Lenin, Belarus

The Community of Lenin; Memorial Book
(Lenin, Belarus)
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Translation of
Kehilat Lenin; Sefer Zikaron

Edited by: M. Tamari

Published in Tel Aviv, 1957

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This is a translation of: Kehilat Lenin; Sefer Zikaron (The Community of Lenin; Memorial Book),
Editors: M. Tamari, Tel Aviv, Former Residents of Lenin in Israel and in the USA, 1957 (H,Y, 407 pages).

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(Hebrew Portion, Page 403)

Translation by Rachel Ben-Chaim (Rochelle Moss Kaplan)

The Story of Lenin
Mordechai Zaitchik and Yitzkhok Slutzky: The beginning of Lenin	11
Yehoshua Grinberg: The Estate	15
Mordechai Zaitchik: Sources of Livelihood and Economic Existence	18
Until World War I
Mordechai Zaitchik: The Appearance of the Town Until the Year 1910	21
Mordechai Zaitchik: During the Years of the First World War	22
Between the two World Wars
Mordechai Zaitchik: The Influence of the Border on Life in the Town	27
Anonymous: Border Changes at the End of the First World War	27
Sarah Fogelman (Kolpenitzky): My visit to Lenin in 1936	30
Mordechai Zaitchik: The External View of the Town Before the Holocaust	33
Immigration to Israel
Yehoshua Greenberg: My Immigration (Aliyah) to the Land of Israel	37
Chaim Shalev: Our Immigration (Aliyah) to the Land of Israel	37
The Holocaust
Mordekhai Zaytshik: The town of Lenin during 1939 – 1941	47
Mordekhai Zaytshik: Escape from the forced labor camp in Hantzevitsh	65
Mordekhai Zaytshik: Among the Partisans	72
Mordekhai Zaytshik: Standing at the mass grave	92
Menashe Ben-Yisrael (Yulevitsh):The lonely hill	93
Yehude Tsiklik: The rampage of the Partisans on Lenin	94
Zvi (Herzl) Zukrovitsh: Wandering	98
Yitzkhok Reingold: 70 years of hard labor	101
Partisans who survived	104
The Sacred Community (Kehilat HaKodesh)
Mordekhai Zaytshik: Synagogues	109
A. Golob, A.I. Slutzky, M. Zaytshik: Cantors and ritual slaughterers	110
Mordekhai Zaytshik: Cantors, Sextons	111
Daily Life
Mordekhai Zaytshik: The “office” and the farm	117
Mordekhai Zaytshik: Characters and customs	117
Mordekhai Migdalovitsh: The village Jews	118
Mordekhai Zaytshik: The Sluch River	121
Yocheved Amit: The Lag Baomer Celebration	122
Michael Rechavi: A winter eve wedding	125
Sarah Fogelman (Kolpenitzky): In the Counsel of the Poor People	126
Eliyahu Shalev: Father Johann Popenko – A righteous Gentile	127
Avrom -Yitskhok Slutzky: Khaim, the son of Grune Yente	129
Yitskhok Slutzky: Bere'le Moss	131
Educational and Cultural Institutions
Avrom -Yitskhok Slutzky: Educational, medical and sanitary conditions in Lenin	135
Mordechai Zaitchik: Cultural life	137
Avrom -Yitskhok Slutzky: An unsuccessful Purim party	144
Zelig Yulevitsh: Educational institutions	147
Khaim Yonai: The teacher's room	150
Dov Zaytshik:The Lenin branch of “Tarbut”	151
Zila Zaretzky: My town Lenin	154
Parties and Youth Organizations
Avrom -Yitskhok Slutzky: The story of the Zionist Movement in our town	159
Herzl Zukrovitsh: The “Hekhalutz” Movement	161
Ben Shamai: Betar	164
People and Personalities
Mordechai Zaitchik: HaRav Reb Yehuda Turetzki Zts”L	167
Yitskhok Slutsky: HaRav Reb Yehuda Turetzki Zts”L	169
Khaim Shalev: Reb Moshe Tomashov	170
Mordechai Zaitchik: Rabbis Reb Nachman Wasserman and Reb Moshe Milstein	173
Avrom -Yitskhok Slutzky: Reb Avrom -Yitskhok Chinitz	174
Eliyahu Shalev: Loyal friends	175
Yitskhok Slutsky: Reb Zalman Shmelkin	177
Zila Zaretzky: Reb Dov-Ber Barukhin	183
Khaim Shalev: In memory of our dear grandfather and grandmother	185
Shlomo Gelenson: Reb Yisroel Gelenson	187
Khaim Shalev: Reb Aryeh Greiv	188
Mordkhai Rubenstein (Migdalovitsh): Reb Yitskhok Dannenberg	189
Mordkhai Rubenstein (Migdalovitsh): Reb Aron-Leib Zaytshik	191
Y. Klinov: Dr. Aron Singalowski	192
Mordechai Zaitchik: Moshe Ben Aron-Leib Zaytshik	195
Moshe Migdalovitsh: Reb Aron Migdalovitsh	196
Mordkhai Rubenstein (Migdalovitsh): Reb Elyakim Migdalovitsh	198
Mordkhai Rubenstein (Migdalovitsh): Aron Milner	198
Leah and Sarah Kolpenitzky: Eliezer Kolpenitzky	200
Mordkhai Rubenstein (Migdalovitsh): Yitskhok Kolpenitzky	202
Meir Booktsin: Reb Yosef Noach Rabinowitz	203
Mordkhai Rubenstein (Migdalovitsh): Yehuda Ben Reb Shlomo Rubenstein	206
Yakov Berger:Moshe Shmelkin	207
Menashe Ben-Yisroel, Mordkhai Rubenstein (Migdalovitsh): Reb Yisroel Ben Reb Menashe Latukha	209
Meir Booktsin: The modest	211
Lenin Countrymen Worldwide
Mordkhai Rubenstein (Migdalovitsh): Reb Avrom-Yitskhok Slutzky	217
The Community Register	223

