Rădăuţi, Romania

Radauti:
A Jewish Community in Bloom and in Decline
(Rădăuţi, Romania)
47°51' / 25°55'

Translation of
Radauti: kehilah yehudit be-tsemihatah u-ve-sheki'atah

by Yisrael Margalit (Pustilnik)
Tel Aviv 1990

Acknowledgments

Our sincere appreciation to Mr. Yohay Margalit, son of Mr. Yisrael Margalit z”l,
for his permission to put this material on the JewishGen web site.

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the original Yizkor book, allowing its placement in the JewishGen web site.

This is a translation from: Radauti: kehilah yehudit be-tsemihatah u-ve-sheki'atah,
Radauti: a Jewish community in bloom and in decline,
by Yisrael Margalit (Pustilnik), Tel Aviv 1990 (297 Pages H)

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Original Radauti Yizkor book (Hebrew)

Publishers' Note 8

Foreword 10

In Place of an Introduction 12

An Overview of the Geography, Topography and History of the Town of Radautz 13

How Did the Settlement of Radautz Come About? 15

The Jewish Settlement in Radautz and Its Organization 16

The Austrian Period 18

The Jewish Community in the Days of the Austrian Empire 25

Community Organization and Religious Leadership 32

Synagogues 45

Mutual Aid 51

Radautz During the First World War 54

Radautz in the Romanian Era 61

The Elementary Education System in Radautz 70

Secondary Education (High Schools) 77

Vocational Schools 81

The Jewish Education System 82

The Jewish Gymnasium 85

The Zionist Movement 86

The Revisionist Movement (Brit Trumpeldor – “Betar”) 90

Radautz as a District Town 105

Government Institutions in Radautz 106

The Judiciary 106

Financial Institutions 108

The Post Office 112

The Railway 113

The Police 114

The General Hospital named for Crown Prince Rudolf 115

The Fire Brigade 118

Professional Associations 120

Clubs and Ideological Organizations 122

Cultural Life in the Community 124

Sports 126

Industry 132

Physicians in Radautz 140

Pharmacies 142

Jewish Lawyers in Radautz 143

The Deportation of the Jews to Transnistria 150

The Yellow Badge 153

The Expulsion from Radautz 154

The Jews of Radautz in the Transnistrian Ghettos 163

The Mogilev Ghetto 164

The Berschad Ghetto 169

The Quarry (Cariera de Piatra) 176

Dzhurin 179

Memories from the “Valley of the Shadow of Death” 190

Dzhurin (second section) 200

Berschad 207

The Jews of Radautz After the Holocaust 211

The Jews in Radautz Today 216

The Dispersion of the Jews of Radautz 219

Epilogue 225

Appendices (section heading) 226

Memories of Radautz 227

Memories of My Father 239

“HaShomer HaTzair” in Radautz 246

A Short Overview of the “HaShomer HaTzair” Youth Movement in Radautz-Bukovina, in the Years 1925–33 248

Radautz, the Town Where I Was Born, and the Hasidic Home in Which I Grew Up 250

Alter Wasserman, My Father and Teacher 256

Medicine in the Town of Radautz 261

Being a Jewish Pupil in Radautz 270

Eulogy for Dr. Max Gabor, Delivered by Lippmann Kunstadt 278

Betar Radautz 280

The Ha-Tzohar (Revisionist Zionist Organization) in Radautz 290

The Etzel (Irgun Zvai Leumi) in Radautz 292

Radautz 1944–1959 294

How I Came to Be Appointed an Officer in the District (Sub-Prefecture) of Radautz 299

My Shtetl Radautz 300

Children's Games 302

Radautz – My Birthplace 303

The Influence of the Holocaust on the Next Generation 304

In Memory of a Colleague, Friend and Companion 309

The Sweet Singer of Israel 312

Speech on the Occasion of Erecting the Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust of the Jewish Community of Radautz, at the Cemetery in Holon, on 18.10.87 315

Yizkor Book Project JewishGen Home Page Radauti, at Kehilalinks

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Emerita Yizkor Book Project Manager, Joyce Field z”l This web page created by Lance Ackerfeld

Publishers' Note	8
Foreword	10
In Place of an Introduction	12
An Overview of the Geography, Topography and History of the Town of Radautz	13
How Did the Settlement of Radautz Come About?	15
The Jewish Settlement in Radautz and Its Organization	16
The Austrian Period	18
The Jewish Community in the Days of the Austrian Empire	25
Community Organization and Religious Leadership	32
Synagogues	45
Mutual Aid	51
Radautz During the First World War	54
Radautz in the Romanian Era	61
The Elementary Education System in Radautz	70
Secondary Education (High Schools)	77
Vocational Schools	81
The Jewish Education System	82
The Jewish Gymnasium	85
The Zionist Movement	86
The Revisionist Movement (Brit Trumpeldor – “Betar”)	90
Radautz as a District Town	105
Government Institutions in Radautz	106
The Judiciary	106
Financial Institutions	108
The Post Office	112
The Railway	113
The Police	114
The General Hospital named for Crown Prince Rudolf	115
The Fire Brigade	118
Professional Associations	120
Clubs and Ideological Organizations	122
Cultural Life in the Community	124
Sports	126
Industry	132
Physicians in Radautz	140
Pharmacies	142
Jewish Lawyers in Radautz	143
The Deportation of the Jews to Transnistria	150
The Yellow Badge	153
The Expulsion from Radautz	154
The Jews of Radautz in the Transnistrian Ghettos	163
The Mogilev Ghetto	164
The Berschad Ghetto	169
The Quarry (Cariera de Piatra)	176
Dzhurin	179
Memories from the “Valley of the Shadow of Death”	190
Dzhurin (second section)	200
Berschad	207
The Jews of Radautz After the Holocaust	211
The Jews in Radautz Today	216
The Dispersion of the Jews of Radautz	219
Epilogue	225
Appendices (section heading)	226
Memories of Radautz	227
Memories of My Father	239
“HaShomer HaTzair” in Radautz	246
A Short Overview of the “HaShomer HaTzair” Youth Movement in Radautz-Bukovina, in the Years 1925–33	248
Radautz, the Town Where I Was Born, and the Hasidic Home in Which I Grew Up	250
Alter Wasserman, My Father and Teacher	256
Medicine in the Town of Radautz	261
Being a Jewish Pupil in Radautz	270
Eulogy for Dr. Max Gabor, Delivered by Lippmann Kunstadt	278
Betar Radautz	280
The Ha-Tzohar (Revisionist Zionist Organization) in Radautz	290
The Etzel (Irgun Zvai Leumi) in Radautz	292
Radautz 1944–1959	294
How I Came to Be Appointed an Officer in the District (Sub-Prefecture) of Radautz	299
My Shtetl Radautz	300
Children's Games	302
Radautz – My Birthplace	303
The Influence of the Holocaust on the Next Generation	304
In Memory of a Colleague, Friend and Companion	309
The Sweet Singer of Israel	312
Speech on the Occasion of Erecting the Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust of the Jewish Community of Radautz, at the Cemetery in Holon, on 18.10.87	315