Fraye Yugnt – Jeunesse Libre [Free Youth], official journal of the Borochov Youth Movement in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, edited by Zahava Bunim. Six issues. Brussels, Belgium, 1945-47. French, with some Yiddish and Hebrew.
Six issues of the official journal of the Borochov Youth Movement, "Fraye Yugnt": issue nos. 14-18, December 1945 – September-October 1946, plus a special issue (1947) celebrating May 1st, published by the Borochov Youth Movement of Belgium in a format different from the other issues.
This periodical deals with a host of subjects pertaining to the Yishuv (Jewish community) in Palestine, Zionism, Aliyah (immigration to Palestine), European Jewry, and socialism. The issues contain photographs and illustrations of the daily life of the Yishuv and the activities of the youth movement, in addition to pages of prose and poetry.
The Borochov Youth Movement was founded in Poland in the aftermath of the Holocaust, as a successor to the Socialist-Zionist "Yugnt" (youth movement of the "Left-Wing Poalei Zion" inspired by the philosophy of Dov Ber Borochov, established in the early 20th century and active until the Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939). The movement had branches in several different countries, including Palestine (where its world headquarters was established); France and Belgium (where the European offices functioned); in the displaced persons camps in Germany, Austria, and Italy; and in the United States.
6 issues. Five booklets (16 to 24 pp. per booklet), 27.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and creases. Stains and minor wear. Inked stamps and notations on front covers. May 1st issue: Large folded sheet (4 printed pages), 50 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Tears to edges and fold lines (with minor damage to a number of words).