(Yiddish Portion, Page 406)

Translation by Paula F. Parsky

The Rise of the Shtetl Lenin
A Yiskor Book	237
Engineer Mordechai Zaitchik: The rise of Lenin	243
Yehoshue Grinberg: The gutbazets (property owner) un di kontor (Office)	247
Culture and Education
Avrom-Yitskhok Slutski: The cultural situation in our shtetl	253
Mordechai Zaitchik: Cultural life	255
Living Conditions
Avrom-Yitskhok Slutski: Education, Sanatary-Medical Situation in Lenin	265
Destruction and Revenge
Mordechai Zaitchik: In the years 1939-41	271
Yehude Tsiklik: Partisans	272
Y. Bigelman: The partisan operation on Sinkiewicz	275
Masha Slutski: Job's News	276
Parties and Institutions
Avrom-Yitskhok Slutski: The Zionist movement	281
Henye Shusternian: The Khaluts (Centrist)--The general Zionist in Lenin	282
Recollections
Mordechai Zaitchik: Once there was a shtetl	287
Mordechai Zaitchik: Types and customs	291
Sarah Fogelman (Kulpanitske): My Mother	294
Yitskhok Slutski: Berele the Mu's (bookseller)	295
Avrom-Yitskhok Slutski: Khaim the son of Grune-Yente	296
Henye Shusterman: My parents	299
Menashe Yulevitsh (Latukha): Lenin Horopanshnikes (toilers)	299
M. Yafa: A guest in the shtetl	301
Shuls and Religious Leaders
Mordechai Zaitchik: Shuls and religious leaders	307
Mordechai Zaitchik: HaRov Reb. Yehuda Turetski, Zts"L	309
Avrom-Yitskhok Slutski: HaRov Reb. Yehuda Turetski, Zts"L	312
Mordechai Zaitchik: Khazonim (Cantors)	313
Personalities
Avrom-Yitskhok Slutski: Reb Avrom-Yitskhok Khinitsh	319
Aaron Khinitsh: My uncle Reb Moshe	320
Avrom-Yitskhok Slutski: Autobiography	323
Landslayt (countrymen) in America
The activities and help of the American Landsmanshaft	329
Mordkhai Rubenshtin (Migdlubits): Itke Khinitsh – "The Mame (mother) of Lenin"	335
Kalman Temkin: Itke Khinitsh – "The Mame of Lenin"	336
Menashe Yulevitsh: Khishe Kahn	338
S. Hirszohn: Yankev (Jacob) Yulevitsh	344
Fallen in defense of the Fatherland	345
Candles of the Soul	349

[Note: These last two titles are in Hebrew, so the sections may also be in Hebrew, though they are listed in the Yiddish section.]

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