bund

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Definitions

  • n. The General Jewish Labour Bund in Russia and Poland; an influential secular Jewish socialist party founded in 1897 and active until World War II.

Example Sentences

  • "The Bund was founded at a secret convention held in Vilna on Oct. 7–9, 1897, with the participation of 13 delegates (eight of them working men)." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • דער יידישער ארבעטער־בונד der yidisher arbeter-bund, lit. 'the Jewish worker federation' > דער בונד der bund, lit. 'the federation, union'

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      • Organizations: People involved in a professional or volunteer capacity with Jewish nonprofit organizations

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      • North America

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Notes

  • Not to be confused with the German American Bund, a German-American Nazi organization.

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