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Did you know... that during World War II, the Polish-Jewish charity CENTOS cared for orphans in the
Nazi ghettos in occupied Poland?
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Name
There are different names used for CENTOS in different sources, and
this explains this (indirectly) on pages 95-96. The CENTOS founded in 1924 (which is the date commonly given by sources ex
[1]), Związek Towarzystw Opieki nad Żydowskimi Sierotami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, was an association and included previously existing organizations which became it's "regional committees". The Warsaw committee, perhaps most famous due to its WWII Warsaw Ghetto activities, was named Centralne Stowarzyszenie Opieki nad Dziećmi i Sierotami Żydowskimi. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus|
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Yiddish publications
Sources also seem confused about the names and numbers of the Yiddish publications of CENTOS. They generally name one Polish (no dispute there) and one Yiddis, but at least three different titles have been given for the Yiddish publication: "Unzer Kind", "Dos Kind" and "Dos Szucloze Kind".
[2] mentions two of them and say they merged. Mispelling, errors or merges? Shrug. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus|
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Did you know nomination
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Hello
Piotrus. I'm reviewing your DYK. It definitely fits the criteria as was expanded over 5x and was nominated within 7 days. I've read through the article and it looks like a fascinating topic for a DYK, but there are a couple of minor concerns with C/E, such as "Major activist of the interwar period" and in the first para the use of "It had" or "It was" – it would be beneficial if these could be fixed. Apart from that, the hook looks good. The source doesn't seem to cover this DYK though; would you mind paraphrasing?
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Evrik: Sorry, seems I missed the previous request. What exactly do you want a source for The linked source does state "C. zapisał też chlubną kartę w okresie Holokaustu, będąc m.in. centr. instytucją opieki nad dziećmi w getcie warszawskim." (maybe the Google translate doesn't do a good job here, due to abbreviations but it states that "C. = Centos wrote a great page for itself during the Holocaust when among others it was the central institution for taking care of children in the Warsaw ghetto"). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus|
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