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Between Two World Wars
Memories and Notes

The town of Ivye is occupied by Polish troops. A significant part of the Jewish population has gained a lot materially from that. Both large and small merchants supply the troops with provisions and foodstuffs. Thus, however, the scarcities in Ivye are worsened. The prices for all products become dearer from day to day. A pound of rye costs 1200 marks, a pound of potatoes 300 marks and so on. All the houses in town are taken for the military and a private apartment is not available at all. If you can manage a corner of a room someplace it costs 30,000 a year and if you can get it, that is a bargain.

The American relatives send money to their kin in Ivye from time to time. The money arrives through the D.D.K. and “YEKOPO” – and the recipients are happy.

Under the authority of the Jewish community council are the cemetery, the ambulatoria and the pharmacy. For these institutions the community in Ivye receives from the “YEKOPO” regional committee a monthly stipend plus foodstuffs for the orphanage in particular.

During the interim days of Peysakh a gathering of all the members of our folks-bank was called. Managers were chosen, as well as an inspection committee and an oversight council. The meeting's protocol was sent to the “YEKOPO” regional committee to establish the local authority to receive more quickly the legalization of the bank.

The social and cultural life in Ivye is a little suppressed because of the authorities that come through. A culture-league exists which counts 245 members. Under its domain are the library, the

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reading room and now the Yiddish folk-school and the drama club. The library possesses 800 books. Borrowers come every day. The children's library is part of the general library. 150 school children read there. The library received a one-time stipend from the Jewish community council.

At the recent meeting of the council it was decided to assign the management of the culture league a certain sum to purchase books from the “YEKOPO” publisher.

The management of the culture league in Ivye will soon be reorganized. The board is preparing for that now.

The dramatic club presented Sh. An-ski's “Foter un zun” on stage, with the participation of the Jewish soldiers.

The theater which was built by the Jewish drama club in 1920 was claimed by the Polish club Kolo mlodzshezshi, with the help of the authorities.

A.Z. Bender

Ivye

Dr. Rubinshteyn, a messenger from America, arrived in our town, sent by the American landslayt to visit our places and acquaint himself with the social life, and he brought money for private persons as well as for community institutions.

While visiting Ivye, Dr. Rubinshteyn got to know the activities of our Jewish council. From his side offered a genial report about our American relief, his assignments of before and now, and announced that he had had brought $500 for our institutions. After that, Dr. Rubinshteyn and the secretary of the council visited those institutions. He discovered that they are helpful to the poor Jewish population. In the orphanage Dr. Rubinshteyn saw how the children were revived, how they all ate breakfast together, how street-children were taken in from begging and were being reared in a healthy spirit. Walking through all the rooms, he recognized that the orphanage building was not suitable. It is too small.

It was decided at the meeting with the messenger to turn to the Ivye Relief in America and also to get contributions from the local Jewish people of means, for a one-time subsidy for construction a special building for the orphanage in Ivye.

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Dr. Rubinshteyn promised that he would also encourage the Ivye Relief in America in this important task.

Dr. Rubinshteyn also visited the youth culture society and at his meeting with its management announced that he had brought $100 from the American Ivye Youth for our society. The messenger brought a report about community and cultural life in America, the good wishes from Ivye youth in America that our cultural work here in Ivye may broaden, and so on. Dr. Rubinshteyn remarked that the Ivye youth is too apathetic, is too serious about every thing and every event. He proposed to create a youth center – a club where the youth could come to spend time together often, in their free hours. The chairman and other members answered the messenger's questions. They explained to him that the Ivye youth are serious not because of what they need or what must be done but because the conditions bring them to it. A youth center is certainly desirable, and our management had already long begun that work and given the local authorities a request about legitimizing it, but they do not act so quickly. People do not hurry. Dr. Rubinshteyn was satisfied with the report about the work of our youth society and recognized its use in the area of cultural life in our town.

The American messenger was also at the examinations in our Jewish folks-shul and remained pleased with the results.

A general meeting of the members of the folks-bank took place in that venue on October 19. A general report was presented about the activity and deposits level of the bank since its founding. The turnover of capital over the four months has reached 15,000,000. Those gathered

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expressed gratitude and trust for the old management and the council. It was recognized how useful the folks-bank was to our small merchants and craftsmen in giving them the opportunity to raise their economic situation by getting loans.

At the end of the meeting it was decided to increase the share by 500 marks, giving the members the opportunity of paying it until the 1st of January 1922.

A. Z. Bender

The bank has been completely closed until the visit of the plenipotentiary . There were 233 members: 40% are dealers, 14% are shopkeepers and 46% craftsmen. According to the evidence from the authorities the bank opened and now, they advise us, it is short of money already, not considering that the bank has a capital of 6000,000 marks. The size of a loan is 5000 marks. The general meeting took place the 28^th of April. Attending the meeting were Rov Shatskes, A. Z. Bender, M. Valianski, M. Baksht and A. Bruder. On the council: M. Piselevski, R. Girshovitsh, M. Kartazinski, Kh. Rogov, Sh. L. Epshteyn, Y. Savitski and Sh. Levin.

