Gorlice; the Building and Destruction
of the Community

(Gorlice, Poland)

49°40' / 21°10'

Translation of
Sefer Gorlice; ha-kehila be-vinyana u-ve-hurbana

Editors: M. Y. Bar-On, Israel, Association of Former Residents of Gorlice and Vicinity in Israel

Published in Israel, 1962




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Project Coordinator and Translator

Sidney C. Gelb

This is a translation from: Sefer Gorlice; ha-kehila be-vinyana u-ve-hurbana
(Gorlice book; the Building and Destruction of the community),
Editors: M. Y. Bar-On, Israel, Association of Former Residents of Gorlice and Vicinity in Israel, 1962 (H,Y, 338 pages).


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  3 Title Page
  6 Behold - This Memorial
 
Chapter 1 Name Memorial for Generations of Gorlitzers
  9 Outline of History Chaim Chan
16 Selections of sources for the History of Gorlice Jews Yehudi Gorlitza
 
Chapter 2 Licenses, Institutions, Properties
23 The community and support Mordechai Zitronenbaum
26 Jews and the development of the economy of the city Yechzekiel Vild
33 Jewish bank Joseph Dorman
36 hand workers association in Gorlice Pinchas Aronberg
 
Chapter 3 Heavenly (spritual) Gorlice
43 Faith and tradition in city life Abraham Israel Aronberg
45 Prayer house and minyans Joseph Dorman
47 The way of Torah in public and privately Abraham Israel Aronberg
48 "Prayer" association and "eternal light" association Yechzekiel Vild
50 Because we were children in the rabbis house. Chaim Chan, Abraham Israel Aronberg
53 From the house of creation to the soul of the people Abrham Kornfeld 
54 From strength to strength in the way of the torah Joel Rappaport
56 "Jewish school" in the city in the third year. Israel Ayser bar Eliezer Moshe Hertz
58 Jewish and general education in our city Chaim Chan
62 The Government Gymnasia (High School) in our city. Pepka Bergman
65 Charity and Care institutions
67 Social and Medical help Joseph Dorman
 
Chapter 4 Reminiscence and Atmosphere
71  Our city in the mirror of our childhood Yankel Lande 
75 Zavdizia Rachmati Joel Rappaport
76 Reminiscence for the days of our youth Simon Bergman
77 Our Jews in prayer (dovening) Joseph Dorman
80 Prayer leaders that are remembered
80 From sight and from hearsay Luba Bern neé Finsterblau
82 From sight from events in the days of the First World War. Chaim Chan
86 Culture war in a small scale in our city Dr. Joseph Reiner
87 Boy house in our city Pepka Bergman
89 From far we came to Gorlice Mayer Chabyon
91 In Gorlice we remember Zion Rivka Rapelovitz-Kopito 
92 Paulus an agent for a sinful deed (a talmudic term) Yankel Lande 
93 Village Jews in the region of Gorlice Joseph Dorman
94 piece of a memories Mordechai Weinfeld
96 laborers and craftsmen
102 Childless family Dr. A. Bergman
103 Meetings Moshe Ayshon
107 Jews in the oil branch in the gorlice region Simon Gref
 
Chapter 5 Political Parties and Organizations
113 The Zionist battle in our city Chaim Chan
120 Public works in the Zionist movement  Dr. Jacob Belech
122 "Agudas Israel" and her institutions
124 The religious working youth "Pa ye" Abrham Kornfeld
126 Mizrachi and Mizrachi Youth Yechzekiel Vild
131 Mizrachi daughters organization "Broria" Miriam Krisher
132 The Zionist Organization and their daughters Dov Aronreich
136 View of the youth in our city Esther Viren-Brendsdofer
140 Zionist Youth Pepka Bergman
144 Zionist Youth "Akivah" Joseph Tena (Tekech ~)
144 The cell, "HaShomer haTzair" in Gorlice and its creation Yehuda Ben David (Winger)
146 National women's library in Gorlice Pepka Bergman
147 I was a Youth in the "Betar" movement Yehuda Ben David (Winger)
149 Brothers in one family Sarah Sholdenfry
 
