Chelm, Poland

Commemoration Book Chelm
(Poland)

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Translation of Yisker-bukh Chelm

Edited by: M. Bakalczuk

Published in Johannesburg, 1954

Chelm Plaque 1 Chelm Plaque 2

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Editors: M. Bakalczuk-Felin, Johannesburg, Former Residents of Chelm, 1954 (Y, 731 pages).

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Mellech Bakalczuk-Felin Preface           I

HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN CHELM

Dr. P. Friedman The Beginning and the History of a Yiddish Community     13-36

Dr. S. Milner What Befell Jews in Chelm     39-40

I. Janasowicz The Myth of Chelm in Jewish Literature     45-52

J. Gotfarsztajn Chelmer Stories are not so Foolish     53-54

S. Wasserman Chelm     61-62

H. Shishler My Home Town 99-100

K. Winik “Bund” and its Social Revolutionistic Work 129-130

S. Winer How Chelm was saved from a Progrom in 1905 149-150

S. Szargel The Story of the Jewish Labour Party Poalei Zion (Left) in Chelm 153-154

K. Winik Jewish Life and Work in Chelm 179-180

Chava Biderman-Biale Chelmer Jewish Gymnasie 203-204

J. Floimenbolm The Fate of the Chelm “Tarbut” School 207-208

S. Beker Concerning the “Zeirei-Zion” Party 209-210

J. Zilber The Revisionist Party 213-214

B. Aminodov Chelm Help Zbonsziner Refugees 215-216

W. Gotlib The Scouts Association 217-218

B. Binsztok Chelm, An Old Beautiful Jewish Town 221-222

I. Achtman How the Peretz Library was established in Chelm 225-226

I. Achtman Jewish Theatre 229-230

B. Naturman Display Advertisements in Yiddish at the First Anniversary of the
death of Sholem Aleichem 233-234

J. Beker The Poalei Zion Party in in the Chelm City Council 235-248

H. Handelsman The Artisans Union 249-250

D. Goldreich Chelemer Cultural Life 255-256

I. Ashendorf “Shchus Ovois” and “Shchus Katoves” 259-260

MEN OF FAME, PERSONALITIES, TYPES AND CHARACTERS

J. Milner Men of Fame and Personalities 265-286

R. Henes Shmuel Mordekhai (Arthur) Zigelboim 287-294

R. Zygielboim Al Kiddush HaShem [In the sanctification of God's name] 295-302

K. Winik Dr. Yitzhak Sziper – Deputy from Chelm in the Polish Sejm 303-310

Yakov Frydman A Poem About a Chelemer Malamed, a Customs House and Shabbos Shire 309-310

A. Ajzen Moshe Lerer 311-316

S. Kaczergyynski About Moshe Lerer: Extracts of the “Lexicon of Yiddish Literature”
“Yivo Bleter”. Vol 26. No.6 Destruction of Vilna 315-316

