Cemach Feldstein

“ Education and ghetto seem to be, taken at first glance, two contradictions. Even so, the Jewish will for life and Jewish faith negate these differences, while creating possibilities in educational work during circumstances of a constant threat of the danger of warfare.
Education in the ghetto must be elevated by the highest humanistic ideals, never glancing aside at the surrounding nightmare. It must be dependent upon the hope for a brighter and better future. The children must be raised in the belief that a better future will arrive shortly. Their upbringing must be Jewish ”

“ The ghetto is a distressed entity. Our ghetto administration must communalize the economy to a greater extent and even involve itself in the most intimate affairs of the individuals. Here is no place for liberal individualistic practice. Without a doubt, life after the war will continue in the direction of communal control. Jewish life will also proceed in that direction in the knowledge that the community stands above and comes before the individual. Instead of general vague phraseology, the youth must be tied to the Jewish community. ”

“ As opposed to normal times, the ghetto creates many different conditions for various things. The ghetto initially makes for a special atmosphere and creates particular possibilities for achievement in the sphere of education. For example, there are, right now, during the spring and summer, opportune times for work in childhood instruction. Therefore, the problem of our youth's education is, at this time, especially relevant for us.
Education is dependent upon belief in the future. It requires time and perseverance. ”