The Story of the Jewish Community in Bratislava

The Bratislava Community After the Holocaust

The Return to Life

Bnei Akiva

Members of Bnei Akiva. Bratislava, 1945 Shmuel Dayan (Richter) in the dormitories of the Bnei Akiva youth movement Child survivors in the Bnei Akiva dormitories Child survivors during their daytime activity in the Bnei Akiva youth movement dormitories Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly. Bratislava, 1946 Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly. Bratislava, 1946 Child survivors during their daytime activity in the Bnei Akiva dormitories. Bratislava, 1946 Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly Members of Bnei Akiva at assembly. Bratislava, 1946 Members of Bnei Akiva and their youth leaders dancing the "Hora". Bratislava, 1946 Child survivors during their daytime activity in the Bnei Akiva dormitories. Bratislava, 1946

After the war, the Jewish youth movements renewed their activities across Slovakia, including Bratislava. With the help of the Joint Distribution Committee, members of the Bnei Akiva movement in Bratislava established boarding schools where survivor orphans lived and were treated in preparation for their immigration to Israel.