Hakhshara

In 1934, Jewish youths were forbidden to undergo manual or agricultural training. In order to immigrate to Palestine, however, Jews needed such training. For this reason, Hachshara camps were established for Jewish youths, where they could receive such training. In 1933, a Berlin lawyer, Dr. H. A. Meyer, bought an estate in Steckelsdorf to establish a camp for Bachad/Brith Chaluzim Datiim (Bund religiöser Pioniere). There could be accommodated about 30 to 100 people.

The country school home of Gertrud Feiertag consisted of six houses. At times, the summer house of Albert Einstein also belonged to them. In the main house were the classrooms, dining hall, dormitories, kitchen and office. The teachers lived in the former coach house.

In the Landwerk Neuendorf im Sande, to which about 375 hectares of land belonged, lived and worked young people and adults between 16 and 40 years, including some families with their young children. Exact figures are not known for the individual years.