1948 Shoa Holocaust Landsberg DP CAMP Germany WW2 Jewish USA ARMY BESHT Hassidim

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1948 Shoa Holocaust Landsberg DP CAMP Germany WW2 Jewish USA ARMY BESHT Hassidim:
$75.00

Here is one of about 10 Jewish books printed in the DP Camps in Germany for the Shoa survivors of Hitler\'s Hell. These books were printed for mostly religious folks who did not lose their Faith, despite the hell they went through.
This book titled Mivchar HaPninim (Choice Perls) is a collection of novella and Ethics of the founder of the Hassidic movement Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov and his Hassidic students/followers including a letter from the Gerrer Rebbe. The book was originally printed probably in the late 1800\'s in Poland but was reprinted in the former Displaced Persons camp Landsberg in Germany which was run by the USA Army in 1948.
Condition: Hardcover, very minor scuffing to covers, inside excellent.Please see the rest of my Shoa - DP Camp items currently selling here on byclicking HERE.
THIS IS A REAL PIECE OF JEWISH HISTORY THAT OUR PEOPLE HAVE WENT THROUGH! MAKES A GREAT GIFT TO A JEWISH MUSEUM OR SYNAGOGUE!

BIO on the Lansberg DP Camp:

The Landsberg DP camp was erected in the American-occupied zone of Germany, about 60 km west of Munich, on land that had housed a German military compound during the war.

The camp was originally designated for all displaced persons, but from October 1945, it was intended for Jews only. Some 5000 Holocaust survivors were gathered at the camp, most of them from Russia, Lithuania and Latvia. Landsberg was the second largest DP camp in the American zone. Samuel Gringauz, Chairman of the Central Council of Liberated Jews in the American zone, was the founding editor of the camp’s newspaper, first printed in October 1945. This newspaper gained a reputation as one of the best in the American zone.

Landsberg DP camp was also the site of an ORT (Organization for Reconstruction and Training) field headquarters. The organization operated a comprehensive educational network in the camp, ranging from preschool through college, including training farms (Hachshara), kibbutzim, a Talmud Torah and a Klausenburger Yeshiva. From October 1945, Jakob Oleiski ran courses for professional training in Landsberg, through ORT. The camp boasted a rich cultural life, including a theater troupe, and a theater and cinema. Holocaust survivor and artist Samuel Bak lived and worked there. In October 1945, David Ben Gurion, Chairman of the Jewish Agency, visited Landsberg and was instrumental in acquiring more space for the overpopulated camp.

The number of camp inhabitants started to decrease in 1947, and by July 1949 only 2,150 Jews were left there. The Landsberg DP camp was closed on 15 October 1950.