Translated by Shayna Kravetz

[Our Hometown Goniondz, an article in the book which is written in English, is not listed on the Table of Contents but is placed here for convenience.]	IX-XX
Foreword – M.S. Ben-Meir (z”l)[1]	21-22
[Hebrew translation – ALF][2]	23-24
Part I – Communal History
HISTORY:
Goniondz – Moshe[3] Bachrach[4], Los Angeles	33-36
Our hometown – A. Miltshan, Tel Aviv	37-46
Historical extracts	47-48
Goniondz in the Middle Ages	49-50
Historical reports about Goniondz	50-52
SOCIETY:
[Political] parties in Goniondz – Fishl Yitzkhaqi-Treshtshanski, Tel Aviv	53-62
Zionism in Goniondz – Yekhezqel Peretz Tsherniak, Tel Aviv	63-68
*Zionist youth group – Prof. Dr. Eng. Mordechai L. Avshalom, Buenos Aires	69-70
Institutions of the Yehudiah Zionist Association	71-72
Photostat of a letter	73-74
A homely reflection on various movements - Yosef Hertzig, Tel Aviv	75-78
*Work of the Jewish National Fund (Qeren Qayemet) for Israel – Sarah Barqa’it, Tel Aviv	79-82
The Bund – Avraham Yafe, Tel Aviv ([translated] from the Hebrew, M. Goelman)	83-92
He-Chalutz [The Pioneer] – Aryeh Khativah, K’far Witkin	93-104
The young chalutz – Gershon Gelbort, Ramat Ha-Kovesh	105-110
The young chalutz – Fishl Yitzkhaqi, Tel Aviv	111-114
The library – Yekhezqel Peretz Tsherniak, Tel Aviv	115-120
The drama circle – Yekhezqel Peretz Tsherniak, Tel Aviv	121-124
EDUCATION:
*The first sprouts of Haskalah in Goniondz – Ephraim Halpern	125-126
The established cheder – David Bachrach, Petakh Tiqvah	127-132
*Annals of the Hebrew national school in Goniondz – Moshe Levin	133-154
Annals of the Hebrew national school in Goniondz – Moshe Levin	155-158
The Wonder Institute – Yerukham Levine z”l	159-160
*The Chalutz school – Moshe Goelman, Tel Aviv	161-164
Goniondz’s chapters – Mordechai Nilovitzki, Haifa	165-175
*A cherished town – Aryeh Arad (Axelrod), Haifa	175-176
The Yiddish school and People’s library – Shalom Graubard, New York	177-180
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GONIONDZ IN THE WORLD:
Goniondzers in America – Moshe Malozovsky, New York	181-190
Goniondzer Immigrants in Palestine Prior to the First World War	191-192
Goniondz natives in Israel - Fishl Yitzkhaqi-Treshtshanski, Tel Aviv	193-230
PHILANTHROPY:
Goniondz’s beneficial activities in America – Moshe Malazovski, New York	231-244
Goniondz’s Ladies’ Auxiliary – Mrs. Kamenietz, New York	245-250
Philanthropy in Israel – David Bachrach, Petakh Tiqva	251-256
Part II – Images
Foreword – Moshe Bachrach	261-262
My father Rabbi Gedaliah Ha-Cohen Kamenietzki z”l – Ze’ev Wolf Kamenietzki, Haifa	265-268
Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe (Judge) z”l – Avraham Yaffe, Tel Aviv	269-270
Rabbi Tzvi Wolf z”l – Yosef Hertzig, Tel Aviv	271-276
Rabbi Yisroel Shlumovitsh	277-278
Moshe Levine: Pioneer in Hebrew schooling in Poland – Moshe Bachrach	281-284
Binyamin the Scribe, May he Rest in Peace – Moshe Bachrach	285-288
Ephraim Halpern z”l – Yerukham Levin z”l, Afula	289-290
Yaaqov Rudski z”l – Moshe Bachrach	291-292
