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The Selvino children were a group of approximately 810 Jewish children orphaned by the Holocaust,〔Ahron Megged; Vivien Eden, ''(The Story of the Selvino Children )'', August 2001, Valentine Mitchell & Co Ltd, ISBN 978-0-85303-397-4〕 rescued after World War II from ghettos and concentration camps and housed in a former Fascist children's home called Sciesopoli in the Alpine town of Selvino, Italy. The facility had been constructed in the 1930s as a "sports palace" or gymnasium and training center for athletes.〔''(''Jews in Italy )'', initaly.com〕 There, the children were allowed to recover physically, mentally, and spiritually from their ordeal, while being instructed both in the general education they had missed during their imprisonment, as well as in their heritage of Judaism and Judaic culture, in preparation for their later relocation to Israel as part of the Bricha. The house was run by members of a Palestinian Jewish unit of the British Army stationed in Northern Italy under Moshe Zeiri, along with the generous help of many Italian citizens. From early 1947 to May 1948, when Israel became a state, Amalia (Mania) Schoeps was director of Sciesopoli.〔 The house was organized by members of the Gordonia movement, a Zionist pioneering youth movement named for Aaron David Gordon. Its motto was with the motto ''Beit Aliyat Hanoar'': ''Aliya'' means "Ascending" to the land of Israel, i.e. moving to the Land of Israel. It was a Hakshara — a kibbutz outside of (then) Palestine for the training of "chaluzim" or young pioneers to move to the holy land / a Zionist collective which emphasized preparatory program of studying and working before making ''Aliya''. At that time, many residents of Selvino gave shelter and extended hospitality to Jewish families, which was documented in the City Hall of Selvino. After 1948, Sciesopoli was transformed into a home for needy and sick children, as well as a public school for these children. In 1983, a group of 66 Jews, once refugee children in Selvino, returned to town. The Mayor, Vinicio Grigis and town residents received them warmly. The city of Selvino was twinned with Kibbutz Tze’elim in the Negev, where many "Children of Selvino" settled. Since 1983, many survivors and their family members have returned to Selvino, tracing their past of the Bricha (flight) and Aliyah Bet. A plaque was installed in 1983, but was shortly afterwards removed; its fate is unknown. It read:
The building is now in a state of complete abandonment, despite the efforts of the former mayor to allocated funds to publish in Italian the book written by Aharon Megged, and the twinning of the city with Kibbutz Tze’elim. Plans to demolish the building alarm a group of activists who fear that a heroic chapter of history following the war will be erased from the memory of future generations. They believe that part of the building should be secured as a memorial/museum to honor the lives of orphan children survivors of the holocaust, as well as honoring committed well wishing Italian citizen of Selvino. A movement is now (2014/15) afoot to restore and save Sciesopoli Miriam Bisk,Marco Cavallarin and many others have collected signatures The organizing committee for the 70th anniversary of the opening of Sciesopoli which will take place in September 25-29th. http://www.sciesopoli.com/en ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Selvino children」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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