Caption   Page   A note from the translator Eugene Sucov   Translator's introduction Hannah Kadmon   Introduction     Translation of illustration captions       First Section    General History    Foreword   vi-vii Map of Horodetz and Surroundings Israel Zusman 1 Horodetz, an historical overview A. Ben-Ezra 3 “Once There Was . . . . . . . . . . . ” (poem) Israel Zusman 10 The Shtetl Rabbi Dr. Jacob Bozniak 15 The Social-Economic Structure A. S. 19   The Rabbis   The Rabbinic Context Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg 24 The Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg 25 Rabbi Yehoshua Yaakov Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg 26 The Death of the “Old Rabbi” Alter Ellman 27 The Old Rabbi (a picture) Israel Zusman 28 The Wisdom Of The “Old Rabbi” A. K. 29 The Rabbi Yaakov Khayim, z”l Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg 32 The Last Rabbi Rabbi Shalom Podolevsky 35   Synagogues   The Cold Shul (memories) Rabbi Dr. Jacob Bozniak 37 Comments About the Old Shul A. Ben-Ezra 41 The Besmedresh M. Rubinstein 42 The Daveners in the Besmedresh Rabbi Dr. Yaakov Bosnyak 43 The Besmedresh and its Visitors M.G.K. 45 The Stoliner Shtiebl Israel Zusman 47 The Kobriner Shtiebl Shlomo Podolevsky 51   Institutions   The “Khevre Kadi'she” A. S. Horodetser 54 The Small Societies A. Alman 56 Hakhnoses-O'rkhim I. Yitskhaki 57   The Village Autonomy   a. The “Oprave” Shlomo Liber's 59 b. The “Korovke” Shlomo Liber's 60   Holidays (Memories)   Rosh Hashana Tzivia Greenglass 62 Yom Kippur Tzivia Greenglass 62 Sukkot Tzivia Greenglass 63 Hanukkah Tzivia Greenglass 64 Fifteen of Shvat (poem) Tzivia Greenglass 65 Purim Tzivia Greenglass 66 Passover David Kaplan 67 Lag B'Omer Shlomo Gar'in 68 Shavuot Tzivia Greenglass 69   Episodes   a. The Dispute A. Kostrometski 71 b. The Ta'are Bret A. Kostrometski 72 c. A Blut-Bilbl A. Kostrometski 75   Good Jews   Horodetser Rabbis K. Rushevsky 77 Pinkhas Mikhael, z”l A. Ben-Ezra 78 R' Mordkhi'le M. Mishkin 80 The Kholozshiner Gedalyahu Kaplan 83   Cultural Awakening   The Revolution A. S. 85   Zionism   The First Step A. Tzioni 88 A Political Criminal Naftali Goldberg 90 The National Revival Shmuel Hoizman 92   Personalities and Characters   Dr. Israel Mikhl Rabinowitz A. Ben-Ezra 94 Motye Hillel's A. M. Teitelson 98 Rabbi Isaac Aaron Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg 99 R' Shalom Kostrinsky Yaakov Kostrinsky 101 Motye Itsik's A. Katrosy 103 Berl Rodetser Itka Podolovsky 104 A Wedding in Horodets of Berl Rodetser's grandson (a picture)   106 Panya Shaf, (Itzikl) I. Zis 107 A Community Leader S. Ben Haviv 109 The Town's Joker David Kaplan 110   Teachers and Students   Sender the Melamed Ami 112 Shmuel the Cobbler Ami 113 Chayim Itzik's Ami 115 Yankel Kodliner Ami 117 A Melamed-Merchant Ami 119 R' Shimon Izik Ami 120 R' Asher Ami 122 Yudl the Melamed Ami 124 R' Asher David Ami 125 An Improved Kheyder Ami 127 Herschel, the Teacher Ami 128 Moshe son of Khaya-Dvorah Ami 130 Kheyders for Girls Ami 132   Doctors   Naphthali the Doctor Rabbi Mordechai Greenberg 134 Vitkin M. Timoner 136   Second Section   A Quarter Century (1914-1939)    In the First World War B. S. Sussman 139 The Economic Situation S. Podolevsky 143 The Transition Period Benjamin M. Israel 145 The Pole Yudl Greenberg 146 My Visit Israel Zusman 148 The Pioneer Movement Bella Feinshtein 152 Under the Polish Regime Rabbi S. Podolevsky 155 Lament A. Warsaw 162 My Little Town (poem) Tzivia Greenglass 164   Third Section   Folklore   Preface Rabbi Akiva 167 Sayings – Manners of Speech Rabbi Akiva 168 The Yiddish Language Ben-Ezra 170 Customs A. Ben-Ezra 172 Nicknaming A. Ben-Ezra 177 Folk Medicine Dr. Y. Farber 178 Comments A. Ben-Ezra 181 Remedies and Medications Yudel Kaplansky 181 Two Bobbes A. Kostrinsky 182   Legends   On A Stick M. Timoner 185 Motl, the Jew Itchke 186 Ghosts A. Elman 187   Folk Songs   Dark, Slippery, Late at Night   188 The Song of the Workman   188 From Asia to Europe   189 Children's Songs   189   Fourth Section   The End   The End, (a drawing) Israel Zusman 192 The End   193 The Letter   193 Abraham Winograd   196 David Volinietz   197 Map (Horodetz in the Final Battle)   198 Yizkor (a drawing) I. Sussman 199 Remarks   200 Our Martyrs (pictures)   201 Our Martyrs (names)   208 Yizkor (text and drawing) I. Sussman 210   Fifth Section   Horodetzers in the World   Globus (a drawing) Israel Zusman 211 In America Bessi Greblovsky 213 “Society Yeshu'ot Ya'akov Support Union of the people of Horodetz” Chayim Greblovsky 219 “Young Horodetz” Benjamin Solomon Sussman 222 Horodetzer “Ladies Auxiliary” Feigl Greenberg 223 Horodetser in Russia A. Horodetser 224   In Eretz Israel   Former Years A. Kastrinsky 226 Present Times Joseph Montag 227 R' Khayim Mendl, z”l A. Kast 228   Conclusion   Picture of the Horodetz Book Committee   230 Thanks to the Contributors   231 A List of Names   233

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