Jakub (referee)
The following dissertation focuses on the Jewish minority in Czechoslovakia, which decided to emigrate to Israel in the post-war period. By combining historical-sociological knowledge of the context of the time and analysis of narrative interviews with witnesses, it captures how emigration from Czechoslovakia took place, reveals motivational factors leading to leaving the country, allows us to understand the role of the Zionist movement, associations and organizations. It outlines what the adaptation in Israel looked like and what areas were key to the witnesses in the new country. It captures the connection of emigrants to the country of origin. Key words Jewish minority, post-war period, Zionist movement, emigration to Israel, adaptation in Israel
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Czech - Jewish Movement and the Reaction of cthe Czech Society 1918 - 1938
Iblová, Kristýna ; Arava-Novotná, Lena (advisor) ; Biernot, David (referee)
This thesis inquires into the assimilation faction of the Jewish minority on the Bohemian territory at the end of the 19th century and first half of the 20th century which was represented by the Czech-Jewish movement. It presents the origins of the movement with a special focus on the period of the First Czechoslovak Republic. It examines the development of its identity which was formed by contemporary social-political events. The study presents the movement's attitudes towards Czech majority and towards the Czechoslovak state. It also describes its struggle with Anti-semitism and Zionism which were undermining the efforts of the assimilation into the major society. The thesis introduces Jindřich Kohn - the leading figure of this movement during the interwar period - and researches his attitude to assimilation and his reflection on antisemitism and Zionist movement. The references can be found at the end of the thesis. Major part of the thesis was based on thorough work with the resource materials, more specifically monographs of the representatives of Czech-Jewish movement from that period and the then magazines. The main resources were historical studies by associate professor Blanka Soukupová who was researching the Czech-Jewish movement. The aim of the study is to introduce the development of...
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Importance of education in the life stories of shoah survivors
Šafirová, Lucie ; Reichel, Jiří (advisor) ; Janiš, Kamil (referee)
The following thesis seeks to identify the importance of education for the witnesses of the Shoah. It outlines the form of education in Czechoslovakia in the years 1918-1948 and focuses on the education of the Jewish minority. The research includes the analysis of narrative interviews with Jewish survivors who lived through the Second World War. Through the study of literature and analysis of qualitative data shows the role played by education in the pre-war, wartime and post-war. The work points out that education was important for the Jewish minority always and its role has varied depending on the period. Key words: Jewish minority, education, Czechoslovakia 1918-1948
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Jews and czech society in the years 1945-1948
Šafirová, Lucie ; Šubrt, Jiří (advisor) ; Houda, Přemysl (referee)
The following thesis outlines the situation of the Jewish minority in the czech society in 1945-1948. It follows the political situation and the social atmosphere in the postwar period and focuses on the specifics of the Jewish minority. By analyzing interviews with survivors of the Shoah describes how the period saw Jews themselves. It is especially focused on interpersonal relations that prevailed during the return of the survivors back to their homes. Chronologically describes the situation since the liberation of concentration camps, travel home, arriving back where it focuses on a reunion with loved ones, family support, relationships with friends, neighbors and acquaintances behavior and reactions of majority society. It describes how Jews coped with the return to normal life. Interpersonal relations in the postwar period depended mainly on the personality characteristics of people. But one can point out that the greatest support for returning were their relatives and friends who provide support to them in situations where they met with the negative attitude of Czech society. Keywords: post-war society, Jewish minority, interpersonal relations, Shoah witnesses
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