Makow Mazowiecki, Poland

. Memorial book of the community of Maków-Mazowiecki
(Maków Mazowiecki, Poland)

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Translation of
Sefer zikaron le-kehilat Maków-Mazowiecki

Edited by: J. Brat

Published in Tel Aviv, 1969

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This is a translation from: Sefer zikaron le-kehilat Maków-Mazowiecki (Memorial book of the community of Maków-Mazowiecki),
Editors: J. Bram, Tel Aviv, the former residents of Maków-Mazowiecki in Israel, 1969 (Hebrew, Yiddish, 505 pages).

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Translated by Gloria Berkenstat Freund (Yiddish) and by Sara Mages (Hebrew)

Title Author Language
Page

Introduction Yakov M. Skornik H 7

Forward Yitzhak Brat Y 9

The Book of Blood Yehezkiel Itskowicz Y 11

The History of the Yizkor [Memorial] Book Mordekhai Ciechanower Y 13

Organization of Former Residents of Maków in Israel Yisroel Frankl H 19

History

Maków (History of the Annihilated Community) Yakov M. Skornik Y 29

Sing! Itzhak Katzenelson Y 99

Maków Before the First World War Rafael-Zvi Baharav H 105

Ways of Life

There Was a Shtetl [town] Maków Yakov-Chaim Sobel Y 115

The Market Avraham Shilo (Ribak) Y 148

Maków, a Shtetl [town] with Desires Natan Shahar (Manczkowski) Y 150

My Shtetl [town] Maków Dobe Godes Kalina Y 154

From My Shtetl [town] Chana Sztalnic Y 158

A Day in Maków Dr. M. Gur (Kociak) Y 162

Memories of Maków, My Birthplace Eliezer Shachar (Manczkowski) Y 170

The Mill Nechama Sela-Lewkowicz H 174

A Street in Maków Mordechai Ciewiner Y 176

What Was Said About the Maków Synagogue Rabbi Shmuel Hilert Y 181

In the New World

Maków Jews in the New World Yakov-Chaim Sobel Y 187

Help from Far Shanghai M. C. Y 200

Cultural Activities, Schools, Parties

Schools in Maków Mazowiecki Ida Beer-Garfinkel Y 205

“Bund” in Maków Leibl Gogol Y 217

With the Storm Ita Pshut (Ruszyniak) Y 221

Memories Ester Chasad-Elion H 225

Death and Heroism

The World's Conscience Did Not Awaken Yehezkiel Itskowicz Y 229

Blows, Torturing, Death Meir-Hersh Ciechanower Y 237

Among Human Animals Meir Rubin Y 252

From Death and Destruction Moshe Aba Kamen Y 273

Red Flowers Yehezkiel Itskowicz Y 277

A Bundle of Sorrowful Memories Shmuel Taub Y 283

Young Makówer in Auschwitz Ida Kac-Beer-Garfinkel Y 291

Blood on White Flowers Yehezkiel Itskowicz H 305

Over Bloody Roads Mordekhai Ciechanower Y 309

In the Horrific Years Shlomo Rajczyk Y 338

Number 81434 A. Eiznberg Y 348

The Holocaust and its lesson Rafael-Tzvi Baharav H 353

Maków in Ruins Yehezkiel Itskowicz Y 357

The Visit to My Shtetl [town] Moshe Kac Y 362

A Matzevah [headstone] Tsirl Bejlem (Aczech) Y 365

At the Day of Mourning Rafael-Tzvi Baharav H 367

The Road of Agony from Poland, Russia - Until Israel Ruchl Pomeranec Y 369

I See You, Mother Yehezkiel Itskowicz Y 374

Three Songs Moshe Kac Y 376

Only your image was left…[Poem] Shmuel Bursztyn Y 380

Personalities and Images

Kaddish for Friends Yakov-Chaim Sobel Y 383

The virtue of Maków The Rabbi Ben-Tzion Rozental Y 388

My Makówer Grandfathers Dr. Yehuda Rozental Y 403

Makówer Jews Yakov-Chaim Sobel Y 408

Lamentation for the death of R’ Avraham-Yosef Rozental of blessed memory N. Sokolow H 413

