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Translation of Sefer Nieswiez

Edited by: David Shtokfish, Nieswiez Societies in Israel and the Diaspora,

Published in Tel Aviv, 1976,(H,Y, 531 pages)

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Translations

Don Shifris and Scott Shifres

The material posted here is part of a continuing effort by members of the Nesvizh Study Group to create
English-language indexes to the entire book, to transliterate all name lists, and to translate selected portions.
A Debt of Gratitude is owed and due to Don Shifris and Scott Shifres for the translation and contribution
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on which the name Shifris/Shifres appears, including photograph captions, and shared it with us. Gratitude is also
owed to Russ Chase whose transmission of the text and the scanning of the pictures made the following possible.

This is a translation from: Sefer Nieswiez (The book of Nieswiez),
Editors: David Shtokfish, Tel Aviv, Nieswiez Societies in Israel and the Diaspora, 1976 (H,Y, 531 pages).

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The Hebrew portion
of the Nesvizh Yizkor book, pages 1-275

A. From the Recent and Distant Past Binyamin Yoeli/Nisowitch
History of the city and Stories of the Jewish Community from the day itwas founded until W.W. II (1939) 1. Nisowitch - Where the Princess of Radzivil resides; 2. The formation of the Jewish settlements; 3. The public and economic live of the Jewish community in the 16th and 17th centuries; 4. The Jews of Nisovich in the 18th century; 5. Nisovich under Russian rule from 1793 after the second division of Poland; 6. The Jews lives in Nisovich in the last quarter of the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century; 7. Between the two world wars: 1914-1939 1. In the war years 1914-1916; 2. The February revolution 1917 until the German occupation in 1918; 3. Under German occupation 1918; 4. During the Soviet rule 1919; 5. Under the Polish rule 1919-1920; 6. During the short Soviet rule 1920; 7. Under the Polish rule 1920-1939; 8. The Zionist activity 9. Statistics of the Jews of Nisovich in different periods.	17
Remarks and references; list of abbreviations and acronyms; bibliography; list of key names.

B. Way of life, Memories, and the Public life
M. Ben Artzi (Shteinhouse) R.I.P./To my town with pity	59
Shalom Cholevsky/The Kuzymir Synagogue	62
Ruvin Alpert R.I.P./Nisovich our city	63
Gershon Gefen (Paianis)/Dashuk Synagogue	65
Noach Shkaler/In the streets of my town	68
Yael Coral (Eisenshdat)/The Nisovich market	72
Yaakov David Butzin/Schools organizations and yeshivas	73
A. Guterman/The pedagogical friend and the presidency of the "culture"chapter	76
Gershon Bergson/"culture" school	79
Yaakov Krunitz/our street Michaeli Shuk	81
Gavriel Katz R.I.P./My town and my family	82
Moshe Eisenfeld/My city of youth	83
Chayim Friedshtein R.I.P./City in Israel (songs)	84
Mordechai Zeev Raisin/A Jewish city	85
Kalman Yitzchaki (Iskov)/Synagogues in Nisovich	88
Dr. Moshe - El Azar Eisenshdat / going on the road	90
Shlomo Damesic/The chamber of my father and my teacher Gershon Zeev Damesic R.I.P	91
Shlomo Damesic/Even there the son rose	95
A. Guterman/My visit with Prince Albert Radjiville	99
Binyamin Yoeli (Yovalyosky)/Tzeira Zion/Poaleh Zion	101
Shlomo Damesic / Poalah Zion in Nisovich	103
Avraham Barzin/"Fryheight" movement	104
Avraham Niv (Kachanovsky)/"Hashomer "Hatzzayir"	105
Shalom Tzur (Volochoyansky)/ "Hashomer Hatzayir" struggle on its existence	110
Shevach Eden Eisenbud)/"Gordonia"	114
Ishai Mazin/About "Gordonia"	117

C. The War, Holocaust, and Heroism
Rachel Ostrinsky/The first day of war	121
Shalom Cholavsky/ During theSoviet rule September 1939; expectations;sequences; against Kitrug; the youngsters underground; refugees	121
Yitzchak Alperovich/The Soviet rule in Nisovich in the years 1939-1941	125
Ishai Mazin/The Holocaust echoes (songs)	127
Gavriel Katz R.I.P./Nisovich that was and does not exist anymore	128
Yoseph Damesek/Memories from the war days	129
Shulamit Gordon-Damesek/ In the shadow of death: The escape; the joyful meetings; we are making aliyah	129
Shalom Holavsky/ The bitter ending of the Nisovich community: The school; the weapon; the demolition of getto Horodzai; the revolt; the forest; wandering; searches for weapons; the Kapulska Brigade; in action; connections; Stulpatzy the battles of Staritzey and Lavi; Bauriliky actions; the Jews of Severshna; the ambush in Zouostrovitch; the hunt; indication of splitting; not on the gun by itself; Rujani; informingthe population; again Pulsia; from the family store; Sabitzeh; within theliberation; across from my home	133
("Hatzofeh")/drops of consolatoryin the cup of sorrows	163
Yitzchak Alferovitch/Berl Alferovitch R.I.P	164
Gershon Gefen/In Gershon Farfel's Home	165
Avraham Barazin/Curtain of bloodshed went down on the Nisovich community	166
Shalom Chulavsky/why did werebel.	167