Moshe Lerer A Jewish Wedding in Chelm in the Old Days 317-318

N. Gris About Joseph Milner 319-320

H. Herz The Sixty Years of Joseph Milner 321-322

Ch. Wilner-Winer Samuel Winer 321-324

H. Shishler Personalities and Types Who Are No More 325-326

M. Unger The Rebbe, Reb Note 337-338

J. Kornblit Famous Rabbis 341-342

R. Richtszrajber Shlomo Samet 345-346

K. Wasserman The Fighting Girl of Chelm – Chava Szafran 347-348

J. Nunison Sholom Goldhar 349-350

S. Winner Captain S. Winer – A Brave Fighter against the Enemies of our people 351-352

Baliar (Stoler) Motel Baliar 357-358

Ben-Aaron Teachers of Chelm 359-360

J. Linherz Motl Tovya's; Moshe Zamler 361-362

H. Sh. Feiwl Fryd, K. Waserman and A. Y. Dubelman 363-365

M. Tenenboim Leibele Stol, Mendl Stam, and Dr. Yisroel Oks 365-366

Y. Ceber Yisroel Yitzhak Nankin 368

Sh. Tenenboim The Uncle from Chelm 369-370

Alkwit-Blum Moonlit Nights 371-372

MEMOIRS AND NOTES

H. Szargel “Chelm” A Poem 377-378

Lerer Those I Remember 381-382

S. Winer Why I. L. Peretz Did – Not Deliver His Lecture in Chelm in 1921 389-390

H. Szargel Spring in the Old Country 405-406

I.Milner Notes and Memoirs 407-408

S. Wasserman The Hrubleszower Street 421-422

M. Grinberg The Chapel of the Belzer Chassidim 439-440

“Chelm” A Poem 443-444

B. Binsztok A Page of Reminiscences 445-446

B. Orensztajn Chelm and its Environs 457-458

Furman Apolin 465-466

C. Worzorger Chelm between 1924-1931 469-470

Zygielboim Chelm As I Remember It 477-482

B. Alkwit A Few Memoirs 483-484

I. Kelner Woislowicz 485-486

C. Ajzn Reminiscences 487-488

R.Szrojt Jews of My Town 489-490

Zeber Light and Shade 493-494

E. Szindler A Day in Chelm 495-496

J. Z. Szargel My Sister Pearl 497-498

DESTRUCTION OF CHELM

L. Kahan The Slaughter of the Jews in Chelm 505-506

B. Bruker The Death March – Chelm-Hrubieshow-Sokal 513-514

J. Herz The Death March 523-524

Wasserman Lipe Katzeff of Chelm (Poem) To Whom Do I Belong And who has Remained, My Heart is Full of Thorns 534

J.Groskop Chelm ar the Time of the Hitler Occupation 537-538

J. Grinszpan About the Two Last Actions in Chelm 545-546

I. Zylber Eye Witness Account 547-548

G. Libhober Eye Witness Account 555-556

G. Libhober Not a Town but a Jewish Cemetery 559-560

J. Ponsczak Eye Witness Account 561-562

M. Zitrin Eye Witness Account 563-564

S. Brustman Eye Witness Account 567-568

H. Achtman Between Life and Death 569-570

J. Achtman In Chelmer Work Camp 559-582

Revenge! Revenge! 585-586

J. G. In Those Days 587-588

Oh! Look Down From Heaven and See 589-590

M. Hochman (Sobibor) Eye Witness Account 591-592

A. Lew A Bottle of Ashes 599-600

Conference on Social self-Help 601-602

G. Sobol In the Days of Destruction 621-622

S.Worzoger Chelm 623-624

M. Milchteich-Lorber The Last Action 625-626

H. Binsztok Jewish Heroism 629-630

I. Fainsztok Gruesome Summary 631-632

A. J. Kornblit Ester Terner Takes Revenge 633-634

Jews Take Revenge 635-636

J. J. Jarfest On the 10^th Anniversary of the Slaughter of Chelm 637-638

B. Micffliker The Miracle of the Last Jews of Chelm 639-640

A.Goldman Suffering,Annihilation and Heroism 643-644

S. Brier The Great Misfortune 647-648

B. Alkwit Chelm during the Ghetto Rising 649-650

Moishe Gantz Chelm After the Liberation 653-656

What I Lost Will Never Be Again 655-656

J. Z. Szargel When Chelm Fell 657-658

B. Szargel Eye Witness Account 661-662

J. J. Segal Chelm 663-664

R. Engiender Witness Testimony 665-666

S. Sztern Arise O Jews To The Service of God Almighty 667-668

H. Shishler The End of a Jewish Town 669-670

CHELEMER LANDSMANSCHAFTEN

H. J. Monty The Chelemer Landsmanschaften in South Africa 677-678

B. Binsztok Chelm in America 694-702

S. Winer The First 26 Years of the Chelemer Branch of the Workman's Circle in New York 703-794

B. Alkwit A Chelemer Story in an American Way 705-708

Dr. B. Orlean The Chelemer Landsmanschaften in Paris 709-710

J. Eplboim Chelm and Surrounding Areas Society for Mutual Aid in Argentina 715-718

R. Zeber Chelm Landsmanschaften in Australia 719-720

I. Achtman Chelmer Jews in Montreal, Canada 723-724

I. Achtman Chelemer Jews in Cuba 725-726

M. Jakobowicz Chelemer Jews in Brazil 727-728

L. R. Chelemer Relief in Mexico 728

We Plant Trees in the Forest of the Martyrs 729-732

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Mellech Bakalczuk-Felin	Preface	I

HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN CHELM

Dr. P. Friedman	The Beginning and the History of a Yiddish Community	13-36
Dr. S. Milner	What Befell Jews in Chelm	39-40
I. Janasowicz	The Myth of Chelm in Jewish Literature	45-52
J. Gotfarsztajn	Chelmer Stories are not so Foolish	53-54
S. Wasserman	Chelm	61-62
H. Shishler	My Home Town	99-100
K. Winik	“Bund” and its Social Revolutionistic Work	129-130
S. Winer	How Chelm was saved from a Progrom in 1905	149-150
S. Szargel	The Story of the Jewish Labour Party Poalei Zion (Left) in Chelm	153-154
K. Winik	Jewish Life and Work in Chelm	179-180
Chava Biderman-Biale	Chelmer Jewish Gymnasie	203-204
J. Floimenbolm	The Fate of the Chelm “Tarbut” School	207-208
S. Beker	Concerning the “Zeirei-Zion” Party	209-210
J. Zilber	The Revisionist Party	213-214
B. Aminodov	Chelm Help Zbonsziner Refugees	215-216
W. Gotlib	The Scouts Association	217-218
B. Binsztok	Chelm, An Old Beautiful Jewish Town	221-222
I. Achtman	How the Peretz Library was established in Chelm	225-226
I. Achtman	Jewish Theatre	229-230
B. Naturman	Display Advertisements in Yiddish at the First Anniversary of the death of Sholem Aleichem	233-234
J. Beker	The Poalei Zion Party in in the Chelm City Council	235-248
H. Handelsman	The Artisans Union	249-250
D. Goldreich	Chelemer Cultural Life	255-256
I. Ashendorf	“Shchus Ovois” and “Shchus Katoves”	259-260

MEN OF FAME, PERSONALITIES, TYPES AND CHARACTERS

J. Milner	Men of Fame and Personalities	265-286
R. Henes	Shmuel Mordekhai (Arthur) Zigelboim	287-294
R. Zygielboim	Al Kiddush HaShem [In the sanctification of God's name]	295-302
K. Winik	Dr. Yitzhak Sziper – Deputy from Chelm in the Polish Sejm	303-310
Yakov Frydman	A Poem About a Chelemer Malamed, a Customs House and Shabbos Shire	309-310
A. Ajzen	Moshe Lerer	311-316
S. Kaczergyynski	About Moshe Lerer: Extracts of the “Lexicon of Yiddish Literature” “Yivo Bleter”. Vol 26. No.6 Destruction of Vilna	315-316
Moshe Lerer	A Jewish Wedding in Chelm in the Old Days	317-318
N. Gris	About Joseph Milner	319-320
H. Herz	The Sixty Years of Joseph Milner	321-322
Ch. Wilner-Winer	Samuel Winer	321-324
H. Shishler	Personalities and Types Who Are No More	325-326
M. Unger	The Rebbe, Reb Note	337-338
J. Kornblit	Famous Rabbis	341-342
R. Richtszrajber	Shlomo Samet	345-346
K. Wasserman	The Fighting Girl of Chelm – Chava Szafran	347-348
J. Nunison	Sholom Goldhar	349-350
S. Winner	Captain S. Winer – A Brave Fighter against the Enemies of our people	351-352
Baliar (Stoler)	Motel Baliar	357-358
Ben-Aaron	Teachers of Chelm	359-360
J. Linherz	Motl Tovya's; Moshe Zamler	361-362
H. Sh.	Feiwl Fryd, K. Waserman and A. Y. Dubelman	363-365
M. Tenenboim	Leibele Stol, Mendl Stam, and Dr. Yisroel Oks	365-366
Y. Ceber	Yisroel Yitzhak Nankin	368
Sh. Tenenboim	The Uncle from Chelm	369-370
Alkwit-Blum	Moonlit Nights	371-372

