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Pinkas Bendin

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Eastern wall of the synagogue	1
Szymon Rotenberg, editor of the "Zagłębier Almanac"	10
Podzamcze Street on the bank of the Przemsza River, in the years 1867 and 1936	12
Podzamcze's surroundings, 1867	12
The fortress area (Zamek). Painting by Arthur Wiener	12
A section of Podzamcze Street (Unteren Berg)	12
A tombstone from the year 1843	16
The Będzin synagogue in 1910	18
The old market 75 years ago	20
The Trade in the old market 75 years ago	21
Trade in the old market 70 years ago	23
The old market in 1937 (Square of the Third of May)	23
The old market in 1937	23
The market square (Die Halles)	29
The old cemetery	30
The tent above the grave of Rabbi Izachar Berisz Graubart	32
The Podwale Alleyway	34
The Rybna Alleyway	35
View from the fisherman's district on Zawale Street	36
Małachowskiego Street	41
Piłsudski Street	45
Kołłątaja Street	51
Wall painting in the synagogue	53
Members of the Jewish city council in 1937	59
Sketch by the painter, Mosze Appelbaum	63
Four members of the Jewish community executive	67
Six members of the community council	70
The professional porters union	73
The "Yavne" Gymnasia building (named after Fürstenberg)	75
The couple Szymon and Helene Fürstenberg	76
The physics laboratory	77
Staircase	77
The gymnasium hall	78
Teachers from the Mizrachi "Yavne" school	79
"Cheder" [religious elementary school] in the "Yesodei Hatorah"	80
The technical committee of the "Koach" union	84
"Hakoach's" first Athletic group	85
The "Stern" sport's union	87
The "Mooza" dramatic society of the director, Dawid Herman	88
The choir near "Mooza"	89
The writer, Shalom Aleichem, in Będzin	91
The "Zamir" society	92
The managing comittee of the Trader's Union in 1937	96
The managing committee of the Retailers Union in 1937	97
The tradesmen union	98
The tradesmen union in the year 1934	100
Twenty two artists and writers (Goldcwajg, Goldberg, Gold, Barenblat, Apelbaum)	102
Twenty two artists and writers (Melnik, Lewensztajn, Jakubowicz, Tenenbaum)	103
Twenty two artists and writers (Tenenbaum, Winer, Wygodzki, Dreksler, Goldkorn)	104
Twenty two artists and writers (Potasinski, Feder, Salno, Nunberg)	105
Twenty two artists and writers (Szajntal, Szpigelman, Ryder, Cygler)	106
A view of the synagogue and the fortress	108
Dawid Liwer, editor of "Pinkas Bendin"	109
The "Linat Hacholim" [sick lodgings] association	117
The "Kupat Chesed" fund [benevolent fund]	119
The pioneers of the Second and Third Aliya (Openheim, Zelinger, Feldberg, Majtlis)	120
The pioneers of the Second and Third Aliya	123
Pioneers in a car on their way to Eretz Yisrael	125
Motek Hampel, editor of "Pinkas Bendin"	126
The Rabbi's wife, Devora Graubart	130
The Great Synagogue in the year 1936	136
The Great Academy in the year 1936	137
The exit door of the synagogue	138
The religious college from inside	139
The western wall of the synagogue	140
Będzin's newspapers "Yiddishe Wochenblatt" and others	154
Będzin's newspaper "Unzer Telefon"	155
"Hakoach" instructors	158
Parents' association near the city council	162
The "Nosei Hamate" [the baton holders] society	167
Wall paintings in the synagogue	168
Dr. Salomon (Szlomo) Weinziher	169
Mendel Rozenzaft	171
Eliezer Rubinlicht, deputy mayor	171
Tsirele (Cesia) Szajn	173
Szymon Fürstenberg	174
Jicchak Wygodzki	175
Jicchak Mordechai Pejsachson	177
The painter, Abram Goldberg	178
Two pictures by the painter, Abram Goldberg	179
A picture by the painter, Mosze Appelbaum	180
A picture by the painter, Mosze Appelbaum	181
The painter, Abram Goldkorn	181
Painting by A. Goldkorn	182
Abram Szymon (Szymele) Rotenberg	182
Jicchak Rudoler	183
Herman Szer	184
The synagogue goes up in flames	186
Jews being led to hard labor	187
"Judenrat"	188
The infirm being exiled	190
Jews being led to hard labor	191
Street "tenants"	192
Furniture in the street	195
Being uprooted to the ghetto	200
The Będzin community after the war	207
