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Photo Captions for Belchatow Double Anniversary Journal

Translated by Hiller Bell (Belchatowski), Rosa Haft, and Arthur Haft (Arie Alter)

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Pages Captions Pictures
7 Administrative and Technical Personnel From right to left: Alberto Lowy, Chaim Beckerman, Zanwel Przedborski, Chasa Kamineski, Leibl Hecht, and Emilio Zopolanski Administrative and Technical Personnel
8 The Mural Looking from left to right: 1) Jewish life in the traditional form; 2) work, struggle, and self-education; 3) destruction and struggle for life; 4) emigration; 5) new conditions in the new home; 6) vision of tomorrow and hope for better times The Mural
11 The Presidium From right to left: seated – Y.M. Pukacz, Leibl Hecht; standing – Yecheskel Wilhelm, Hishke Goldminc, Benjamin Zolty, Emilio Zapolanski, Szlama Naparstek, Yankl Yosef Zylberszac, and Zainwel Przedborski The Presidium
30 [Artist's rendition for memorial plaque] Artist's rendition for memorial plaque
32 Zalman Pudlowski Zalman Pudlowski
34 The cemetery, in the midst of which lie violated and broken tombstones. The cemetery
44 Dr. Ignacio Zapolanski (rest in peace) Dr. Ignacio Zapolanski
46 The Belchatowski Family Seated (from right to left): My youngest sister Fraydel, my father (with the yellow patch), my mother [and Alta Nacha's sons, my nephews]; Standing: my sister Alta and her husband Zalman Mendel, my in-law Shmuel Zelik Kolton, and my sister Rivka Perel. The Belchatowski Family
50 Officers of the Cooperative “Superacion” From right to left, sitting: Isaac Machabanski, Hishke Goldminc, Y.M. Pukacz, Leibl Hecht. Standing: Melech Zilbersztajn, Santiago Lowy, Motek Winter, Yecheskel Wilhelm, Zainwel Przedborski, Benjamin Zolty, Szlama Naparstek, Emilio Zapolanski, Y.Y. Zylberszac. Missing: Abraham Laib, Shimon Pukacz, Jose Lowy, A. Zwierzynski, Berel Tenenbaum. Officers of the Cooperative “Superacion”
51 Officers of the Women's Committee From right to left: Pessia Sheinkop, Fayga Machabanski, Breindel Goldmintz, Esther Tenenbaum, Chanala Przedborski, Hindel Glicksman, Esther Wilhelm, Sortche Wilhelm, Brucha Freiman, Kreindel Pukacz, Sura I. Jacobowitz, and Sara Huberman. Officers of the Women's Committee
52 Laibl Pudlowski Laibl Pudlowski
56 The former Shul and Talmud Torah after the war The former Shul and Talmud Torah after the war
57 The tombstone of our hometown Belchatow in the Holon Cemetery [Israel] The tombstone of our hometown Belchatow in the Holon Cemetery [Israel]
63 A gathering of Belchatowers: Abraham Laib is speaking A gathering of Belchatowers: Abraham Laib is speaking
67 By the Warsaw Ghetto Monument. Among these, the Secretary of the Belchatower Society in Israel, Menachem Sharon and wife (on his left). By the Warsaw Ghetto Monument
72 In the old market before the war In the old market before the war
75 Yudel Plawner, Breindel Goldmintz, and Morris Freitag Yudel Plawner, Breindel Goldmintz, and Morris Freitag
76 Zainwel Przedborski and Leibl Hecht at a Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebration in Israel Zainwel Przedborski and Leibl Hecht at a Yom Ha'Atzmaut celebration in Israel
77R The artist Jacob Bram The artist Jacob Bram
77L Wooden Sculpture, with a wonderful dynamic artistic portrayal of a mother and a child Wooden Sculpture
79 The building of the former Talmud Torah that the Germans turned into a horse stable. The building of the former Talmud Torah
80 Chaim Feivel Naparstek and his wife Chaim Feivel Naparstek and his wife
81 On this picture you find the leadership of “Superacion” with the artist Gedalyah Tenenbaum (second from the left) at the unveiling of the painting of Yoel Peretz in memory of Naftali Huberman. Leadership of 'Superacion'
89 Yudel Plawner (rest-in-peace) Yudel Plawner

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