Zionist activities in the city during the years 1917-1918 H 415

The history of the rabbinate in Maków until 5641 [1880/81] M. Cynowicz H 419

Kahan (Yehiel) Michel Y. M. S. H 421

Ben-Tzion Chilinowicz Y 423

A road full of obstacles and hardship H 424

Words of mourning and condolences for the passing of Rabbi R’ Mordechai Finkel of blessed memory H 426

From the activities of “Keren Hayesod” in the city H 426

The author Eliezer David Finkel of blessed memory Yakov M. Skornik H 427

The Rabbi, Reb Ephriam-Fishl Najman, of blessed memory H 429

Khil Aronman Melekh Rawicz Y 431

The Kotzker Rebbe Asks a Klezmer [musician] to Play Y 433

Dr.Yehuda Rozental H 434

Berko Dr. Menakhem Gur-Kociak Y 436

Yisroel Pomeranc, of blessed memory The Committee H 439

Second- Lieutenant Danny Weisberg of blessed memory The Committee H 441

The Rabbi, Reb Pinkhas Ingberman, of blessed memory The Rabbi Moshe Szulman H 442

Mindl Frydman-Rajczyk, of blessed memory Yehuda Arz H 444

Mindl Frydman-Rajczyk, of blessed memory Yehuda Arz H 446

Shoshona, may she rest in peace Yisroel Frenkel H 449

A beloved soul and an enterprising image Dovid Bukhner H 451

Reb Eliezer-Dov ben [son of] Reb Pinkhas Yehuda Rozenman H 453

Lines to the image of our father Nekhama Sela-Lewkowicz
Yakov Lewkowicz H 455

Our Home H 458

Light in the Night A Student Y 459

Memories of My Father's House Chaya-Gitl Prezberg H 463

List of photos and their content Dovid Bukhner H 467

A Visit to the Home-Town Maków Max Pianka, Ph. D. E 468

Remembrance H 473

List of Martyrs H 475

List of the Pictures and their Content H 510

List of the Pictures and their Content Y 513

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Title	Author	Language	Page
Introduction	Yakov M. Skornik	H	7
Forward	Yitzhak Brat	Y	9
The Book of Blood	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	Y	11
The History of the Yizkor [Memorial] Book	Mordekhai Ciechanower	Y	13
Organization of Former Residents of Maków in Israel	Yisroel Frankl	H	19

History
Maków (History of the Annihilated Community)	Yakov M. Skornik	Y	29
Sing!	Itzhak Katzenelson	Y	99
Maków Before the First World War	Rafael-Zvi Baharav	H	105

Ways of Life
There Was a Shtetl [town] Maków	Yakov-Chaim Sobel	Y	115
The Market	Avraham Shilo (Ribak)	Y	148
Maków, a Shtetl [town] with Desires	Natan Shahar (Manczkowski)	Y	150
My Shtetl [town] Maków	Dobe Godes Kalina	Y	154
From My Shtetl [town]	Chana Sztalnic	Y	158
A Day in Maków	Dr. M. Gur (Kociak)	Y	162
Memories of Maków, My Birthplace	Eliezer Shachar (Manczkowski)	Y	170
The Mill	Nechama Sela-Lewkowicz	H	174
A Street in Maków	Mordechai Ciewiner	Y	176
What Was Said About the Maków Synagogue	Rabbi Shmuel Hilert	Y	181

In the New World
Maków Jews in the New World	Yakov-Chaim Sobel	Y	187
Help from Far Shanghai	M. C.	Y	200

Cultural Activities, Schools, Parties
Schools in Maków Mazowiecki	Ida Beer-Garfinkel	Y	205
“Bund” in Maków	Leibl Gogol	Y	217
With the Storm	Ita Pshut (Ruszyniak)	Y	221
Memories	Ester Chasad-Elion	H	225

