Horodok; in memory of the Jewish community
(Grudki, Poland)

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Translation of
Sefer zikaron le-kehilat Horodok a. y. Byalistok

Editor: Moshe Simon (Shemen)

Published in Tel Aviv [Buenos Aires] 1963


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This is a translation of: Sefer zikaron le-kehilat Horodok a. y. Byalistok (Horodok; in memory of the Jewish community),
Editor: Moshe Simon (Shemen), Association of Former Residents of Grodek in Israel and Argentina,
Published: Tel Aviv [Buenos Aires] 1963 (H,Y 142 pages)

Note: The original book can be seen online at the NY Public Library site: Horodok


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Translated by Yocheved Klausner

 

Introduction   3
Introduction [Y]   3
From the Editor   4
From the Editor [Y]   4
Horodok   6
My little town Horodok Shimon Krinski (America) 7
Horodok A. Kosovski (Israel) 8
Horodok [Y] A. Kosovski (Israel) 10
Horodok and Michaelova Z. Levine (Argrntina) 13
Horodok 60 years ago S. Avinoam - Zukerman (Israel) 14
Horodok before WWI (1896-1914) Yehuda ben Shmuel Bekenstein (Israel) 16
The pioneers of the Hebrew language in Horodok A. Ben Ir (Israel) 17
Memories from stormy times Feigl Yankl Notes Melamedovitch-Niss (Argentina) 18
Memories from stormy times [Y] Feigl Yankl Nutes Melamedovitch-Niss (B39Argentina) 20
Horodok - the Little Bialystok Yosl Chatzkelevitch (Argentina) 22
Horodok - the Little Bialystok [Y] Yosl Chatzkelevitch (Argentina) 24
Memories from the distant past [Y] Chaia Feigl Bekerovitch-Bresky (America) 26
Notes from the life of bygone days [Y] Avinadav (Israel) 29
The Great Synagogue in town and the religious services A. Ben-Rivka (Israel) 30
My Aliya to our Land (memories) A. Kosovski (Israel) 32
Personalities in Horodok Yehuda Bekenstein (Israel) 35
Memories Eliahu Gordon (Israel) 36
Holidays (memories) [Y] Zeidl Kagan (Argentina) 37
Fires in Horodok [Y] Feigl Yankl Nutes Melamedovitch-Niss (Argentina) 39
The weavers in my town [Y] Otniel Kaplan (Argentina) 40
Horodok in the First World War [Y] Moshe Zacharias (Argentina) 42
Types and events [Y] Zvi Byalagorski (Argentina) 43
He received his reward A. Ben-Ir (Israel) 44
He received his reward [Y] A. Ben-Ir (Israel) 45
All for the good A. Vatik (Israel) 47
All for the good [Y] A. Vatik (Israel) 48
Rav Shepsl z”l A. Vatik (Israel) 49
Yakov the doctor A. Ben-Ir (Israel) 51
A memorial for an anonymous pioneer A. Kosovi (Israel) 51
The “Troyka” [Y] Arie Greenwald (Israel) 52
Jews from the town [Y] Arie Greenwald (Israel) 53
A wedding in town [Y] Moshe Sinion (Shemen (Israel) 54
Memories Rachel Wechsler-Shapira (Israel) 56
A journey to the recent past Yitzhak Zehavi-Goldfarb (Israel) 57
A journey to the recent past [Y] Yitzhak Zehavi-Goldfarb (Israel) 59
Childhood and Youth Hinda Goldstein-Lubazowski (Israel) 62
Horodok my town Shoshana Tzilengold-Shemen (Israel) 63
Episodes from my Memories Moshe Nagari (Israel) 65
The religious life in Horodok Mordechai Goldberg (Israel) 66
Beitar [Brit HAZHAR, the Revisionist party] in Horodok Mordechai Goldberg (Israel) 67
A candle of remembrance Sara Koenigstein-Krinski (Israel) 67
The Association of former Horodok residents in Argentina   68
The rabbi and great scholar R'Nisan Broida z”l (fifty years since his death)   69
Personalities and organizations (photographs)   70-76
 
The Destruction and Annihilation of the Jewish Community in Horodok
 
Horodok between the two World Wars Moshe Simion - Shemen (Israel) 78
Horodok between the two World Wars [Y] Moshe Simion - Shemen (Israel) 82
The destruction of Horodok Lea'tche Tzabay - Gruzbein (Israel) 89
The destruction of Horodok [Y] Lea'tche Tzabay - Gruzbein (Israel) 90
From the letter of Yosef Avramitzki after his liberation (Lodz, 21 June 1946)   92
In the claws of the Devil Fany Grundland Sonschein (Israel) 93
In the claws of the Devil [Y] Fany Grundland Sonschein (Israel) 95
Memories of a fighter Hershl Dienerman (USA) 98
Memories of a fighter [Y] Hershl Dienerman (USA) 99
Zion, you are dear to my soul Aizik Bekenstein (Israel) 102
Memories of a Jewish mother Femtche Feinsilberg (USA) 102
Memories of a Jewish mother [Y] Femtche Feinsilberg (USA) 104
I am saying farewell to Horodok [Y] Elka Walinska (USA) 106
Those who fell in battle Moshe Simion - Shemen (Israel) 107
Those who fell in battle [Y] Moshe Simion - Shemen (Israel) 109
Going after the murderers Moshe Simion - Shemen (Israel) 113
Going after the murderers [Y] Moshe Simion - Shemen (Israel) 115
Justice on the Day of Judgment Israel Kaganski (Israel) 118
Y I Z K O R   122-142


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