Chrzanow, Poland

Chrzanow; the Life and Destruction
of a Jewish Shtetl
(Chrzanów, Poland)

50°08' / 19°24'

Translation of
Sefer Chrzanow; lebn un umkum fun a yidish shtetl

Edited by: Mordechai Bochner; Jonathan Boyarin, tr.

Published in Roslyn Harbor, NY: Solomon Gross, 1989 (Y,E)

Acknowledgments

Project Coordinator

Phyllis Goldberg z"l

Translations and permission given by

Jonathan Boyarin

This is a translation from: Sefer Chrzanow; lebn un umkum fun a yidish shtetl;
Chrzanow; the life and destruction of a Jewish shtetl. Ed. Mordechai Bochner;
Jonathan Boyarin, tr. Roslyn Harbor, NY: Solomon Gross, 1989 (Y,E)

Note: The original book can be seen online at the NY Public Library site: Chrzanow (1989)

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A Word from the Publisher	vii
Acknowledgement	ix
Chrzanow Martyrs	xi
Part I
Introduction	1
Foreword	7
General Overview	9
Occupations of the Chrzanow Jews	12
Rabbis in Chrzanow	18
Prominent Folks of the City	25
The Educational Institutions in Chrzanow	42
Philanthropic Institutions	47
The Jewish Nationalist Movement	51
Jewish Students in Chrzanow	58
Leisure Activities	61
Folklore	66
How Goodly Are Your Tents, 0 Jacob	77
Part II
Introduction	80
Before the War	82
The First Judenrat	90
The Year 1941	99
The Year 1942	104
The Year 1943	111
Reb Moyshe Bochner- A Tear for My Father	119
Supplement	126

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