Jewish Social Democratic Party in Galicia
Jewish Social Democratic Party in Galicia יידישער סאציאל-דעמאקראטישער פארטיי אין גאליציען | |
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Founded | 1905 |
Split from | Polish Social Democratic Party of Galicia |
Merged into | General Jewish Labour Bund in Poland (Polish section, 1920) General Jewish Labour Bund in Romania (Bukovina section, 1922) |
Membership (1911) | 4,500 |
Ideology | Social democracy Bundism |
Political position | Left-wing |
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The Jewish Social Democratic Party in Galicia (
The Party, often nicknamed the 'Galician Bund', was influenced by the
ŻPS held its founding congress in June 1905.[1] The second congress was held in 1906.[2]
Its founding theoretician and secretary was
In the initial period of the existence of the party, it publish a monthly titled Der yudisher sotsial-demokrat. In October 1905 it was replaced by a weekly, Der sotsial-demokrat. As of 1910, Der sotsial-demokrat had a circulation of 2000.[4]
In 1911 the Jewish Social Democracy in Galicia, the Jewish affiliate section of the PPSD, merged into the ŻPS.
In 1913, several prominent leaders of the erstwhile Jewish Social Democracy began returning to the PPSD. More devastating for the ŻPS, though, was the outbreak of the
In 1920, its organisation in Poland merged with the
Membership
The party had 2,800 members in 1906, by 1908 the figure had risen to 3,600 and by 1910 it claimed a membership of 4,206.[2] At the time, the party had 80 branches in 32 different localities.[4] In 1911, after the merger with the Bukovina Bund, the party had 4,500 members.[10]
Except for its organization in Galicia and Bukovina, the party also had presence (at warying times) in Vienna, New York City, Antwerp and Bielsk.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kuhn, Rick 'The tradition of Jewish anti-Zionism in the Galician socialist movement' Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Resistance and class stream, Australasian Political Studies Association APSA50 Conference, Canberra, 2–4 October 2002
- ^ a b c d e Brenner, Michael/Penslar, Derek Jonathan. In search of Jewish community : Jewish identities in Germany and Austria, 1918-1933. Bloomington: Indiana University press, c1998. p. 118
- ^ ISBN 0-252-07352-5.
- ^ a b c Jacobs, Jack Lester. Jewish Politics in Eastern Europe: The Bund at 100. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. pp. 141-143
- ^ "History of Jews in Bukowina [Volume I, pages 127-128]".
- ^ Jacobs, Jack Lester. Jewish Politics in Eastern Europe: The Bund at 100. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. p. 145
- ^ Marcus, Joseph. Social and political history of the Jews in Poland, 1919-1939. Berlin/New York City: Mouton Publishers, 1983. p. 280-281
- ^ Kisman, Yusf 'Di yidishe sotsial-demokratishe bevegung in Galitsie un Bukovine', in G. Aronson, S. Dubnov-Erlikh, J. S. Herts, and others (eds) Di Geshikhte fun Bund drite band, New York: Farlag Unser Tsait, pp. 337-480
- ^ "History of Jews in Bukowina [Volume I, pages 129-144]".
- ^ a b Jacobs, Jack Lester. Jewish Politics in Eastern Europe: The Bund at 100. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001. p. 144