The Korets Book;
In Memory Of Our Community That Is No More
(Korets, Ukraine)

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Translation of
Korets (Wolyn); sefer zikaron le-kehilatenu she-ala aleha ha-koret

Edited by: E. Leoni

Published in Tel Aviv, 1959

 

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This is a translation from: Korets (Wolyn); sefer zikaron le-kehilatenu she-ala aleha ha-koret,
The Korets book; in memory of our community that is no more,
ed. E. Leoni, Tel Aviv: Former Residents of Korets in Israel, 1959 (Pages 791 H,Y)


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Translated by Yocheved Klausner


Title Author Page
Introduction
People of the Book Noach Dagoni 7-8
A Monument for the Ages The Editorial Board 9-10
 
The Early History of the Town
On the History of the Jews in Korets Dr. N. M. Gelber 15-31
Rabbi Pinchas of Koretz Eliezer Leoni 32-47
The Presses of Korets Eliezer Leoni 48-62
 
Memories and Way of life
Winter Y. Y. Segal, of blessed memory 65-71
The Kortchek River Shoshana Rabinowitz (Shochen) 72-74
This was my home Zahava Riess (Goldman) 75-76
What I Remembered … Aizik Chimenes 77-90
In Days of Sadness Louis Osher (Leibel Acher) 91-95
The Koretser Self Defense Organization Eliezer Basyuk 95-96
The great fire in Korets Hinda Kligerman 97-98
The Batei Midrash in Korets Shraga Zawdi 99-100
“Kol Nidre” in Yaacov-Yossi Hornshtein's Shul Eliezer Basyuk 101-102
The Poor People of Korets Y. Y. Segal z”l 103-106
The “banquet” in Korets in honor of my Aliya to Eretz Yisrael Judge Menachem Pinchas Avisar (Schwartzman) 107-108
 
Education and Art
The Hebrew Schools in Korets Meir Panas 111-113
“Tarbut” School in Korets Sara Rosenfeld (Bronstein) 114-119
The “Heder” and the “Yeshiva” in our city Noach Barber 120-123
The “Heavenly Yeshiva” [The Yeshiva on the top floor] in Korets MP Eliezer Shostak 123-126
The "Podstawowa" (elementary) Schools in Korets Michael Glass 127-132
The B. Borochov Yiddish School Aizik Chimenes 133
The “Tarbut” library in Korets Judge Pinchas Avisar (Schwarzman) 134-135
The “Tarbut” library and the man Asher Blovstein Moshe Smolier 135-137
The B. Borochov Library Arie Zabodnik 138-139
The Art Life in Korets Yosef Wachbroit 140-143
The Korets Yiddish Drama Lovers Circle Simcha Baraz 144-148
How Did Korets Celebrate the Opening of the College in Jerusalem? David Solomianik z”l 149-150
 
Economy, Institutions and Organizations
The Jewish Community Elik Kligstein 153-156
The economic life of the Korets Jews Dov Bernstein 157-161
Livelihoods in Korets Eliezer Basyuk 162-163
The “Fair” in town Yosef Kligerman 164-166
The “Interest-Free Loan Fund” Dov Bernstein 167-170
The Orphanage Dr. Yakov Wolach 170-172
“TOZ” in Korets Dov Bernstein 172-176
The “TOZ” Children's Colony Nechama Kranzberg 177-179
The Fire Brigade in Korets Yosef Brode (Broder) 180-182
 
The Zionist Movement and the Youth Movements
The first buds of Zionism and its heralds in Korets Moshe Dafna (Blovstein) 185-190
The Zionist fraction Tze'irei Zion in Korets Meir Panas 191-193
Poalei Tziyon Party in Korets Simcha Baraz 194-197
The Zionist Labor Party Hit'achdut David Lidski 198-200
The first members of “HeHalutz” in Korets and the torments of their immigration to Israel Meir Panas 201-205
“He-Halutz” in Korets Y. D. 206-210
The First Korets Pioneers - in Immigration and in Labor Shmuel Zuker 211-213
The Professional Organization and “Ha-Oved” in Korets Yontel Schneider 214-216
The “Ha-Shomer Ha-Tza'ir” Center in Korets, In Its Life and In Its Death Moshe Smolier 217-227
The “Gordonia” Federation in Korets Avraham Shilon (Gilman) 228-232
From “Hovevei Sfat-Ever” to “He-Halutz Ha-Tza'ir” Noach Dagoni 233-241
The Z. S. Youth and “Freiheit” Avraham Gilgon 242-244
“Ha-Po'el Ha-Mizrachi” Daniel Bernstein 245
The Revisionist Movement in Korets Avraham Singerman 246-250
KKL and the Zionist Movement Activists in Korets Avraham Shilon (Gilman) 251-255
The Training Company in Korets Bat-Zion Shoshani (Turtcheniok) 256-260
The Sports Movement in Korets Aizik Kesselman 261-263
 
