▁section ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁c emetery . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁thirty ▁Jewish ▁families ▁came ▁together ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁syn agog ue , ▁and ▁its ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁other ▁nearby ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁and ▁local ▁non - J ew ish ▁officials . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁number ed ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁brought ▁more ▁Jews ▁to ▁Ú st í , ▁mainly ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Gal icia . ▁The ▁local ▁Jewish ▁community ▁did ▁not ▁welcome ▁them ▁with ▁open ▁arms ▁or ▁want ▁them ▁to ▁stay , ▁and ▁instead ▁gave ▁them ▁money ▁to ▁move ▁somewhere ▁else . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Republic ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁acknowled ged ▁Jews ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁minor ity , ▁with ▁the ▁rights ▁that ▁go ▁along ▁with ▁it . ▁Jews ▁in ▁Ú st í ▁mostly ▁spoke ▁German ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Czech ▁national ism ▁and ▁culture . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁Jewish ▁population ▁was ▁ 9 7 6 . ▁▁ ▁Z ion ism ▁also ▁took ▁root ▁in ▁the ▁Ú st í ▁Jewish ▁community ▁after ▁Czech ▁independence . ▁The ▁Z ion ist ▁student ▁organization ▁founded ▁by ▁The odor ▁Herz l ▁opened ▁a ▁branch ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁a ▁ple th ora ▁of ▁other ▁Z ion ist ▁organizations ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁including ▁a ▁Mac c abi ▁sports ▁club , ▁Bla u