Katowice:
Katowice: the Rise and Decline
of the Jewish community; Memorial Book
(Katowice, Poland)

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Translation of
Katowits: perihatah ve-shekiyatah
shel ha-kehila ha-yehudit; sefer zikaron

Edited by: Yosef Chrust, Yosef Frankel

Compilation of material and editing: Cila Katriel

Published in Tel Aviv 1996

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This is a translation from: Katowits: perihatah ve-shekiyatah shel ha-kehila ha-yehudit; sefer zikaron
Katowice: the Rise and Decline of the Jewish community; Memorial Book,
Editors: Yosef Chrust, Yosef Frankel, Tel Aviv 1996 (H)

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Chapter 1 - History
Katowice in Polish Sources Joseph Chrust 3
German Katowice (1865-1922) Zygmunt Karski 4
German Jews (1865-1922) Zygmunt Karski 6
The Jewish Community of Katowice Dr. Rolf P. Schmitz 10
Communal Organizations During the Nineteenth Century Joseph Chrust 16
The Jubilee of the Katowice Conference Joseph Chrust 20
The Goldstein Villa on Plac Wolnosci Joseph Chrust 23
The World Council of Zionist Revisionists Joseph Chrust 24
The Community's Official Newspaper Joseph Chrust 27
 
Chapter 2 - Between the Two World Wars
A Vibrant Small Community Aaron Eshel-Kaufmann 37
Community Life in the 1930's Joseph Chrust 41
The Great Synagogue Joseph Chrust 47
Cantors Joseph Chrust 49
Steinitz the Conductor and the Temple Choir Dr. Natan Greenbaum 52
Chosen to be in Charge of a Holy Place Dobka Buchstein (Krotman) 53
The Jewish Cemetery Dobka Buchstein (Krotman) 54
Economic Life in the 1930's Joseph Chrust 56
Anti-Semitism Joseph Chrust 59
Anti-Semitism is Absorbed from Birth Joanna Lefkowitz (nee Siegman) 62
The Refugees from Germany Joseph Chrust 63
Culture and Art Joseph Chrust 64
“Little Paris” M. S. Geshuri 66
“Little Berlin” Dr. Chaim Shoshkes 67
Land of Wealth Israel Cohen 68
Katowice in a Kaleidoscope Dr. Nathan Greenbaum 70
The Jewish Community of Katowice Magister Jakow Tajtelbaum 74
 
Chapter 3 - Educational Institutions
The Berek Joselewicz Elementary school Sara Diler 98
My Childhood Years Miriam Djamant 101
The Joselewicz School Parents' Committee Josef Chrust 104
The Beith-Yaakov school for girls Cila Katriel 105
The Talmud-Torah Jakow Tajtelbaum 106
High school Memories Aleksander Rakower 108
 
Chapter 4 - Organizations
The Zionist Federation Josef Chrust 113
Various organizations Josef Chrust 119
 
Chapter 5 - Youth Organizations
Sports Clubs Josef Chrust 123
HaShomer HaTzair Szalom Salo Barber 126

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