Rabbis and Poets
The Rabbis of Korets M. Zinovitz 267-269
Nehemiah Herschenhorn (The Rabbi MTAH”M) Eliezer Rabed 270-275
R. Yoel Schorin (The “Prodigy of Poltava”) Avraham-Yitzhak Schorin 276-279
The Tzaddik, Rav Michal'eh Ha-Levi Ha-Rav Shmuel Ha-Levi Yosefov 280-281
The Genius Rav Moshe-Mordechai Lidski Zatsa”l Yakov Bar-Midot 282-283
Yakov Yitzchak Segal Eliezer Leoni 284-296
Meir Czudner Eliezer Leoni 297-305
 
Types and Personalities
Figures and personalities that I knew Dov Bernstein
a. Rav Yeshaya Zweig 309-310
b. Dr. Yakov (Yany) Herschenhorn 310-311
c. Dr. Yehuda Zeitlin 311-312
d. Herzl Silberman 313
e. Mordechai Silberman 314-315
A Korets Talmid Chacham [Jewish scholar] Shmuel Bar'am 315-316
R' Nisan Brezner Avraham Reiz 317-318
Episodes from the life of Reb Yakov–Yosi Horenstein Herzl Frenkel 318-319
Menachem (Mendel) Gorben Eliezer Achi-Aharon 320-325
 
The Holocaust
Remember! Meir Gilman z”l 331
Six White Candles A. Sh. Shkolnikov 332
At the outbreak of the War Meir Kahana 333-335
When the Soviets came Aizik Chimenes 336-337
This is How the City Was Destroyed … Dov Bargel 338-347
The Song that They Sang in the Korets Ghetto 348
Write this in the book for a memorial … (Exodus 17:14) Yehudit Kersch (Shapira) 349-356
The last road of our martyrs [Y] Yitzhak Feiner 357-360
On the Path of Destruction Dr. Yaakov Wallach 361-365
The destruction of Korets Moshe Gildenman z”l 366-407
The Massacre in the New City (Die Neue Stadt) Avigdor Zayka 408-412
How I Was Saved from the Claws of Death Zelig Charif 413-414
In the Shadow of Death Shaindel Chaimenes (Yaffa Dumbosky) 415-420
The Torments and Tribulations That I Have Gone Through[ Moshe Gurewitz 421-425
From the Great Holocaust … Chaia Serber 426-428
What My Eyes Have Seen … Miriam Vidro (Vilner) 429-430
A Drop from the Sea of Blood and Tears Dora Rabinowitz (Strassberg) 431-432
How I Escaped from the Pit of Death Shmuel Vidro 433-439
I Missed… [poem] A. Sh. Shkolnikov 440
 
In the Path of Suffering and Struggle
Fighting and Struggle in the Forest Dyadya Misha (Moshe Gildenman) z”l 443-450
In the Korets Ghetto and in the woods Batya Zaloska (Fuchs) 451-469
The Road to the Partisans and Liberation Dov Bargel 470-479
This is How I Took Revenge Against the Murderers … Zvi Pe'er 480-485
Wandering Yakov Pe'er 486-489
“To Be My Vengeance and Recompense” … [Deut. 32:35] Simcha Gildenman 490-493
In the Storm of Battle… Chaim Bargel 494-497
As a Paratrooper With the Red Army Zahava Me'iri (Serber) 498-499
From the Horrors of Those Days … Yitzhak Kleiner 500-502
Dyadya Misha z”l Sh. G. 503-505
 
Korets After Destruction
Over the ruins of Korets Moshe Gildenman z”l 509-526
The Old Korets Cemetery Z. Rotenberg 527-529
Upon My Return to the City Simcha Gildenman 530-532
A Page from the Destruction Ezriel Beitchman 533-535
Memories Nechama Nelson (Kranzberg) 536-537
The Korets People in Tchelyavinsk (1941-1946) Moshe Neiterman 538-544
My Work With “Bricha” Avraham Vidro 545-550
 
YIZKOR [Remember]
Names of the Korets Jews who perished in the Holocaust 553-720
From the Activities of the Former Korets Residents Association in Israel Noach Dagoni 723-733
The “Ahavas Achim Anshei Korets” Society in Boston Lewis Osher (Leibel Acher) 734-739
 
“Yizkor” for the Deceased Activists of the Organization
On the Figure of Pinchas Yaniv (Yentis) Chaim Melamed 741-742
Meir Gilman Yaffa Yoeli (Gilman) 742-744
Aryeh Broda'i (Broder) Zahava Broda'it 744-745
Shraga Zawdi (Zabodnik) Shmuel Bar'am 745-746
Sarah Idsis (Yentis) E. H. 746
 
Those Who Fell at Their Post
Shabtai Drucker Pesia and Chaim Drucker 747
David Weiner Frieda Weiner 748
Eliyahu Wechsler Yaakov Bar-Midot 749
Shmuel Perlman Varda Perlman 750
Asher Tzimelgisser Penina Tzimelgisser 751
Yaakov Kliefeld (Klik) Aryeh (Leibush) Kliefeld 752
 
Korets Residents Who Fell in the War of Independence
Altstein Yaakov (“Yanke'le”) 753
Ben-Israel Yoram 754
Zuker Shmuel (“Mulik”) 755
Schwartzman Yisrael 756
 
List of Photos and Illustrations 757-760
 
Index of Names
Persons mentioned in the book (by Hebrew alphabet) 761-785
 
Table of Contents 787-791

 

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