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Wiszengrad Family Album

Work Photos
Hakshara (training) for the hard work in Israel.These photos were in sequence in the Wiszengrad family photo album.

Dina in a digging crew
Wysokie Litewskie, 1933

reverse
Photographer: M. Nimoy, Wysokie Litewskie

Translation from the Hebrew:

Conquest of Work [pioneer work] – Hakhshara [agricultural preparation] before the 18th [Zionist] Congress. Visoki Litovsk. Dina is last on top line on the left. 2.VIII.1933

Added notation in Yiddish:

...the work at the “beach”...

Dina (far right) in a road work crew
In front of the Russian Orthodox Church
Wysokie Litewskie, 1933

reverse
Photographer: M. Nimoy, Wysokie Litewskie

The upper part, in Yiddish:

Visoke-Lit. 2. VIII. 1933

At the crack of dawn, to work (near the Church) being in the group of Conquest of Labor [pioneer effort] in Visoke

The lower part, in Hebrew:

Visoki Litevsk – Conquest of Labor – avodot yezumot near the Church. Dina is on the right of the photo.

The young workers take a break:

Taking a break from work
Wysokie Litewskie, 1933

Notes: Conquest of Labor (Hebrew: Kibbush Haavoda): in the Diaspora, physical training of Jews to prepare them for emigration to Israel. avodot yezumot: non-essential work for training or physical conditioning, often with some further practical benefit to the community.

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