Makow Mazowiecki, Poland

. Memorial Book of the Community of Maków-Mazowiecki
(Maków Mazowiecki, Poland)

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Translation of
Sefer zikaron le-kehilat Maków-Mazowiecki

Edited by: J. Brat

Published in Tel Aviv, 1969

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This is a translation from: Sefer zikaron le-kehilat Maków-Mazowiecki (Memorial book of the community of Maków-Mazowiecki),
Editors: J. Bram, Tel Aviv, the former residents of Maków-Mazowiecki in Israel, 1969 (Hebrew, Yiddish, 505 pages).

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TOC translated by Gloria Berkenstat Freund (Yiddish) and by Sara Mages (Hebrew)

Title Author Language Page

Introduction Yakov M. Skornik H 7

Forward Yitzhak Brat Y 9

The Blood Chronicles Yekhezkel Itzcovitch Y 11

The History of the Memorial Book Mordkhai Ciechanower Y 13

Organization of Former Residents of Maków in Israel Yisroel Frankl H 19

History

Makow (A History of a Decimated Community) Yacov M. Skornik Y 29

Sing! Yitzhak Katznelson Y 99

Maków Before the First World War Rafael–Zvi Baharav H 105

Ways of Life

Once There Was a City Called Makow… Yakov – Khaim Sobel Y 115

The Market Avraham Shilah (Rybak) Y 148

Makow – A Town With Desires Nosn (Natan) Shachar (Montshkovsky) Y 150

My Town Makow Dobeh Gudes Kalina Y 154

From My Town Khone Stolnitz Y 158

A Day in Makow Dr. M. Gur (Kotsiak) Y 162

Memories of My Birthplace Makow Eliezer Shakhar (Montshkovsky) Y 170

The Mill Nechama Sela–Lewkowicz H 174

A Street In Makow Mordechai Cywiner Y 176

What Used to be Said About the Makow Synagogue Rabbi Shmuel Hilert Y 181

In the New World

The Jews of Makow in the New World Yakov Khaim Sobel Y 187

Help from Far Off Shanghai M. Z. Y 200

Cultural Activities, Schools, Parties

Schools in Makow – Mazowiecki Ida Beer – Garfinkel Y 205

“The Bund” in Makow Leybl Gogol Y 217

With the Current Ita Pashut (Rushinyak) Y 221

Memories Ester Chasad–Elion (Dumbak) H 225

Death and Heroism

The World's Conscience Was Not Awakened Yekhezkl Itzcovitch Y 229

Beatings, Torture, and Death Meir-Hirsch Ciechanower Y 237

Amongst Human Animals Meir Rubin Y 252

From Death and Destruction Moshe Aba Kamen Y 273

Red Flowers Yehezkiel Itskowicz Y 277

A Bundle of Sad Memories Shmuel Taub Y 283

The Makower Youth in Auschwitz Ida Kac-Beer-Garfinkle, Y 291

Red Flowers Yehezkiel Itskowicz H 305

Along Blood-Drenched Roads Mordechai Ciechanower Y 309

In the Terrifying Years Shloime Raytchik Y 338

Number 81434 A. Eisenberg Y 348

The Holocaust and its Lesson Rafael-Tzvi Baharav H 353

Makow in Ruins Yehezkiel Itskowicz Y 357

A Visit to My Town Moishe Katz Y 362

A Matzevah [Headstone] Tsirl Bejlem (Aczech) Y 365

At the Day of Mourning Rafael-Tzvi Baharav H 367

The Road of Agony From Poland, Russia – Until Israel Ruchl Pomeranec Y 369

I See You, Mother [Poem] Yehezkiel Itskowicz Y 374

A Tombstone for my Town [Poem] Moishe Katz Y 376

Who Has Not Swallowed Tears [Poem] Y 377

At Dawn [Poem] Y 378

Only your gaze remains [Poem] Shmuel Burstein Y 380

Personalities and Images

The Memorial Prayer Kaddish for my Friends Yakov Khaim Sobol Y 383

Makow in Heaven… Rabbi Ben – Zion Rozental Y 388

My Makover Grandfathers Yehuda Rosenthal Y 403

The Jews of Makow Yakov Khaim Sobol Y 408

Eulogy for the late R' Avraham Yosef Rosenthal Nahum Sokolow H 413

The activities of the Zionists in the city in the years 1917-1918 “Ha-Tsfira” weekly H 415