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“Undzer hilf” No. 8, August 31, 1922

Karpl, Rov Sh. Y.	2000
Saladukhe, Khayim Asher	2000
Abelevitsh, Bere-Mende	2000
Shmukler, Avrom	2000
Epshteyn, Shmuel Elieyzer	2000
Gordon, Elieyzer	2000
Kuznets, Dovid	2000
Gutelevski, Yisroel	2000
Blokh, Efrayim	2000
Paltiel, Mendl	2000
Rotshteyn, Aron	2000
Levin, Shmuel	2000
Movshovits, Shleyme	2000
Sheftl, Dov	2000
Savitski, Yitskhok	2000
Goldshmidt, Khaye	2000
Gumnits, Nekhemye	2000
Volfovits, Yisroel	2000
Abramovitsh, Binyumin	2000
Abramzon, Shmuel	2000
Goldshmid, Khonan	2000
Goldshmid, Naftali	2000
Kashtser, Aron	2000
Blokh, Avrom	3000

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Malakhovski, Dovid	3000
Dobrin, Zalman	3000
Boyarski, Yosef Arye	3000
Goldshmidt, Meyshe ben Naftali	3000
Levin, Eliahu Meyshe	3000
Goldshmidt, Dovid Elieyzer	3000
Vilenski, Khayim	3000
Kahan, Mordkhe	3000
Kahan, Shakhne	3000
Baksht, Yeshaye ben Elimelekh	3000
Gutelevski, Aron Leyb	3000
Girshovitsh, Alter	3000
Baksht, Shmuel	2500
Kabak, Mordkhe	5000
Fishelevski, Meyshe	5000
Stotski, Meyshe	5000
Dvoretski, Mayer	5000
Baksht, Yesheyahu bar Yisroel	5000
Kivelevitsh, Mordkhe	5000
Minkin, Avrom Yitskhak	5000
Kaganovitsh, Khayim Aron	5000
Kabak, Yosef Khayim	5000
Berger, Avrom Yitskhak	5000
Bender, Avrom	5000
Shatskes, Rov	5000
Blokh, Shishko	5000
Levin, Khayim Beharov	5000
Haskind, Mayer	4000
Kovenski, Shimeon	400
Zukovski, Reyne	300
Blokh, Kuna	200
Sandler, Khaye Sore	200
Nadoves ketanas	2400 [small donations]
Karpelevski, Ester Reyzl	500
Shlozberg, Rishe	500
Rudnik, Simkhe	500
Kesler, Zelig	500
Kohn, Rivke	500
Blokh, Peysakh	500
Abramovitsh, Dovid	500
Fertsik, Neyakh	500
Nokhimzon, Yehude	500
Federman, Zelig	500
Goldshmidt, Pesha	500
Shmukler, Meyshe	500
Epshteyn, Elieyzer	500
Mekel, Alte	500
Segalovitsh, Tsvi	500
Blokh, Fayve	500
Levin, Yankev Nosn	500
Levin, Sore	500
Dubin, Yakhe	500
Benovski, Ruven	500
Ferderman, Beytsalel	500
Berger, Hene	500
Baksht, Akive	500
Bogdanovski, Khonen Zelig	500
Shmukler, Dobe Tsvia	500
Shvarts, Alter	500
Goldshmidt, Yankev	500
Goldshmidt, Mordkhe	500
Bogdanovski, Meyshe	500
Kats, Avrom	500
Girshovits, Feygl	500
Baran, Golde	500
Berkovitsh, Rafoel Meyshe	500
Levin, Kopl	500
Blokh, Alter	500
Blakher, Dov	500
Blakher, Eliahu	500
Vilkomirski, Yankev	500
Shvarts, Zev	500
Shvarts, Khaye Rokhl	500
Blokh, Meyshe Leyb	500
Abramovitsh, Feye	500
Baron, Mordkhe	500
Goldshmidt, Shmuel	500
Leybman, Mordkhe	500
Baksht, Shoshe	600
Goldshmidt, Alter	600
Kaplan, Yosef Beytsalel	600
Shmuaylovitsh, Avrom Khayim	600
Blokh, Shleyme	1000
Goldshmidt, MayerShmuel	1000
Ginzburg, Elieyzer Lipa	1000
Zusman, Yosef Zev	1000
Albershteyn, Yekusiel	1000
Levin, Mayer	1000
Shmukler, Karpl	1000
Mekel, Mordkhe Nekhemye	1000
Sineyko, Elieyzer	1000
Segalovitsh, Yesheyahu	1000
Tanpel, Meyshe	1000
Kahan, Avrom	1000
Zusmanovitsh, Khayim	1000
Baksht, Aron	1000
Shmukler, Yosef	1000
Abelevitsh, Avrom Mordkhe	1000
Mekel, Meyshe Mordkhe	1000
Epshteyn, Yitsik Yankev	1000
Baksht, Shleyme	1000
Goldshmidt, Herts	1000
Tsunzer, Aron	1000
Levin, Henekh	1000
Nikolayevski, Heshil	1000
Izraelit, Zev	1000
Shishko, Aron Mayer	1000
Shmukler, Yosef	1000
Movshovits, Khayim Yisroel	1000
Feykin, Dov	1000
Koheyn, Leyb	1000
Zinger, Nakhum	1000
Baksht, Aron	1000
Yelin, Dov	1000
Baksht, Leyb	1000
Valianski, Mordkhe	1000
Blokh, Avrom Dovid	1000
Mayerovitsh, Meyshe	1000
Shmukler, Shmuel	1000
Shafer, Rafoel	1000
Bender, Lipman	1000
Shafer, Rafoel	1000
Bender, Lipman	1000
Kulik, Khayim Dovid	1000
Shmukler, Avrom	1000
Kasmayevitsh, Shemaye	1000
Bender, Peye	1000
Zelivanski, Borekh	1000
Goldshmidt, Mayer	1000
Shvarts, Tsvi	1000
Ginzburg, Avrom	1000
Shafer, Tsvi	1000
Shafer, Rokhl	1000
Baksht, Yitskhak	1000
Shmukler, Shmuel	1000

