Шекель и Туров

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This page contains an article about Zionist Shekels and their relation to Turov.

     Многие семьи в Турове в течение долго времени хранили, как реликвию «шекели» - квитанции на деньги, собранные для халуцим (первопроходцы – иврит), уезжавших на освоение Эрец-Исраэль. Еще в 1897 г. Первый Сионистский конгресс в Базеле обозначил библейским названием «шекель» ежегодный членский взнос. Во Франции он равнялся 1 франку, в Германии - 1 марке, В Австро-Венгрии - кроне, В США -0,5 доллара, в Великобритании - 2 шиллингам, а в России - 40 копейкам. Кроме того, шекель служил мандатом при выборе делегатов на сионистские конгрессы.

Shekel and Turov.

 English Translation:

     Many Jewish families in Turov kept “shekels” as relics for a long time. These “shekels” were receipts for the money, collected for khalutsim (pioneers in Hebrew), who left to settle the Erez Israel. As early as 1897 the First Zionist Congress in Basel (Switzerland) designated its yearly membership payment by the Biblical name of shekel. In France it was equal to one franc, in Germany - one mark, in Austria-Hungary - one crown, in the USA - half a dollar, in Great Britain - two schillings, and in Russia - 40 kopecks. Furthermore, “shekel” served as a mandate during the selection of delegates for the Zionist congresses. The central committee of the Russian Zionists accepted the “Shekel of Deliverance” as its certificate, which confirmed donations obtained for the needs of the Zionist movement.

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