Download or read book Grajewo Memorial yizkor Book written by Gorge Gorin and published by Jewishgen.Incorporated. This book was released on 2014 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a translation from Grayeve Yisker-Bukh (Grajewo memorial book), edited by Dr. George Gorin; originally published by United Grayever Relief Committee, 1950 and is classed under DS135.P62 G7.
Download or read book Grajewo Poland Memorial Yizkor Book written by Dr George Gorin and published by Jewishgen, Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-06-07 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of Jewish community of Grajewo, Poland. 356 pages, 8.5" by 11," paperback, including all photos and other images. Jews have been living in Grajewo, in the province of Bialystok, Poland since the late 17th century. The 1765 census counted 83 Jewish people. By 1857, the number had grown to 1,457, comprising 76% of the town's population. By 1921, the percentage of Jews had decreased to 39%. In 1933, anti-Jewish outbreaks occurred in Grajewo. During the Soviet occupation between September 1939 and June 1941, Jewish businesses were nationalized. The invasion of Grajewo on 22 June 1941 by the Nazis marked the beginning of the devastation and horrors thrust upon the Jewish population. Within a few months, 1,600 to 2,000 Jews had been sent to the transit camp at Bogosza and on to the extermination camps at Treblinka and Auschwitz. The United Grayever (Grajewo) Relief Committee memorialized the Jewish Community of Grajewo by publishing the original Yiddish Yizkor Book in 1950. Now it is available in English for current and future generations to learn of the rich history of this community. Grajewo is located 114 miles NNE of Warsaw. Alternate names for the town include Grajewo (Polish), Grayavah (Yiddish), Graevo (Russian), Grayeve, and Grayevo. Nearby Jewish Communities: * Szczuczyn 8 miles SW * Wasosz 11 miles SSW * Rajgrod 12 miles ENE * Elk 13 miles NNW * Goniadz 17 miles SE * Radzilow 17 miles S * Stawiski 23 miles SSW * Trzcianne 24 miles SSE * Jedwabne 26 miles SSW * Augustow 26 miles ENE * Kolno 27 miles SW * Sztabin 27 miles E * Raczki 27 miles NNE * Suchowola 27 miles E * Knyszyn 30 miles SE
Download or read book Jewish Memorial yizkor Books in the United Kingdom written by Cyril Albert Fox and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bibliography of titles of memorial books and where (libraries) to find them.
Download or read book Memorial Yizkor Book of the Jewish Community of Ostrow Mazowiecka written by JewishGen, Inc and published by Jewishgen.Incorporated. This book was released on 2013 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Origianlly published in Tel-Aviv, Irgun holei Ostrow-Mazowieck.
Download or read book Memorial Yizkor Book of the Jewish Community of Novogrudok Poland Translation of Pinkas Navaredok written by Eliezer Yerushalmi and published by Jewishgen.Incorporated. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the Jewish Community of Novogrudok, Poland Translation of Pinkas Navaredok, Originally Published in Hebrew and Yiddish in Tel Aviv in 1963. Have you seen the movie "Defiance" about the Bielski brothers' creation of a Jewish village in the forests of Belorussia of families of partisans, and group of Jewish partisans? Have you wondered about Jewish resistance during World War II? Are your ancestors from Novogrudok? Then you must read this book, which has first-hand acounts that has new information that will be of high interest to you. This is the English translation of the original Hebrew and Yiddish book that was compiled by former residents of Novogrudok who emigrated before the war and by survivors of the Shoah from the town, to document the memories of the town, the institutions, the personalities, etc., to give a picture of the rich vitality of our ancestral town. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for either research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history! It is a must for people searching for the history of their ancestors and for researchers looking for primary source material. Navahrudak, Belarus, in the region of Minsk, located at 53 36' North Latitude 25 50' East Longitude and 74 mi WSW of Minsk. Alternate Names: Navahrudak [Belorussian], Novogrudok [Russian], Nowogrodek [Polish], Navaredok [Yiddish], Naugardukas [Lithuanian], Novaredok, Novogrudek, Novohorodok, Novradok, Nowogrudok, Nowogradek, Navharadak, Nawahradak. Hard cover, 784 pages, with full illustrations and photos from the original book. ISBN: 978-1-939561-03-9