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Ginzburg, Yisroel	1000
Kulik, Masos	1000
Maslavati, Yosef Meyshe	1000
Sheliubski, Yitskhak	1000
Bishkin, Alter	1000
Goldshmidt, Dovid Zisl	1000
Shmukler, Yitskhak	1000
Epshteyn, Yankev Zev	1000
Sheps, Aron Leyb	1000
Levin, Masos	1000
Keniginski, Nosn	1000
Shmukler, Zalman	1000
Rafoel, Khonen	1000
Ratner, Rishe	1000
Epshteyn, Yitskhak	1000
Zinger, Khayim Tsvi	1000
Arievits, Elieyzer	1000
Margolin, Rokhl	1000
Yevkhelevitsh,Mayer	1000
Ginzburg, Mordkhe	1000
Blokh, Taybe	1000
Gishen, Malka	1000
Belovski, Ben-Tsien	1000
Blokh, Mayer	1000
Kohen, Tsvi	1000
Goldshmidt, Elke	1000
Kats, Lapidus	1000
Kohen, Meyshe	1000
Kashtser, Yankev	1000
Furman, Sheyne	1000
Savitski, Shmuel	1000
Pertsik, Shmuel	1000
Shishka, Yisroel	1000
Pertsik, Dovid	1000
Ayzikovitsh, Isur	1000
Aronovitsh, Mordkhe	1000
Tanpel, Yerakhmiel	1000
Lip, Shmuel	1000
Ginzburg, Meyshe Itsik	1000
Zakravski, Leyb	1000
Nignevitski,Yehuda	1000
Merlinski, Zelig	100 [sic]
Albershteyn, Fayve	1000
Shmukler, Yosef Dovid	1000
Kartozinski, Mordkhe	1000
Rogov, Khonen	1000
Kohen, Avrom Zalman	1000
Shvarts, Meyshe	1000
Shmukler, Yosef	1000
Brudner, Meyshe Lipa	1000
Mitovitsh, Zev	1000
Vingel, Gite	1000
Goldshmidt, Shmuel	1000
Baksht, Yeshayahu ben Khayim	1500
Kozlovski, Leyb	1500
Shmukler, Tsvi	1500
Varsel, Faytl	1500
Stotski, Alte	1500
Kafald, Meyshe	1500
Bender, Dovid	1500
Baksht, Binyumin	1500
Blokh, Yisroel	1500
Kashtser, Meyshe	1500
Belovski, Binyumin	1500
Gudzinotski, Sheyne	1500
Baksht, Yitskhak	1500
Baksht, Khayim	1500
Blokh, Yankev	1200
Malat, Leyb	1200
Rogov, Eliahu	2000
Maslavati, Yisroel	2000
Rabinovitsh, Mayer	2000
Bernshteyn, Tsvi	2000
Baksht, Fule	2000
Bender, Mordkhe	2000
Shmukler, Khonen Meyshe	2000
Shmukler, Yitskhak	2000
Baksht, Yitskhak	2000
Sheftel, Shmuel	2000
Shimanovitsh, Binyumin	2000
Budner, Avrom	2000
Lipshits, Alter	2000
Milikovski, Dovid	2000
Kalmanovitsh, Leyb	2000
Goldshmidt, Yitskhak	2000
Abelevitsh, Meyshe	2000
Baran, Meyshe	2000
Meylovitsh, Yitskhak	2000
Grup, Dovid	2000
Eliavitsh, Yisroel Kalman	2000
Valonski, Mayerim	2000
Lidski, Dovid	2000
Libman, Zev	2000
Totaling	374,600 Marks

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