Żychlin, Poland

The memorial book of Zychlin
(Żychlin, Poland)

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Translation of
Sefer Zychlin

Editor: Ami Shamir

Published in Tel Aviv 1974

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This is a translation of: Sefer Zychlin (The memorial book of Zychlin),
Editor: Ami Shamir, Zychliner Organization of Israel and America, Tel Aviv 1974 (H,Y,E 350 pages)

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Translated by Sara Mages[Hebrew] and Yocheved Klausner [Yiddish]

Introduction in Hebrew		VII
Introduction in English		XIII

This is the History		15
Zychlin – 600 years of history		17
Zychlin – A metropolis	Yakov Ben-Bina	21
The rabbinical dynasty of Zychlin	Ester Zigler-Zychlinski	31

The mother town		37
My town Zychlin	Yosef Rozengarten	39
A bundle of memories	M. Koren	44
Our little town	Miriam Jacobi	45
A town full of charm	Santze and Rashe Verman	48
A small humanitarian town	Bracha Berman-Kroshinski	49
The cradle of Zionism in our town	Bracha Yair (Olsztyn)	51
The town of my childhood	H. Bodek	53
Images from the town	Ben-Nachum	54
Light and Joy on Purim	Y.B.B.	56
Avremale Galech	Gil	57

Parties and Organizations		59
The General Zionist Federation – “Agudat Bnei-Zion”	R. Yosef	61
The Organization of Jewish Athletes	Gil	63
“Hashomer Hatzair” in Zychlin	B. Shamir	67
The Labor Movement in our town	Moshe Ziger	75
In the name of the common people	Yehosua Wojdyslawsk	79
Active public life	M. Schwartzberg	81
The founders of “Bnei-Zion” in Zychlin and its activists	Rivka Kanarik	87
The Community Committee	Yakov Neufeld	90
The Zychliner Organization of Israel	Yehusua Wojdyslawsk	92

Figures		97
The righteous R’Aharon-Yehudah	Yakov Ben-Bina	99
85 years to R’Menachem-Mendel Rosenbojm	Yosef Rozengarten	100
My father-in-law R’ Menachem Meir Rosenbojm of blessed memory	Yakov Noy (Neufeld)	101
David Shamir (Steinberger) of blessed memory	Yosef Rozengarten	103
Tova Shamir (Steinberger) of blessed memory	Yosef Rozengarten	105
Michael Lejzerowicz of blessed memory	Yosef Rozengarten	106
Aharon Zamir (Kanarik) of blessed memory	Yosef Rozengarten	107
Menachem Olsztyn of blessed memory	Yosef Rozengarten	108
Arye Olsztyn of blessed memory	Yosef Rozengarten	109
Moshe Kelmer of blessed memory – From Zychlin to the Knesset	Yosef Rozengarten	110
Three Zychlinaim	David Shamir (Steinberger)	112
Ajzik	Yakov Ben-Bina	114
My father’s house	Gershon Yakov	115
Avraham Ben Yakov (Getzel)	Y. Lemberg	118
My father	Helina Tzinamon	120
Yakov David Wojdyslawski of blessed memory	Yehusua Zev	121
Itche Jakubowicz of blessed memory	Shmuel Jakubowicz	122
An artist in town – Yisrael Zafran	Moshe Lemberg	123
Eliyahu Goldfarb of blessed memory	Y. Meiri	124
Yosef Rozengarten of blessed memory	Yeshayahu Meiri	125

The Holocaust		127
Life in the Zychlin Ghetto	A Goldfarb	129
The liquidation of Zychlin’s Ghetto	Helina Burek- Tzinmon	133
Zychlin’s last days	Moshe Kilemer	138
From Zychlin to here	Zipora Maroz	141
Act of heroism		144
The bitter end	Michael Szwarcberg	144