The History of the Rabbinate in Maków until 1881 Moshe Zinovitz H 419

Kahan (Yechiel) Michaeli Y.M.S. H 421

Ben–Zion Chilinovitch, May God Avenge his Death Y.M.S. Y 423

A Road full of obstacles and hardship Y.M.S. H 424

Words of Mourning and Condolences for the Passing of Rabbi R' Mordechai Finkel Of Blessed Memory Y.M.S. H 426

From the activities of “Keren Hayesod” in the City Y.M.S. H 426

The Writer Elazar [Leyzer]– Dovid Finkel of blessed memory Yacov M. Skornik H 427

The Late Rabbi Efraim Fishel Nyman – The rabbi of Maków People in New York H 429

Khil [Chil] Aronson, of Blessed Memory Melekh Ravitch Y 431

The Kotzker Rabbi Asks a Klezmer from Makow to Play at Jewish Weddings Dr Yehuda Rosenthal Y 433

Dr. Yehuda Rosenthal I. M. Skornik H 434

Berko (Dov Hendel of Blessed Memory) Dr Menachem Gur–Kotziak Y 436

Yisroel Pomeranc, May his Memory be Blessed The Committee H 439

Second Lieutenant Rani Weisberg May his Memory Blessed The Committee H 441

The Late Rabbi Reb Pinkhas Ingergman Rabbi Moshe Halevi Shulman H 442

The late Mindl Frydman–Rajczyk Yehuda Erez H 444

The late Mindl Frydman–Rajczyk Yehuda Erez Y 446

Shoshanna, May Her Memory Be a Blessing Israel Frankel H 449

A Beloved Soul and an Enterprising Image David Buchner H 451

Reb Eliezer – Dov Son of Reb Pinkhas Yehuda Rozenman H 453

Lines to the image of our father Nekhama Sela–Lewkowicz
Yakov Lewkowicz H 455

Our Home Nekhama Sela–Lewkowicz
Yakov Lewkowicz H 458

Light in the Night A Student Y 459

Memories of My Father's House Chaya–Gitl Prezberg H 463

To Ben–Zion Hendel's Memory David Bukhner H 467

A visit to the hometown Makow Max Pianka. Ph.D. E 468

Remembrance H 473

List of Martyrs H 475

List of the Pictures and their Content H 510

List of the Pictures and their Content Y 513

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Title	Author	Language	Page
Introduction	Yakov M. Skornik	H	7
Forward	Yitzhak Brat	Y	9
The Blood Chronicles	Yekhezkel Itzcovitch	Y	11
The History of the Memorial Book	Mordkhai Ciechanower	Y	13
Organization of Former Residents of Maków in Israel	Yisroel Frankl	H	19

History
Makow (A History of a Decimated Community)	Yacov M. Skornik	Y	29
Sing!	Yitzhak Katznelson	Y	99
Maków Before the First World War	Rafael–Zvi Baharav	H	105

Ways of Life
Once There Was a City Called Makow…	Yakov – Khaim Sobel	Y	115
The Market	Avraham Shilah (Rybak)	Y	148
Makow – A Town With Desires	Nosn (Natan) Shachar (Montshkovsky)	Y	150
My Town Makow	Dobeh Gudes Kalina	Y	154
From My Town	Khone Stolnitz	Y	158
A Day in Makow	Dr. M. Gur (Kotsiak)	Y	162
Memories of My Birthplace Makow	Eliezer Shakhar (Montshkovsky)	Y	170
The Mill	Nechama Sela–Lewkowicz	H	174
A Street In Makow	Mordechai Cywiner	Y	176
What Used to be Said About the Makow Synagogue	Rabbi Shmuel Hilert	Y	181

In the New World
The Jews of Makow in the New World	Yakov Khaim Sobel	Y	187
Help from Far Off Shanghai	M. Z.	Y	200

Cultural Activities, Schools, Parties
Schools in Makow – Mazowiecki	Ida Beer – Garfinkel	Y	205
“The Bund” in Makow	Leybl Gogol	Y	217
With the Current	Ita Pashut (Rushinyak)	Y	221
Memories	Ester Chasad–Elion (Dumbak)	H	225