Download or read book Their Brothers Keepers written by Philip Friedman and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the tales of scores of Christian heroes and heroines from all walks of life, in various European countries, who aided the oppressed escape the Nazi terror. Christians in Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, France, Italy, Hungary and Eastern Europe defied Gestapo truncheons to be their brothers’ keepers. Fully documented addition to material which has not been treated before in this way. “...One of the most thrilling stories of our generation, excitingly written and well-documented...it serves as an inspiration for all those who have the courage to express their love to their fellowman...”—The Very Rev. JAMES A. PIKE, Dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York “...a major document of human solidarity, this story testifies to the survival of the spirit of heroism, as well as of martyrdom, in behalf of humanitarian ideals.”—Professor SALO W. BARON, Columbia University “...I commend this work to all who are interested in seeing how people reached up gentle hands and took Christ’s law of love out of the sky and...put it into practice...I hope it is read by millions.”—Rev. JOHN A. O’BRIEN, University of Notre Dame
Download or read book The Unlikely Hero of Sobrance written by William Leibner and published by Jewishgen.Incorporated. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little was known about how 250,000 Jewish survivors made their way from concentration camps and labor camps after the war managed to make their way to Germany and Austria without obvious government help. The authors, survivors themselves, researched this amazing story of Zdenek Toman who helped from his position in the Czech Ministry of Interior.
Download or read book Drohitchin Memorial Yizkor Book 500 Years of Jewish Life Drohiczyn Belarus Translation of Drohitchin Finf Hundert Yor Yidish Lebn written by David Goldman and published by Jewishgen.Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of Jewish community of Drohichin, Belarus. This history of Drohitchin/Drahichyn --in Belarus -- covers the nearly 500-year old Jewish community that had almost 5,000 Jewish residents at the start of World War II. This book is both history and memoir, and it includes poetry, tributes, and many photos. Also contained is a necrology of the Shoah victims from Drohitchin and nearby towns murdered in the two Drohitchin massacres ( July 25 and October 15, 1942). Former Drohitchin residents and descendants contributed first-hand accounts to this book so that future generations could learn about the long history of this once vibrant Jewish community. Read and treasure this heart-wrenching account of a Jewish world that no longer exists. Drohitchin is located 40 miles W of Pinsk, 33 miles East of Kobryn, 16 miles East of Antopol. [Not to be confused with the smaller town of Drohiczyn, Poland, 49 miles WNW of Brest]. Alternate names for the town: Drahichyn [Belarussian], Drogichin [Russsian], Drohiczyn [Polish], Drohitchin [Yiddish], Drahitschyn [German], Drogi inas [Lithuanian], Drohichin, Drohiczyn Poleski, Drahi yn, Dorohiczyn. Published by the Yizkor Books in Print Project, part of Yizkor Books Project of JewishGen, Inc. 736 pages, 8.5" by 11," hard cover, including all photos and other images and new lists of residents compiled recently
Download or read book The Memorial Book of Podhajce Ukraine Translation of Sefer Podhajce written by Me'ir Shimon Geshouri and published by Jewishgen.Incorporated. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the destroyed Jewish Community of Podhajce, Ukraine, (in Hebrew: Sefer Podhajce) written by the former residents who survived the Holocaust (Shoah) or emigrated before the war. It contains the history of the community in addition to descriptions of the institutions (synagogues, prayer houses), cultural activities, personalities (Rabbis, leaders, prominent people, characters) and other aspects of the town. It also describes the events of the Shoah in the town and lists the victims. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for either research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history! The book was originally written in Yiddish in 1972 in Tel Aviv, translated into English by volunteers in the Yizkor Book Project of JewishGen, Inc. and published by the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project. Alternate names: Pidhaytsi [Ukrainian], Podhajce [Polish], Podhaitza [Yiddish], Podgaytsy [Russian], Podhaits, Pidayets, Pidhayets, Pidhajci, Podgaitsy, Podgajcy, Podgaytse, Podhaytse, Pidhajzi. Region of Tarnopol Podhajce is located 28 miles SW of Tarnopil and 30 miles NE of Ivano-Frankivsk (Stanis awow). Book also includes information about these towns: Zlotniki (or Zlotnik), Zloniki, Wioeniowczyk and Zawalow. The book has 540 pages, 8.5" by 11," hard cover, including all photos and other images.