There is no room for furniture	211
Synagogue	213
An alleyway near the "hill"	217
The first three pioneers of the "Third Aliya"	223
The northern wall of the synagogue punctured by Nazi bullets	224
The "chazan" Wolf-Hersz Baum and his sons	251
"Mizrachi Hatzair" activists	258
In the "Hechalutz" agricultural farm	260
Members of the "Poeli Zion" – "Socialist Zionists" party	262
Sports club "Stern"	267
Members of the "Hitachdut"	268
Young members of the "Hitachdut"	269
"Vitkinia" activists	270
Members of the "Vitkinia" on a Lag B'Omer outing	271
A group of "Revisionists" members	272
A group of "Beitar" members	273
A group of "Bund" members	275
The pioneers of "Poale Agudat Israel"	277
Town officials in the "Hechalutz" farm	278
A group of "Hashomer Hatzair" members	280
The "Shachar" organization with Jakob Uri from Israel	282
"Gordonia" activists and its first pioneers	283
An "El-Al" group in 1932	284
"Gordonia" activists and its first pioneers	285
The local executive of the "Gordonia" [movement] in 1929	286
The local executive of the "Gordonia" [movement] in the war year 1940	288
The "Gordonia" flag	289
The "Freiheit" [freedom] committee	290
"Poeli Zion" - Socialist Zionists with Berl Loker	291
"Hanoar Hazioni" [Young Zionists]	292
"Hanoar Hazioni" [Young Zionists] and its activists	293
The writer, Dawid Maletz, with a group of girl pupils	294
Jewish soldiers with Rubinlicht	297
A painting in the synagogue	299
The "Admor" Rabbi Abram Mordechai Alter, of blessed memory, in Będzin	309
Josef Heftman in Będzin	310
Jicchak Grinbaum in Będzin	311
Dr. Joszua Tahun in Będzin	312
The writer, Daniel Perski, in Będzin	313
The poet, Lajb Yaffe, in Będzin	314
Professor Dr. Arie Tratkower in Będzin	315
The poet, Chaim Nachman Bialik, in Będzin	317
Chaim Nachman Bialik with kindergarten children in Będzin	318
A group of friends from "Hashomer Hatzair"	322
Rabbi Izachar Berisz Graubart, of blessed memory	323
Rabbi Yekutiel Zalman Graubart, of blessed memory	325
Rabbi Cwi Chanoch Hacohen Lewin, of blessed memory	326
Rabbi Lewin together with his followers	327
The teacher, Chanoch Dawid Friedberg	328
The teacher, Joszua Telner	328
The "dayan" [judge], Jicchak Isaac Manela	329
Berisz Prager	330
Necha Rotner	332
Nuta Londner	333
Dawid Gutensztajn	333
Pinchas Lajb Buchwajc	334
Chawa Hutner	334
Dow Berisz Zilberszac	335
Miriam Tenebaum	336
Jakob M. Gutman	336
Chana (Chanka) Bernsztyn	338
Reb Abram Liwer	340
Reb Kalman Liwer	340
Reb Meszulam Liwer	341
Reb Chaim Liwer	341
Reb Jicchak Majer Szenberg	341
A Nazi document on the execution of Będzin Jews	342
Israel Justman doing hard labor	345
Infants from the institute for children whose parents were sent to Auschwitz and executed	346
The "Jewish Police" in the ghetto	351
A letter from Moszek (Moniek) Meryn to Alfred Szwarcbaum in Switzerland	354
A letter in which Meryn publicizes the execution of eight youths	358
Lajbisz Banak, a street "tenant"	359
The monument to the Zagłębie community in Nachalat Yitzhak	376
Cwi Kutner	379
Jonatan Weisbord	380
Ruwen Albaum	380
Jecheskiel Szlomo Orbach	381
Jakob Nechemia Gotlib	381
Aviv Guttman	382
Aron Weitzman	382
Aron Handelsman	382
Juda Lasker	383
Josef Lancman	384
Cwi Kochan	384
Arie Frydler	385
Baruch (Chita) Pszenica	385
Josef Majer Parnes	386
Activists of the Zagłębie Émigrés in Israel	388
Activists of the Będzin organization with the book's editors	389
The committee of the Będzin Émigrés in 1959	391
A committee meeting of the Zagłębie Émigrés in Paris	392
The anniversary and memorial to the martyrs of Zagłębie in a Paris cemetery	393
Members of the committee of Będzin Émigrés in Paris	394
The Będzin Émigrés organization in Melbourne	395
The Będzin-Zagłębie Émigrés organization in Canada	396
The committee of the Zagłębie Émigrés in Toronto	397
M. Hampel eulogizes the martyrs of the Zaglembian community	399
S. Liwer eulogizes the Holocaust victims in a memorial by the Będzin Émigrés in Haifa	399

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