The Jews of Czestochowa
(Częstochowa, Poland)

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Translation of
“Tshenstokhover Yidn”

 

Edited by: R. Mahler
 

NY: United Czestochower Relief Committee and Ladies Auxiliary, 1947



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This is a translation from: Tshenstokhover yidn The Jews of Czestochowa,
ed. R. Mahler, NY: United Czestochower Relief Committee and Ladies Auxiliary, 1947. (Y)


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PagesTitleAuthor
V-VIForward 
VII-XIIPrefaceDr. Rafael Mahler
 
 
 The Development of the Community
 
3-31Jews in Czenstochow Up to the First World WarDr. Yakov Shatzki
32-46Czenstochow Becomes a CityKh. L. Szwarc
 
 The Economic Life
 
47-50Jews in the IndustriesD. Bezworodka
50-60Professional Workers UnionDr. R. Mahler, Y. Sh. Herc. A. Khrobolowski
60-61Professional Unions of Business EmployeesA. Khrobolowski
61-64The Handworkers' Union and GuildA. Gotlib
64-65Pioneer CraftsmenA. Szimeonowicz
 
 Culture and Education
 
66-68The Gertner SchoolA. Buchman
68-70The Handworkers' SchoolA. Gotlib
70-77Worker's Children's Homes and Y.L. Peretz Folkes-School Haya Wage-Ratman
78-79The Jewish GymnazyeS. Wirstel
79-80Evening CoursesA. Khrobolowski
80-85“Lira” and the “Jewish Literary Society”F. Szmulewicz, A. Khrobolowski
85-87Jewish Libraries 
87-92Yiddish Theater in CzenstochowW. Gliksman, A. Khrobolwski, R. Federman
92-101The Yiddish PressA. Khrobolowski, M. Tzeszinski, R. Rederman
101-103Jewish Sports Movement (From the Jubilee Publication)
103-104The New SynagogueA. Koifman
 
 Social Institutions
 
105-107“Domboczinoszcz”Dr. Kon-Kolin, F. Szmulewicz
107-108The Jewish Hospital (from the “Czenstochower Wakhnblat” of 31st October 1918) 
110-111Popular BakeryF. Szmulewicz
111Czenstochower CooperativeA. Khrobolowski
112Pictures for the Article “Workers' Childrens' Homes and Y.L. Peretz Folkes-School” 
113-114Rescue Commission for Refugees from GermanyTz. Szpalten, F. Szmulewicz
 
 The Jewish Workers Movement
 
115-122S.S. (Zionist-Socialist Workers Party), “Fareinikte” (United), “Independent” Yitzhak Gurski, S. Feinreikh, Feitl Shmulewicz, and A. Khrobolowski
122-123S.S. in Conflict with the PlayboysM. Feinreikh
123-144General Jewish Workers - BundY. Sh. Herc
144-150Left Paole-ZionYakov Kener
150-152Hashomer HatzeirHaim Landau
152-156Political Persecutions and TrialsA. Khrobolowski, H. Zigas
157-165Jewish Fighters on the Fields of SpainGina Medem
 
 Pogroms
 
165-166ForwardDr. Rafal Sohler
166-170The “Rabinek”Mark Liber, Supplemented by Shimkha Lev
170-177Second PogromH. Feiwelowicz, A. Khrobolowski
177-183Third PogromY. Sh. Herc and Correspondence from the New York “Tog”
183-186The Last YearA. Khrobolowski
186Several Co-Workers from the Jewish Press in Czenstochow 
 
187Czentochow Holocaust
 
188-201The Catastrophe of the CommunityL. Brener
201-206Testimony A. (Haran) B. (Randes)
206-212Testimony A. Izbicki
212-215Jews Driven to Germany Through CzenstochowShimeon Gotayner
215-218The Destruction of the Synagogue (Neie Shul)W. Gliksman
218-219A Night in the Czenstochower GhettoA. Izbicki
220-222The Last 24 Hours in “Hasag”D. Koniecpoler
223-226Activities of the Jewish Order Servant (Jewish Police)M. Kushner
226-230The Activities of the “Bund” under the Hitleristic OccupationM. Kushner
230-232The Activities of the Community during the German OccupationL Yurikhte
232How the Party Flags of Left Paole-Zion Were HiddenYehezkeil Brzezinski
233The Artisans in the HolocaustD. Koniecpoler
233-239Orders from the German Regime (From the Archive of the Central Jewish Historical Committee in Poland)
239-243The EndDr. Yosef Kruk
243-246Revenge is Sweet (Reprinted from the “Landersberger Lager Zeitung”, Organization of the Survivors in Landsberg, Bayern)
246-247The Hitlerist Bandit Will Hang on the Gallows (Reprinted from the Czenstochower “Glos Narodu”)
247-249On the Third Anniversary of the First Jewish Revolt in the Czenstochower GhettoL. Brener
249-252The New CzenstochowW. Gliksman
253-254Children's Home in CzenstochowIda Merczin (From “The New Life”, Lodz, January 12, 1945)
 