D. People
Shlomo Maimon/From his autobiography	171
Our house in Burnadinska Street/Gershon Gefen (Paiyanas): Rabbi Moshe Paiyanas and his life history; Ferralle the treasurer; Yitzchak Moltzadsky; My mother Elizabeta Avramovana	174
Nisovich Rabbis and other famous Nisovich natives/Moshe Tzinovitch	190
From our people/ShalomHalovsky	198
They were three/Gershon Gefen(Peiyanas)	206
The last Generation/Binyamin Yoeli (Yovalyosky)	211
The Jews of "holidays" and high holidays/Gershon Gefen (Peiyanas)	213
Binyamin Eisenbod/ShevachEden	218
Cantors- Synagogue Leaders-Public Emissaries and others who like to chant and pray/Gershon Gefen (Peiyanas)	221
The Rabbi and the Judge/or the hen without Gall/Binyamin Yoeli (Yovalyosky)	229
Rabbi Darkuzimar/Yoseph Moshe and Yisrael Burgansky	229
Rabbi Dov Bar Halpern R.I.P./YaakovDavid Butzin	231
The history of an ancient Jewish family/Naftali Herzog	231
My family/Nisan Torov	234
From our people/Tzvi Kaplan	235
The Judge Rabbi Yitzchak Davidovsky/Gershon Gefen (Peiyanas)	236
People/Shlomo Damesek	240
Elishevah Eshkol; my friend Ben Artzi/Levy Ben Amitai	247
Ben Artzi in his youth/Binyamin Yoeli	247
Avinovitzky Fivish: A person in his body/Uri Kaysari	248
The string that is twisted three times will not tear soon/A. Guterman	249
Rabbi Avraham Puchovsky/A. Guterman	252
Simcha Chayim Vilkomitz/Tidhar	254
Moshe the Butcher - protector of the weak/Kalman Iskov Yischaky	254
The characteristics of Yerachmiel Shkalar/Feivel Millstein	254
Two people/Yehuda Arieh Lavine	255
This is how a human lives and dies/P. Hielprin	255
Rabbi Nachum Tzechanuvich's family/Yehuda Alperovich	256
Naftali Hayutin and Rabbi Shlomo Lavine/Yaakov David Butzin	257
My friend Nachmiel Vinkler/A. Guterman	257
The teacher Shaul Friedstein/A. Guterman	258

E. In memory of those we lost
In memory of Yehoshua Pochovsky/Zeev Gach-Oman	259
Rabbi Shmuel Yoseph Botzin R.I.P./Y. Volak	259
Yoseph Berzin R.I.P./Avraham Lisod	260
Four people/Yehuda Alperovich	262
In memory of Gershon Lemesh/Yehuda Alperovich	262
Pesach Kovel R.I.P./Burna Kachanovsky (Avraham Niv)	262
You have been like a father to us/Gershon Gefen	263
Akiva Barzilai and his life story/Shmuel Eisenshtadt	264
Batiyah Volach/Hedvah Lachovitzky	266
Itzik/"B'Machaneh Gadnah"	266
CaptainYitzchak Katz R.I.P./Gershon Gefen	267
Mr. Gershon Farfel/Shalom Cholavsky	268
Rabbi Chayim Eliahu Friedshtein/Avraham Niv Kachanovski	268
Rafi (Refael) Kachanovski/Avraham Niv Kachanovski	269
Yoseph Chachanovich	269
Arieh Shamushkovitz	270
Pesach Maazin	270
Chayim Mah'z	270
Friedel Rosovski	271
Yoseph Ben Baruch Shamushkovitz	271
Eliahu Ben Getzel Farfel	271
Pesach Kovel	271
Gensiya Malavsky	271
Aka Vusiluvsky-Melyer	272
Pesiya Friedshtein	273
Avraham Tzudik	273
Breyna Goldin	273
Ruvin Alpert	273
Gavriel Abniali (Ashtein)	273
Yoseph Lifshitz	274
Yoseph Shamushkovich	274
Aaron Ruzofski/A. Barzin	274
Gavriel Katz	274
Zalman Shifres/Binyamin Yoeli	274

Selections from Yiddish Section
Under Polish Rule
Under the brief Soviet rule (1920)
Independent Poland (1920-1939)
Documents Tell the Story Regional Conference of the Tarbut teachers in Nyesvich Handwritten letter A letter from Rabbi Yoel Rozovsky Printed Certificate	307
Inside Nyevsich	348

Indexes and Necrology
Name Index-History of Nesvizh
Name Index-Hebrew and Yiddish Sections
Subject Index
Necrology

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