Gedaliah (G’dalke) Seid z”l – Moshe Bachrach	293-296
*Yaaqov Tucker, among the heroes of Tel-Khai z”l – Yosef ben Ephraim Halpern, Tel Aviv	297-300
Yaakov Tucker z”l – David Bachrach, Petakh Tiqva	301-302
Yaakov Tuker z”l – Yisroel David Yardeni (Yarushevski)	303-304
Yonatan Neiman z”l – A. Ben-Meir	305-306
At the Grave of Natan Neuman (Yonatan Neiman): Sonnet – H. Leivik, Denver	307-308
As if by Night (Poem) – Yonatan Neiman	309-310
The grandfather z”l (Excerpts from a notebook) – Yonatan Neiman
Yehoshua (Alter) Supraski z”l – Avraham Yaffe, Tel Aviv	311-312
David ben-Yaakov Rudski z”l – Avraham Yaffe	313-314
Yehoshua Rosenbloom z”l – Avraham Yaffe	313-314
Aryeh-Leib Bachrach z”l – Moshe Bachrach	315-318
Khayim-Aryeh Pekarski z”l – Kalman Bachrach	319-322
The dearest of men (in memory of my father Rabbi Yehoshua z”l) – Dr. Yosef Charmin	324-326
Yitzkhak Yaffe z”l – Avraham Yaffe	327-328
Nakhum Zakai z”l	329-330
*The earth of the homeland – Nakhum Zakai z”l	331-332
*Letter to a friend – Nakhum Zakai z”l	331-332
Khagai Zakai z”l – Gideon K.	333-334
Moshe Biali z”l – Sarah B. and Elimelech S.	335-336
In memory of my brother a”h [5] – Yonah Levinshal-Mali	337-338
Yosef Bobrovski z”l – Moshe Bachrach	339-340
Nisan the tailor z”l – David Bachrach	341-342
Avraham Shvartz z”l – A. Ben-Meir	343-344
Yankl the doctor – David Bachrach	345-346
Max Shvartz z”l – David Forman	347-348
Dr. Yosef Chazanovitsh z”l – D.B.	349-352
M.S. Ben-Meir z”l – The Tag-Morgen Dzhurnal [6], New York 20.1.59	353-354
Idel Treshtshanski (M.S. Ben-Meir z”l) – David Bachrach, Petakh Tiqva	353-358
*Master of clarity and shadow – Kalman Bachrach, New York	359-360
M.S. Ben Meir – M. Maizlish	361-364
A man and his book – Aharon Tseitlin	365-368
Part III – Memoirs and Portraits
We will remain the eternal dreamer (poem) – A. Shvartz z”l	371-372
*Goniondz sways before my eyes – Aryeh Khativah	373-390
The Goniondz landscape – Aryeh Khativah (From the Hebrew: ALF)	391-410
*Long ago in Goniondz – Avraham Yaffe, Tel Aviv	411-422
Long ago in Goniondz - [From the Hebrew – M. Goelman]	423-436
Three leaders in prayer – Moshe Bachrach	437-442
My grandfather, Reb Gedaliah – Khannah Neiman, New York	443-450
*Family memories – Khannah Neiman, New York	451-454
Torah in Goniondz – David Bachrach	455-462
Reb Binyamin Yosef son of Reb Tzvi Boyer – A. Miltshan	463-468
My Synagogue and the Synagogue hill – Feigal Rubin, New York	469-472
Sketches of Goniondz – David Forman	473-474
My town long ago – Yitzkhak Ellen, New York	475-476
*The great fire of Goniondz and the pogrom in Bialystok – Avraham Yaffe	477-484
The great fire of Goniondz and the pogrom in Bialystok – [From the Hebrew – M. Goelman]	485-492
Goniondz’s firemen – Moshe Bachrach	493-500
A marriage in town – Avraham Yaffe	501-502
Reb Gershon Baruch and the senate decision – Khatzkl Peretz Tsherniak	503-506
Silhouettes from the old home – D.B.	507-512
Passages and episodes from World War I – D.B.	513-520
The first Bolshevist regime in Goniondz – Meirim Rubin, New York	521-524
