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Forgotten Feminism: Poland in the 1930s

JL;DR SUMMARY This piece explores the often-overlooked feminist history in 1930s Poland, focusing on Jewish women who played significant roles in resistance efforts during World War II. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Yiddish LiteratureJewish HistoryHolocaustFeminismPolandJewish WomenResistanceJudy BatalionYouth Movements1930s

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Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"The Last Woman of Warsaw, a story about young Jewish women navigating the dynamic world of Warsaw in the 1930s."
Vilna, Vilnius County, Lithuania
"The Yiddish Scientific Institute in Vilna (YIVO) held writing contests for young Jewish men and women;"

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