Folks-Ligue

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The Jewish People's League in Mexico (Yiddish : אידישע פאָלקס ליגע אין מעקסיקא, Idishe Folks-Ligue in Meksike, popularly known as Folks-Ligue, Spanish : Liga Popular Israelita de México) was a communist Jewish organization in Mexico. [1] The organization was founded by members of Gezbir in 1942, in response to the German invasion of the Soviet Union. [2] [3] Initially the name of the organization was Jewish League to Help the Soviet Union (Yiddish : אידישע ליגע פארן סאוועטן פארבאנד, Idishe Ligue farn Sovetn Farband, Spanish : Liga Israelita pro Ayuda a la Unión Soviética, abbreviated LIPAUS). [2] [4] It was commonly known as Di Ligue in the Jewish community. [5] [6] The organization had good relationship with the Jewish Central Committee of Mexico, as several members of Di Ligue were also part of the Central Committee. [7] Di Ligue organized bazaars for fundraising to support Soviet orphans and families affected by the war. [4] Di Ligue published the newspaper Fraivelt ('Free World'). [5]

In January 1945 the name was changed to Idishe Folks-Ligue, a move that indicated the organization would be open to Jews of different political tendencies. [3] [6] At the time the communists sought to broaden their base in the struggle against fascism. Mordkhe Korona, a Zionist, was the chairman of the organization during this period. [3] The Fraivelt editor Boris Rosen represented Folks-Ligue in the Jewish Central Committee. [5]

Representatives of the Jewish Central Committee, World Jewish Congress, Nidkhei Israel Congregation, the United Zionist Organization and Histadrut participated in the inaugural ceremony of Folks-Ligue at its new office on Paseo de la Reforma 503 on January 21, 1945. [3] The Soviet ambassador Konstantin Umansky held a speech at the meeting (his last public speech before his death). [3] Portraits of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Mexican president Manuel Ávila Camacho decorated the meeting hall. During this period three flags were displayed at Folks-Ligue meetings; the Mexican, Soviet and Zionist, and the Hatikva was played alongside Mexican and Soviet national anthems at ceremonies of the movement. [3]

Artist Fanny Rabel had her first exhibition at the Folks-Ligue office in 1945. Frida Kahlo wrote the presentation for the exhibition of twenty four oils, thirteen drawings and eight engravings. [8] [9]

After the end of the Second World War, the influence of Folks-Ligue declined sharply as European Jewish refugees began leaving Mexico. [3] The organization pulled out of the Jewish Central Committee, in response to Zionist hegemony in that body. [2] As of the 1950s the office of Folks-Ligue was located at Pino Suarez, 27. [10]

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