Goniondz’s youth considers the diaspora – D. Bachrach	525-542
As I remember it – Meirim Rubin, New York	543-544
The Penitent – Moshe Bachrach	545-546
A Goniondzer remains a Goniondzer – David Bachrach	547-548
A mother of Goniondz (elegy) – Alter Rosen	549-550
Itshe Shtumak gains a stroke (story) – Asher Shtshutshinski	551-556
Thoughts – Miriam Farber-Qeren-Tzvi, Yagor	557-558
To my mother (poem) – M.S. Ben-Meir z”l	559-560
*To my mother (poem) - M.S. Ben-Meir z”l	561-562
Part IV – Destruction and Perishing
*In memoriam – Fishl Yitzkhaqi	573-576
In memoriam – Fishl Yitzkhaki	577-580
Six candles (poem) - Asher Shtshutshinski, Cuba	581-582
*Six candles (poem) - Asher Shtshutshinski (Hebrew: ALF)	581-582
Goniondz under Soviet rule – Zeidl Altshuld, Munich	583-590
The destruction of Goniondz – Tuviah Ivri (Yevraiski)	591-676
On the road to Treblinka – Keila Yevraiski-Kremer	677-684
How I survived it – Shabtai Finkelshtein	685-700
The Goniondz and Bialystok ghetto – Zeidl Altshuld	701-704
A visit in town after the destruction – Khayim Kravietz, Tel Aviv	705-708
Oh, Holy community of Goniondz (poem) - Alter Rosen, New York	709-710
A dream of my town (poem) – Shmuel Farber	711-712
*I dreamt a dream (poem) – Shmuel Farber (Hebrew: ALF)	711-712
On Goniondz’s streets – David Treshtshanki	713-716
*Night of Terror (poem) – M.S. Ben-Meir z”l	717-720
*The burning of the synagogue – Avraham Yaffe	721-722
The synagogue (poem) – Idel Treshtshanski z”l (M.S. Ben-Meir)	723-726
* The synagogue (poem) – Idel Treshtshanski z”l (M.S. Ben-Meir) (Hebrew: ALF)	727-730
*Lamentations [7] (Hebrew and Yiddish) – ALF	733-738
List of families that were Destroyed [Hebrew and Yiddish]	741-754
In perpetual remembrance (Mourning friends): obituaries [Hebrew and Yiddish]	757-798
List of Goniondz natives who were saved	801-804
Afterword – Fishl Yitzkhaqi [Hebrew and Yiddish]	805-808
[The Index of Illustrations is not listed in the Table of Contents but is placed here for convenience and serves as a link to pictures in the Yiskor Book.]	817-820

1. “z’l” An abbreviation for the Hebrew phrase “Zichrono [male] or zichronah [female] liv’rocho”, meaning “May his or her memory be blessed” Back
2. Unless specifically marked * to indicate the Hebrew language, all chapters are in Yiddish Back
3. All names are transliterated as they appear, rather than given their English Biblical equivalents; thus, “Moshe” remains as such and will not become “Moses”, “Yekhezqel” will not become “Ezekiel” Back
4. In transliterating, the following equivalences have been followed: Hebrew “khet” = kh; Hebrew “khaf” = ch; Hebrew “kaf” = k; Hebrew “kuf” = q; Yiddish “kuf” = k Back
5. “a’h” An abbreviation for the Hebrew phrase “Alav [male] or alehah [female] ha-halom”, meaning “Peace be upon him or her” Back
6. “The Daily Morning Newspaper”, a Yiddish newspaper published out of New York Back
7. Literally, “How” – in Hebrew, “eichah” – the first word in the biblical book of Lamentations, which gives the book its title Back

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