The Yiddish section		147

History of the Town		151
Zichlin (according to various historical sources)		153
Zichlin (from the book “Polish Towns During one Thousand Years”)		155
Zichlin, a Jewish Metropolis	Yakov Ben Bina	158
The Rabbinic Dynasty of Zichlin	Ester Zigler (Zichlinski)	173

A Metropolis		179
This is What Our Town Looked Like	Yosef Rosengarten	181
A Bundle of Memories	M. Korn	186
A Beautiful Youth, Beautiful Surroundings	Miriam Yakoby (Mania Ellstein)	188
A Town with Jews and Jewish Life [“Yiddishkeit”]	Sontzie & Rashe Herman	192
Memories from Zychlin	Bracha Berman-Kroschinski	193
From “Benei Zion” in Zychlin to The State of Israel	Bracha Yair (Ellstein)	198
The Town of my Childhood	Halina Bodek	200
Figures and Events in Zychlin	Ben Nachum	202
Eliyahu Hanavi [the Prophet] at Chaim'ke Melamed's “Seder”	Yosef Rosengarten	204
Purim-Time in our Town	Yakov B. B.	205

Parties and Organizations		207
The General Zionist Organization - “Agudat Benei Zion”	R. Yosef	209
The Jewish Gymnastics Association	Y. Gil	211
The "Hashomer Hatza'ir" in Zychlin	Bunim Shamir	214
Jewish Socializing in Zychlin	Moshe Sieger	223
In the Name of the "Common Man" [lit. "man of the people"]	Yehoshua Woydislawski	230
A Lively Social Life	Michael Schwarzberg	234
The founders and the "doers" of Benei Zion in Zychlin	Rivka Kanarik	241
The Jewish Community	Yakov Neufeld	244
On the Religious Ways	Yosef Ben Yehoshua	248
The Organization of Former Zychlin Residents in Israel	Yehoshua Woydislawski	254
Former Zychlin Residents in The United States	Y. B.	259

Figures		267
R'Aharon Yehuda - the Judge of the Religious Court	Yakov Ben Bina	269
"Hasidic Wars" in Zychlin	Avraham Razon	271
My Father-in-Law R'Menachem Mendel Rosenbaum z”l	Yakov Noy	275
About the Figures in our Town	Yosef Rosengarten	276
Three Figures	David Shamir (Steinberger)	285
My Grandfather R'Avraham Itche Boim z”l	Yakov Noy	288
My Home [lit. My Father's House]	Gershon Yakov	289
Avraham Ben Yaakov (Getzl) z”l	Yakov Lemberg	293
My Father, may he rest in peace	Halina Tzinamon	295
Eliyahu Goldfarb z”l	Yeshayahu Meiri	297
My Father's Home	Shmuel Yakobovitz	298
My Brother Yakov Yastchembaski z”l	Blume Schwarzberg ( Yastchembaski)	299
Yosef Rosengarten z”l	Yeshayahu Meiri	300
Israel Zafran z”l	Moshe Hemberg	301
The Shatin Family	Bar-Yosef	301
Avreimele Galech	Yakov Ben Bina	302
Aizik Kelmer z”l	Yakov Ben Bina	304
A Memorial candle for my Father and the Family	Yehosua Zeev	305
Michael Schwarzberg	A. Z.	306
Figures in Town and their Names	Yosef Profen	307

The Destruction		309
In the Zychlin Ghetto	Eli Goldfarb & wife, Sandberg, Kwent and Rosenkopf	311
The Annihilation of the Zychlin Ghetto	Halina Bodek (Tzinamon)	315
The Last days of Zychlin	Moshe Kelmer	322
From the Ghetto and Camps to a Free Life in Israel	Tzipora Maroz	326
Jews from Dombrovic in the Zychlin Ghetto	(A Document)	329
In Auschwitz and in Buchenwald	Leibish Todelis	333
The Holy Heroism	Yakov B.	334
War Memories	Moshe Sisslander	335
The Tragic End	Michael Schwarzberg	337

Yizkor [A Memorial]		341
List of the Martyrs		343

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