Indura, Belarus

Amdur, my hometown
(Indura, Belarus)
53°27' / 23°53'

Translation of
Amdur, mayn geboyrn-shtetl

Published in Buenos Aires, 1973

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to preserve the heart and soul of this Jewish town

This is a translation from: Amdur, mayn geboyrn-shtetl, (Amdur, my hometown(
Buenos Aires, 1973.

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The Life and Work of Yedidya Efron, by Professor Lazaro Schallman* 9

Our Shtetl Which is No More, by Avraham Zak 37

Yedidya Efron, the Chronicler of his Hometown, by Yitzchak Kaplan 42

Amdur, My Hometown, by Yedidya Efron 45

Geographical Location of Amdur 45

Amdur as an Important Location in Former Times 46

The Size of the Jewish Population of Amdur 47

Streets of Amdur 48

The Gentile Street 49

The Great Synagogue of Amdur and its Batei Midrash [Houses of Study] 51

Rabbis, Learned Men , and Balabatim, by Yedidya Efron 54

Learned Balabatim [Men of Influence] of Amdur 64

My Parents (May They Rest in Peace), by Yedidya Efron 93

Religious Officials and Typical Figures of Amdur, by Yedidya Efron 111

Cantors and Shochets [Ritual Slaughterers] 111

Shamosim [Sextons] 118

Scribes 123

The Yeshiva of Amdur 127

Amdur Melamdim and Teachers 137

Amdur Russian Teachers 147

Amdur Cohanim 151

Hebrew Family Names 152

Amdur Doctors 154

Amdur Pharmacists 157

Amdur Tavern Keepers 162

Amdur Craftsmen 169

Simple People of Amdur 186

Jewish Soldiers of Czar Nicholas 192

Crazy People of Amdur 195

Drunkards of Amdur 199

Amdur Postal Service 200

Yishuvniks [Jews Living Outside of a Shtetl] of Amdur 202

Amdur Gentiles 207

Jewish Drunkards 212

Russian Protest Movement 215

Great Rabbis of Grodno, by Yedidya Efron 220

The History of Amdur, by Dr. Yitzhak Rivkind 245

Introduction - Life and Work(s) of Iedidio Efrón by Prof. Lázaro Schallman** 5

* Yiddish version -- a Spanish Version appears at the end of book. Return
** Spanish version -- starts at end of book and proceeds towards the front. A Yiddish version appears at the beginning of the book.

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