Death and Heroism
The World's Conscience Was Not Awakened	Yekhezkl Itzcovitch	Y	229
Beatings, Torture, and Death	Meir-Hirsch Ciechanower	Y	237
Amongst Human Animals	Meir Rubin	Y	252
From Death and Destruction	Moshe Aba Kamen	Y	273
Red Flowers	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	Y	277
A Bundle of Sad Memories	Shmuel Taub	Y	283
The Makower Youth in Auschwitz	Ida Kac-Beer-Garfinkle,	Y	291
Red Flowers	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	H	305
Along Blood-Drenched Roads	Mordechai Ciechanower	Y	309
In the Terrifying Years	Shloime Raytchik	Y	338
Number 81434	A. Eisenberg	Y	348
The Holocaust and its Lesson	Rafael-Tzvi Baharav	H	353
Makow in Ruins	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	Y	357
A Visit to My Town	Moishe Katz	Y	362
A Matzevah [Headstone]	Tsirl Bejlem (Aczech)	Y	365
At the Day of Mourning	Rafael-Tzvi Baharav	H	367
The Road of Agony From Poland, Russia – Until Israel	Ruchl Pomeranec	Y	369
I See You, Mother [Poem]	Yehezkiel Itskowicz	Y	374
A Tombstone for my Town [Poem]	Moishe Katz	Y	376
Who Has Not Swallowed Tears [Poem]		Y	377
At Dawn [Poem]		Y	378
Only your gaze remains [Poem]	Shmuel Burstein	Y	380

Personalities and Images
The Memorial Prayer Kaddish for my Friends	Yakov Khaim Sobol	Y	383
Makow in Heaven…	Rabbi Ben – Zion Rozental	Y	388
My Makover Grandfathers	Yehuda Rosenthal	Y	403
The Jews of Makow	Yakov Khaim Sobol	Y	408
Eulogy for the late R' Avraham Yosef Rosenthal	Nahum Sokolow	H	413
The activities of the Zionists in the city in the years 1917-1918	“Ha-Tsfira” weekly	H	415
The History of the Rabbinate in Maków until 1881	Moshe Zinovitz	H	419
Kahan (Yechiel) Michaeli	Y.M.S.	H	421
Ben–Zion Chilinovitch, May God Avenge his Death	Y.M.S.	Y	423
A Road full of obstacles and hardship	Y.M.S.	H	424
Words of Mourning and Condolences for the Passing of Rabbi R' Mordechai Finkel Of Blessed Memory	Y.M.S.	H	426
From the activities of “Keren Hayesod” in the City	Y.M.S.	H	426
The Writer Elazar [Leyzer]– Dovid Finkel of blessed memory	Yacov M. Skornik	H	427
The Late Rabbi Efraim Fishel Nyman – The rabbi of Maków People in New York		H	429
Khil [Chil] Aronson, of Blessed Memory	Melekh Ravitch	Y	431
The Kotzker Rabbi Asks a Klezmer from Makow to Play at Jewish Weddings	Dr Yehuda Rosenthal	Y	433
Dr. Yehuda Rosenthal	I. M. Skornik	H	434
Berko (Dov Hendel of Blessed Memory)	Dr Menachem Gur–Kotziak	Y	436
Yisroel Pomeranc, May his Memory be Blessed	The Committee	H	439
Second Lieutenant Rani Weisberg May his Memory Blessed	The Committee	H	441
The Late Rabbi Reb Pinkhas Ingergman	Rabbi Moshe Halevi Shulman	H	442
The late Mindl Frydman–Rajczyk	Yehuda Erez	H	444
The late Mindl Frydman–Rajczyk	Yehuda Erez	Y	446
Shoshanna, May Her Memory Be a Blessing	Israel Frankel	H	449
A Beloved Soul and an Enterprising Image	David Buchner	H	451
Reb Eliezer – Dov Son of Reb Pinkhas	Yehuda Rozenman	H	453
Lines to the image of our father	Nekhama Sela–Lewkowicz Yakov Lewkowicz	H	455
Our Home	Nekhama Sela–Lewkowicz Yakov Lewkowicz	H	458
Light in the Night	A Student	Y	459
Memories of My Father's House	Chaya–Gitl Prezberg	H	463
To Ben–Zion Hendel's Memory	David Bukhner	H	467
A visit to the hometown Makow	Max Pianka. Ph.D.	E	468
Remembrance		H	473
List of Martyrs		H	475
List of the Pictures and their Content		H	510
List of the Pictures and their Content		Y	513