The After-School Youth Care (BJZ) was one of the many departments of the Jewish Council. For Jewish children, the BJZ provided a welcome distraction from the worries of everyday life. Despite the limited and barely usable premises, the BJZ aimed to create a relaxed atmosphere. Jewish youth leaders engaged the children in activities such as handicrafts, music, folk dancing, and Jewish history. Sports were also a significant part of the program. This fulfilled a clear need, as Jewish children were not permitted to be members of sports or other recreational clubs.
I know the BJZ meant well, but I can’t help but wonder if the distraction was really more a manipulated deception by the Nazis.
Would the BJZ not have been better off looking for safe hiding spaces?
I don’t want to judge because I was never put in such an awful situation.
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