Meir Holcman - Memoirs
(Poland)

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Translation of Meir Holcman - Memoirs

Written by: Meir Holcman

Published in Israel, 1999

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This is a translation from: Meir Holcman
Meir Holcman - Memoirs, Israel, 1999 (H)

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Meir Zelig Holcman, Our Beloved Father by Ada Holtzman   4
“Hashomer Hatzair” Movement In Gombin” (written in 1964) 
Memoirs 80
“Heftzi-Bah” regiment 81
“Hakhalutz” & “Haoved” 82
L”g Baomer 83
Immigration of senior members to Eretz Israel 84
“Hashomer Hatzair” Movement In Gombin (written in May 1997) 84
 
VISITS TO HASHOMER HATZAIR MOVEMENT IN GOMBIN
Icchak DUBNA 90
Cypora (Cypka) WOLK 90
Guta MARKOWSKA LURIA 90
To My Friends & Relatives111
 
MEMOIRS
Introduction138
 
MY FAMILY
The brothers & their families139
The sisters & their families140
Mother Rasza141
Last postcard from Mother144
The story of one family by Simcha Golan (Glikzeliger)145
Father Eliahu HOLCMAN147
The photograph of Meir HOLCMAN with 8 nephews & nieces148
Grandfather Zalman HOLCMAN150
Uncle Israel HOLCMAN150
The family of aunt STERN151
 
THE ZLOTNIK FAMILY
Abraham Icchak ZLOTNIK152
Rabbi Yehuda Leib ZLOTNIK (Yehuda El Zet - AVIDA)152
Mordechai ZLOTNIK153
Rabbi Yona Mordechai ZLOTNIK154
Rabbi Meir ZLOTNIK155
Rabbi Szaja ZLOTNIK155
Wolf ZLOTNIK156
Kalman ZLOTNIK156
Aunt Chajal'eh KOWADLO ne'e ZLOTNIK156
Aunt Szprinza CINNAMON ne'e ZLOTNIK157
Uncle Lajzer ZLOTNIK157
Uncle Szmuel ZLOTNIK158
 
GOMBIN167
SHTETL FOLKLORE
My Childhood 
The Hebrew School 
Hobbies 
Football (Soccer) in Gombin171
The Children Football Team172
The Holtzman Family's Commerce173
Market Day in Gombin175
Bakeries175
The Underworld of Gombin176
The Court in Gombin176
The Jewish Holidays177
Pesach (the Passover)177
Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement177
Jokes Remembered178
 
FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
The Gostynski Family179
Zalman Ben Itzhak (Borenstein)183
The Ettinger Family185
Velvek Friedland187
 
MY GOOD FRIENDS IN AMERICA
Chana'leh Tajfeld188
Ben Guyer (Benjamin Chaja)189
Mendel Wruble191
Rajzel Zychlinski192
 
MY FRIENDS FROM HASHOMER HATZAIR IN GOMBIN
Riwka MAKOWER195
Chana'le TAUFIL195
Rywka ALONI ne'e GELBERT196
The Family LAKS197
Pesach SOCHOCZEWSKI198
Icchak WEICMAN199
 
“KIBBUTZ HACHSHARA” IN KALISZ “L'MIFAL”),
MEMBERS FOUNDED KIBBUTZ EVRON, ISRAEL
The wine cellar of HERSZKOWICZ200
Guard on Sunday in the industry zone of the Jews200
Translation of the Kalisz Community Protocols from Polish to Hebrew200
Hedwa Rusak Hay”d from Wloclawek200
 
CHARACTERS AND PERSONS IN THE SHTETL
The street where I lived202
Chanunel'eh WOJDESLAWSKI203
Abrum BRZEZINSKI203
Lajbel MASTBAUM203
Mordechai BOLL203
Chemel SZACHAR204
The BAUMAN family204
The family of the teacher REMBAUM205
The SZLANG family205
The RAK family206
The GLIKZELIGER family206
Leon ODRA207
The brothers FELKA208
Jakob GERMAN208
GRINBERG208
Aron (Arel'eh) HODYS208
BELSZCZYK209
Binem COHEN209
Heniek GOLDSZMIDT209
Lajbel ZAMOSC210
Rafael BEZDZYC210
Abram ZAMOSC210
Moshe'le WOLMAN211
The Shtetl' Fletcher  BIGELAJZEN 212

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