Youth Aliyah
international movement
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Youth Aliyah was an international movement established by the Jewish Agency in 1933. Its primary purpose was to rescue and resettle orphaned Jewish children, particularly those fleeing Nazi Germany. The program provided care and education for these young refugees, facilitating their immigration to Israel. This initiative was a crucial part of the broader Zionist effort to establish a Jewish homeland and support Jewish immigration, known as aliyah.12
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