Folkspartei — The Folkspartei ( yi. ייִדישע פֿאָלקספּאַרטײַ, yidishe folkspartei , Jewish People s Party, folkist party) was founded after the 1905 pogroms in Russia by Simon Dubnow and Israel Efrojkin. The party took part to several elections in Poland and… … Wikipedia
FOLKSPARTEI (Poland) — FOLKSPARTEI (Poland), Yidishe Folkspartei in Polyn (popularly known as Folkist Party), Jewish populist party in Poland organized during World War I and active in the interwar period; followed the ideology of the Russian folkspartei . The Folkist… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish political movements — refer to the organized efforts of Jews to build their own political parties or otherwise represent their interest in politics outside of the Jewish community. From the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans to the foundation of Israel … Wikipedia
Noach Pryłucki — photo probably taken between 1919 and 1927, when he was a Sejm member Noach (Nojach) Pryłucki (born October 1 1882 in Berdichev, died in 1944 in Vilnius) was a Jewish Polish politician from the Folkspartei. In the years 1910 1936 he was the… … Wikipedia
DUBNOW, SIMON — (1860–1941), historian and political ideologist. Born in Mstislavl, Belorussia, Dubnow received a traditional Jewish education from his grandfather, but early in his life ceased to observe religious practices. He was self taught, having achieved… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
POLAND — POLAND, republic in E. Central Europe; the kingdom of Poland and the grand duchy of Lithuania united formally (Poland Lithuania) in 1569. This article is arranged according to the following outline: the early settlements jewish legal status… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHABAD (Szabad), ẒEMAḤ — (1864–1935), physician, communal leader, and publicist, one of the heads of the Vilna community, known for his cultural and political activities. Born in Vilna, in 1881 Shabad moved with his family to Moscow, where he completed his studies in the … Encyclopedia of Judaism