Świbinki

Świbinki [ɕfiˈbinki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuplice, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1]

Świbinki
Village
Świbinki Location in Lubusz Voivodeship Show map of Lubusz Voivodeship Świbinki Location in Poland Show map of Poland
Coordinates: 51.73°N 14.92°E / 51.73; 14.92
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Żary
Gmina	Tuplice

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany and was known in German as Schniebinchen[2] (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village was the site of a pre-war training camp for Zionist Jewish youth preparing for emigration ("aliyah") to Palestine as part of the "hakhshara" (lit. "preparation") program.[3][4]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Nazwy miejscowe Kreis Sorau (Powiatu Żarskiego). / artykuły / Żary - portal miejski". Retrieved 2012-05-17.
3. Geschichte vor Ort: Erinnerungskultur im Land Brandenburg für die Zeit von 1933 bis 1990, Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur, Brandenburg, 2009, page 44
4. "Schniebinchen, Germany, 1938, Youngsters conversing through a window, at a camp for training for Aliyah (immigration to Eretz Israel). - The Sonnenfeld collection of photos documenting Jewish life in prewar Germany". Retrieved 2012-05-17.