MEMOIRS AND NOTES

H. Szargel	“Chelm” A Poem	377-378
Lerer	Those I Remember	381-382
S. Winer	Why I. L. Peretz Did – Not Deliver His Lecture in Chelm in 1921	389-390
H. Szargel	Spring in the Old Country	405-406
I.Milner	Notes and Memoirs	407-408
S. Wasserman	The Hrubleszower Street	421-422
M. Grinberg	The Chapel of the Belzer Chassidim	439-440
“Chelm”	A Poem	443-444
B. Binsztok	A Page of Reminiscences	445-446
B. Orensztajn	Chelm and its Environs	457-458
Furman	Apolin	465-466
C. Worzorger	Chelm between 1924-1931	469-470
Zygielboim	Chelm As I Remember It	477-482
B. Alkwit	A Few Memoirs	483-484
I. Kelner	Woislowicz	485-486
C. Ajzn	Reminiscences	487-488
R.Szrojt	Jews of My Town	489-490
Zeber	Light and Shade	493-494
E. Szindler	A Day in Chelm	495-496
J. Z. Szargel	My Sister Pearl	497-498

DESTRUCTION OF CHELM

L. Kahan	The Slaughter of the Jews in Chelm	505-506
B. Bruker	The Death March – Chelm-Hrubieshow-Sokal	513-514
J. Herz	The Death March	523-524
Wasserman	Lipe Katzeff of Chelm (Poem) To Whom Do I Belong And who has Remained, My Heart is Full of Thorns	534
J.Groskop	Chelm ar the Time of the Hitler Occupation	537-538
J. Grinszpan	About the Two Last Actions in Chelm	545-546
I. Zylber	Eye Witness Account	547-548
G. Libhober	Eye Witness Account	555-556
G. Libhober	Not a Town but a Jewish Cemetery	559-560
J. Ponsczak	Eye Witness Account	561-562
M. Zitrin	Eye Witness Account	563-564
S. Brustman	Eye Witness Account	567-568
H. Achtman	Between Life and Death	569-570
J. Achtman	In Chelmer Work Camp	559-582
	Revenge! Revenge!	585-586
J. G.	In Those Days	587-588
	Oh! Look Down From Heaven and See	589-590
M. Hochman (Sobibor)	Eye Witness Account	591-592
A. Lew	A Bottle of Ashes	599-600
	Conference on Social self-Help	601-602
G. Sobol	In the Days of Destruction	621-622
S.Worzoger	Chelm	623-624
M. Milchteich-Lorber	The Last Action	625-626
H. Binsztok	Jewish Heroism	629-630
I. Fainsztok	Gruesome Summary	631-632
A. J. Kornblit	Ester Terner Takes Revenge	633-634
	Jews Take Revenge	635-636
J. J. Jarfest	On the 10^th Anniversary of the Slaughter of Chelm	637-638
B. Micffliker	The Miracle of the Last Jews of Chelm	639-640
A.Goldman	Suffering,Annihilation and Heroism	643-644
S. Brier	The Great Misfortune	647-648
B. Alkwit	Chelm during the Ghetto Rising	649-650
Moishe Gantz	Chelm After the Liberation	653-656
	What I Lost Will Never Be Again	655-656
J. Z. Szargel	When Chelm Fell	657-658
B. Szargel	Eye Witness Account	661-662
J. J. Segal	Chelm	663-664
R. Engiender	Witness Testimony	665-666
S. Sztern	Arise O Jews To The Service of God Almighty	667-668
H. Shishler	The End of a Jewish Town	669-670

CHELEMER LANDSMANSCHAFTEN

H. J. Monty	The Chelemer Landsmanschaften in South Africa	677-678
B. Binsztok	Chelm in America	694-702
S. Winer	The First 26 Years of the Chelemer Branch of the Workman's Circle in New York	703-794
B. Alkwit	A Chelemer Story in an American Way	705-708
Dr. B. Orlean	The Chelemer Landsmanschaften in Paris	709-710
J. Eplboim	Chelm and Surrounding Areas Society for Mutual Aid in Argentina	715-718
R. Zeber	Chelm Landsmanschaften in Australia	719-720
I. Achtman	Chelmer Jews in Montreal, Canada	723-724
I. Achtman	Chelemer Jews in Cuba	725-726
M. Jakobowicz	Chelemer Jews in Brazil	727-728
L. R.	Chelemer Relief in Mexico	728
	We Plant Trees in the Forest of the Martyrs	729-732

YIZKOR

	Memorial dedications
	Necrology (based on memorial dedications)