Download or read book A City in Flames Yizkor Memorial Book of Yampol Ukraine written by Leon Gellman and published by Jewishgen.Incorporated. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the translation of the Yizkor (Memorial) Book (in Hebrew: Ayara be-lehavot; Pinkas Yampola, Pelekh Volyn - A City in Flames) of the destroyed Jewish Community of Yampol, Ukraine, written by the former residents who survived the Holocaust (Shoah) or emigrated before the war. It contains the history of the community in addition to descriptions of the institutions (synagogues, prayer houses), cultural activities, personalities (Rabbis, leaders, prominent people, characters) and other aspects of the town. It also describes the events of the Shoah in the town and lists the victims. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history! The book was originally written in Hebrew and Yiddish in 1963, translated into English by volunteers in the Yizkor Book Project of JewishGen, Inc. and then published by the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project. The town is also known as: Yampol [Russian], Yampil [Ukrainian], Yampola [Yiddish], Jampol [Pololish], Yambol, Yampol (Wolyn), Iampol, Jampil Yampol, Ukraine, in the District of Volhyn. 49 58' N 26 15' E, 191 mi West of Kyyiv [Not to be confused with a larger Yampol, in Podolia, at 48 15' 28 17'].
Download or read book Devenishki Book Memorial Book written by David Shtokfish and published by Jewishgen.Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If history is made by ordinary people then this book is history at its core. There is a refreshing honesty in these writings, portraying town-folk, foibles and all, in their humility and worldly-wisdom. Everyday acts of kindness and humor abound. One town resident, Tsvi Krizovski, became fascinated with photography in the early 20th Century, assuming the role of unofficial town photographer. Krizovski's photographs capture the spirit of Divenishok in a way that mere words cannot. Over 100 photos accompany the articles, in many instances depicting the persons mentioned in the text, allowing us to witness the cultural, religious, sporting, economic, and social life of the town as it was in those days. The combined word-and-picture effect is a treasurable cinematic memorial to an extinguished Jewish-Lithuanian community. This is the Memorial or Yizkor Book of the Jewish Community of Divenishok, Lithuania -Adam Cherson (Translation Editor)
Download or read book A City in Flames written by Leon Gellman and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the translation of the Yizkor (Memorial) Book (in Hebrew: Ayara be-lehavot; Pinkas Yampola, Pelekh Volyn - A City in Flames) of the destroyed Jewish Community of Yampol, Ukraine, written by the former residents who survived the Holocaust (Shoah) or emigrated before the war. It contains the history of the community in addition to descriptions of the institutions (synagogues, prayer houses), cultural activities, personalities (Rabbis, leaders, prominent people, characters) and other aspects of the town. It also describes the events of the Shoah in the town and lists the victims. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history! The book was originally written in Hebrew and Yiddish in 1963,translated into English by volunteers in the Yizkor Book Project of JewishGen, Inc. and then published by the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project. The town is also known as: Yampol [Russian], Yampil [Ukrainian], Yampola [Yiddish], Jampol [Pololish], Yambol, Yampol (Wolyn), Iampol, Jampil Yampol, Ukraine, in the District of Volhyn. 49°58' N 26°15' E, 191 mi West of Kyyiv [Not to be confused with a larger Yampol, in Podolia, at 48°15' 28°17'].