Chapter 6 People and Images
153 Rabbi Rav Alisha Halberstam Abraham Israel Aronberg
154 The Gaon, Rav Shmuel Firer (The brilliant Masnikova) from Snikova Hadasah Bester Storch,
HaRav Ben Zion Firer
156 The Rabbi in the house of Halberstam-Tietelbaum Chaim Chan
159 The Rav. Mesholem Kleigar Ben Zion Rov
160 The Rav. Eliezer Landow Ben Zion Rov
161 The Rav. Shama Yitzchak Bar Yakov Freidman Ben Zion Rov
161 The Rav. Yehoshua Heshel Frankel Ben Zion Rov
161 The Rav. Aharon Anglorl And his house in Gorlice Joseph Dorman
164 Rav. Eliezer Bodner Ch. Ben Chana
164 Yecheal Hollander Ben Zion Auman
164 Rav. Yosef Einhorn Yankel Lande 
165 Tzvi Hoyberger Yechzekiel Vild
166 Jewish Sabbath and holidays Chaim Gertner
168 Rav. from Labova Abraham Kornfeld
168 The Family of Moishele Binder Dov Binder
169 Baruch Tvi Stourch Joel Rappaport
170 Ha Rav Moshe Miller Joseph Dorman
173 Yunga talented proprietor Abraham Kornfeld
174 The Family of Joseph Shalom Kahanah Yechzekiel Mehar
175 A family tree Joseph Dorman
176 Balach House Yechzekiel Vild
177 Shevoshenar House Chaim Chan
179 Bet Lichtenberg Joseph Lichtenberg
179 Max Gobel
180 Tova (Gitel) Kestor the family Schwimmer Ben Zion Rov
180 Honya Veld the house of Atzgoni (Kalfholtz) Chaim Chan
181 Leader of the Community Ben Zion Rov, Pinchas Wigshel
183 The Wandering Adventure Author Asher Yeshehu Halevy Abraham Yahri
184 A part of the biography of the teacher, writer, thinker Moshe Shofitz Prof. Dov Seden
187 A part of the biography about Nathan Ginsber says "The Spirit lives" Shloma Yehalumi (Diamand)
189 Dynasty of Beth Bobov Rafael Feltner
190 The world of song of Bobov
191 The non-Jews in Bobov wish the Rabbi well M. Ben Shlomah (formerly Herb Moshe Weiss)
193 From Bobov to Bat Yom Dr. Menachem Hachen Mitzner
 
Chapter 7 Immigrants, Builders, Warriors
197 The First Aliyah Chaim Chan
198 From the granchild's house to the workers cooperative Elimelch Krem (Kremer)
201 We were dreamers Esther Bern Shversner
205 Ben Tzion Omnaski presents the hebrew language to the Gorlizers Pepka Bergman
206 I emigrate to Israel in daring ships Yehuda Ben David (Winger)
208 From Gorlice to the shore of Ceaseria in Aliyah Bet Yechzekiel Rinhold
209 Illegal immigrants from Gorlice - casualties of the ship Patria Yechzekiel Vild
210 Story of rescued children from Gorlice Brachah Chebes
211 Simcha (Miche) Aronriech Dov Aronreich
211 Eye witness account of a soldier of the Jewish Brigade in Gorlice after the destruction Joseph Takech
212 Partisipation of Mendel Feldmeser in blowing up the radar station from discovering the daring ships Yoram Teherlev
215 Hauchberger Nathan - from within the memorial book
216 On his guard Atkah Adler (Klozner)
218 Preserved letters from the undeground Yehuda Ben David (Winger)
 
Chapter 8 Destruction and Holocaust
227 How we go into captivity before the enemy Joel Rappaport
228 Years we see evil Pepkah Bergman-Kojnik
237 The first sacrifice among the Gorlice Jews Salah Suf neé Swartz
239 Thus we lived in the Gorlice Ghetto Luba Bern neé Finsterblau
240 I returned alone Rivka Rapelovitz-Kopito
241 Testimony of Akivah Ben Meir and Rachael Mitlas
243 Testimony of Yechazekial Kahanah
244 Testimony of Rav Betzalel Moshe Balzam
244 Testimony of Aaron Ruven
245 Testimony of Moshe Ben Yehoshuah Tzvi Bergman
246 Testimony of Yahoshua Mendel Tronzar
247 According to Monk Shtark
247 Jewish partisans penetrate the Gorlice Ghetto
247 Father and their son stand up to the test and don't reveal (information)
249 Testimony of Betzalel Fafeil
249 Testimony of Mayer Shwemer
251 Testimony of David Boxboim
251 Testimony of Moshe Shafner
252 Woe to the eyes that have seen this Rivka Zaltanreich-Halberstam
253
 
Chapter 9 The Gorlice Community - mourns its martyrs
261 Register of slain persons in the Holocaust
273 Memorial Candles shine and remember
312 Memorial to those who died in the post-war years
 
Chapter 10 Gorlitzers in Israel and the Diaspora
320 Our organization from the beginning of its creation Yechzekiel Shregah
324 From the exile from Gorlice to a creative collective Freida Angel-Nuch
326 The Gorlitzer "relief" in America
327 Rav Elimelech Eliezar Arenberg Shlit"a * Abraham D. Har-Marum
328 Postscript
329 Key to names
*Sheyichyeh l'orech yammim tovim, amen
[May he live many good days, amen]
frequently appended after the name of a living chasidic rabbi


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