Death and Heroism
The World's Conscience Did Not Awaken	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	Y	229
Blows, Torturing, Death	Meir-Hersh Ciechanower	Y	237
Among Human Animals	Meir Rubin	Y	252
From Death and Destruction	Moshe Aba Kamen	Y	273
Red Flowers	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	Y	277
A Bundle of Sorrowful Memories	Shmuel Taub	Y	283
Young Makówer in Auschwitz	Ida Kac-Beer-Garfinkel	Y	291
Blood on White Flowers	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	H	305
Over Bloody Roads	Mordekhai Ciechanower	Y	309
In the Horrific Years	Shlomo Rajczyk	Y	338
Number 81434	A. Eiznberg	Y	348
The Holocaust and its lesson	Rafael-Tzvi Baharav	H	353
Maków in Ruins	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	Y	357
The Visit to My Shtetl [town]	Moshe Kac	Y	362
A Matzevah [headstone]	Tsirl Bejlem (Aczech)	Y	365
At the Day of Mourning	Rafael-Tzvi Baharav	H	367
The Road of Agony from Poland, Russia - Until Israel	Ruchl Pomeranec	Y	369
I See You, Mother	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	Y	374
Three Songs	Moshe Kac	Y	376
Only your image was left…[Poem]	Shmuel Bursztyn	Y	380

Personalities and Images
Kaddish for Friends	Yakov-Chaim Sobel	Y	383
The virtue of Maków	The Rabbi Ben-Tzion Rozental	Y	388
My Makówer Grandfathers	Dr. Yehuda Rozental	Y	403
Makówer Jews	Yakov-Chaim Sobel	Y	408
Lamentation for the death of R’ Avraham-Yosef Rozental of blessed memory	N. Sokolow	H	413
Zionist activities in the city during the years 1917-1918		H	415
The history of the rabbinate in Maków until 5641 [1880/81]	M. Cynowicz	H	419
Kahan (Yehiel) Michel	Y. M. S.	H	421
Ben-Tzion Chilinowicz		Y	423
A road full of obstacles and hardship		H	424
Words of mourning and condolences for the passing of Rabbi R’ Mordechai Finkel of blessed memory		H	426
From the activities of “Keren Hayesod” in the city		H	426
The author Eliezer David Finkel of blessed memory	Yakov M. Skornik	H	427
The Rabbi, Reb Ephriam-Fishl Najman, of blessed memory		H	429
Khil Aronman	Melekh Rawicz	Y	431
The Kotzker Rebbe Asks a Klezmer [musician] to Play		Y	433
Dr.Yehuda Rozental		H	434
Berko	Dr. Menakhem Gur-Kociak	Y	436
Yisroel Pomeranc, of blessed memory	The Committee	H	439
Second- Lieutenant Danny Weisberg of blessed memory	The Committee	H	441
The Rabbi, Reb Pinkhas Ingberman, of blessed memory	The Rabbi Moshe Szulman	H	442
Mindl Frydman-Rajczyk, of blessed memory	Yehuda Arz	H	444
Mindl Frydman-Rajczyk, of blessed memory	Yehuda Arz	H	446
Shoshona, may she rest in peace	Yisroel Frenkel	H	449
A beloved soul and an enterprising image	Dovid Bukhner	H	451
Reb Eliezer-Dov ben [son of] Reb Pinkhas	Yehuda Rozenman	H	453
Lines to the image of our father	Nekhama Sela-Lewkowicz Yakov Lewkowicz	H	455
Our Home		H	458
Light in the Night	A Student	Y	459
Memories of My Father's House	Chaya-Gitl Prezberg	H	463
List of photos and their content	Dovid Bukhner	H	467
A Visit to the Home-Town Maków	Max Pianka, Ph. D.	E	468
Remembrance		H	473
List of Martyrs		H	475
List of the Pictures and their Content		H	510
List of the Pictures and their Content		Y	513