255Czentochower in America
 
256Documents for the Article  
257-264“General Overview of Fraternal Help”A. Khrobolowski
265-269“Czenstochower Aid Society” and “Czenstochower Relief Committee” in New YorkA. Koifman
269-277The United Czenstochower Relief Committee in New YorkA. Khrobolowski, A. Koifman
277-281Relief Workers in New YorkA. Khrobolowski
281-282The Czenstochower Shul (synagogue) in New YorkY. Kirshenbaum
282-285The Czenstochower “Young Mens”Josef Koifman
286-288Czenstochower Yong Ladies Auxiliary in New YorkA. Koifman
289-292Czenstochower Br. 261 Arbeiter Ring (Workmen's Circle) in New YorkA. Litman
292-298Czenstochower Br. 11 of the Jewish Fraternal People's OrderD. Tanksi
298-299Czenstochower Br(anch) of the Jewish National Workers UnionJ. Wein
299-302The Czenstochower Patronat in New YorkD. Tanksi
303Founding Members and Supporters of Czenstochower Aid Society & Czenstochower Relief Committee 
303-305Czenstochower and Vicinity Educational Organization in ChicagoR. Pozner
306-309Czenstowchower Independent Union in ChicagoM. Tseszinski
309-310Czenstochower Women's Aid Society in ChicagoP. Prodel
310-313Czenstochower Regional Union in DetroitJ. Gliksman
313-315The Czenstochower Aid Society in Los AngelesH. Groyman
315-316The Czenstochower Patronat in Los AngelesH. Groyman
317Rozenblat-Dikerman Circle in New YorkD. Tanksi
318-328Land Conference of the Czenstochower Landsmanschaftn in America and CanadaR. Federman
 
 Neighboring Landsmanschaften
 
330-328There Once Was a Shtetl (town) DzialoszynMary Rozen
330-337First Dzialoszyner Chevra Anshei Bnei Achim in New YorkR. Federman
337-340Nowa-RadomskP. Kalka
340-342Nowa-Radomsker Landsmanschaft in New YorkP. Kalka
342-344KamikH. Yelin
 
 Czentochower in Eretz-Yisroel
 
345-350A Meeting of Czenstochower in Tel AvivM. Smulewicz, G. Freitag
 
 Czentochower in Canada
 
350Documents of the Czenstochower Organizations in America and Canada 
351-352The Czenstochower Aid Society in TorontoW. Gliksman
352-354The Czenstochower Aid Society in MontrealW. Gliksman
 
354-355Czentochower in Argentina
 
355-358Czentochower in ParisD. Wroclowski
 
 
 
 Memories and Photographs
 
359-360A Day in CzenstochowAbraham Reizen
360-361Czenstochow, My CzenstochowLeibish Lehrer
361-362In and Around the Workers' ClubA. Khrobolowski
363-364Czenstochower Coal PitsShimeon Biro
364-366DoctorsDe. L. Lazarowicz
366-367A Bunch of FlowersF. Gerbowski
367-368Anonymous LandsleitBela Khrobolowski
368-373The Maranskis (The History of A Czenstochower Family)A. Khrobolowski
374-398From My LifeR. Federman
 
399-403The History of the BookEditorial Colleagues
 
404Biography of Dr. Mahler
404Some Co-Workers
 
I-CXIVWho and Where
Biographies 
 
CXV-CXXXVIIICzenstochower in the Struggle Against Fascism
 
CXXXIX-CXLIVEternal RestThe last three parts were adapted from the supporting materials according to the layout of the names checked by A. Khrobolowski, W. Gliksman and R. Federman

Index of Names Mentioned in The Jews of Czestochowa


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