Investment Activities of the Polish YMCA in the Interwar Period

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.2478/pcssr-2022-0009

Kamil Potrzuski, Arkadiusz Włodarczyk

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Abstract

Abstract Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) appeared in Poland in 1918. Three years later, the American branch of the organization ceased its activity in this country. In its place the Christian Young People Association ‘Polska YMCA’ (The Polish YMCA) was established. This organization, although maintained contact with the centers of organizations in other countries, remained fully independent. The Polish YMCA was most active in large cities and centers of particular symbolic and economic importance for the Second Republic of Poland – Warsaw, Cracow, Łódź and Gdynia. The Polish YMCA was one of the most active and efficient social organizations dealing with physical education and sport in interwar Poland. It gained considerable popularity and was one of the most important institutions offering extracurricular activities for young people. One of the reasons for its success was its excellent material base. The Polish YMCA successfully built three representative buildings in the center of Cracow, Warsaw and Łódź in the interwar period. Their construction was partially financed by American funds. There were sports equipment, rare in interwar Poland, such as indoor swimming pools, sports halls and indoor tennis courts located in there. The Polish YMCA also developed the infrastructure of summer camps.

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两次世界大战期间波兰基督教青年会的投资活动

基督教青年会(YMCA)成立于1918年。三年后，该组织的美国分部停止了在美国的活动。取而代之的是基督教青年协会“波兰基督教青年会”(波兰基督教青年会)成立。这个组织虽然与其他国家的组织中心保持联系，但仍然完全独立。波兰基督教青年会在大城市和对波兰第二共和国具有特殊象征意义和经济重要性的中心——华沙、克拉科夫、Łódź和格丁尼亚最为活跃。在两次世界大战之间的波兰，波兰基督教青年会是从事体育教育和运动的最活跃、最有效的社会组织之一。它获得了相当大的知名度，是为年轻人提供课外活动的最重要的机构之一。其成功的原因之一是其良好的物质基础。波兰基督教青年会在两次世界大战之间成功地在克拉科夫、华沙和Łódź的中心建造了三座具有代表性的建筑。它们的建设部分由美国基金资助。这里有室内游泳池、体育馆和室内网球场等运动设施，这在两次世界大战之间的波兰是罕见的。波兰基督教青年会也发展了夏令营的基础设施。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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