Download or read book The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933 1945 Volume II written by Geoffrey P. Megargee and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 2015 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Stands without doubt as the definitive reference guide on this topic in the world today.” —Holocaust and Genocide Studies This volume of the extraordinary encyclopedia from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum offers a comprehensive account of how the Nazis conducted the Holocaust throughout the scattered towns and villages of Poland and the Soviet Union. It covers more than 1,150 sites, including both open and closed ghettos. Regional essays outline the patterns of ghettoization in nineteen German administrative regions. Each entry discusses key events in the history of the ghetto; living and working conditions; activities of the Jewish Councils; Jewish responses to persecution; demographic changes; and details of the ghetto’s liquidation. Personal testimonies help convey the character of each ghetto, while source citations provide a guide to additional information. Documentation of hundreds of smaller sites—previously unknown or overlooked in the historiography of the Holocaust—make this an indispensable reference work on the destroyed Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. “A very detailed analysis and history of the events that took place in the towns, villages, and cities of German-occupied Eastern Europe . . . .A rich source of information.” —Library Journal “Focuses specifically on the ghettos of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe . . . stands without doubt as the definitive reference guide on this topic in the world today. This is not hyperbole, but simply a recognition of the meticulous collaborative research that went into assembling such a massive collection of information.” —Holocaust and Genocide Studies “No other work provides the same level of detail and supporting material.” —Choice
Download or read book Shtetl Finder written by Chester G. Cohen and published by Los Angeles : Periday Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists over 2,000 Jewish communities in eastern Europe, giving locations and lists the names of some Jews known to have lived in each community as compiled from newspapers, book subscriber lists, directories, etc.; of great value for locating obscure commu
Download or read book Shtetl Routes written by Emil Majuk and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Skala on the River Zbrucz written by Tony Hausner and published by Skala Research Group. This book was released on 2009 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1978, the Skala Benevolent Society (SBS) published a Yizkor [memorial] book called Skala. The book was written by the town s (shtetl s) former Jewish residents who either had survived the Holocaust or had been born in Skala and previously had emigrated. Its purpose was to honor Skala s Jewish community, which had been annihilated by the Nazis and their cohorts. Most of the contributors to the original book were the survivors themselves, who felt a deep inner compulsion and moral obligation to those who perished, to tell the story of Jewish Skala and to share with their children and future generations their memories of suffering, struggle and loss. The Yizkor book was written primarily in Yiddish and Hebrew and was largely inaccessible to many modern researchers, most of whose families came from this shtetl. Skala on the River Zbrucz, a translation of the entire Yizkor book into English, now has been published by the Skala Research Group (whose members are investigating their roots in Skala) and the SBS. Situated in eastern Galicia and once ruled by Austro-Hungary, the town of Skala was part of Poland during World War II. It now is called Skala Podil ska and is part of Ukraine. The Skala Yizkor book includes articles, photographs, and documents on the history of the town s Jews from the 15th century up to and including the Holocaust, when the Jewish community was completely destroyed. This material recalls a once vibrant shtetl, its people, the environment in which they lived, their hopes, dreams and struggles for survival. The Yizkor book also describes the tragic events of the Holocaust, stories of those who survived and provides a list of Skala s Holocaust victims and survivors. The English translation contains a new chapter about the town s righteous gentiles who saved Jews during the Holocaust, as well as photographs showing Skala as it is today. It is a precious legacy that deserves to be preserved.
Download or read book The Crime and the Silence written by Anna Bikont and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the National Jewish Book Award in the Holocaust category A monumental work of nonfiction on a wartime atrocity, its sixty-year denial, and the impact of its truth Jan Gross's hugely controversial Neighbors was a historian's disclosure of the events in the small Polish town of Jedwabne on July 10, 1941, when the citizens rounded up the Jewish population and burned them alive in a barn. The massacre was a shocking secret that had been suppressed for more than sixty years, and it provoked the most important public debate in Poland since 1989. From the outset, Anna Bikont reported on the town, combing through archives and interviewing residents who survived the war period. Her writing became a crucial part of the debate and she herself an actor in a national drama. Part history, part memoir, The Crime and the Silence is the journalist's account of these events: both the story of the massacre told through oral histories of survivors and witnesses, and a portrait of a Polish town coming to terms with its dark past. Including the perspectives of both heroes and perpetrators, Bikont chronicles the sources of the hatred that exploded against Jews and asks what myths grow on hidden memories, what destruction they cause, and what happens to a society that refuses to accept a horrific truth. A profoundly moving exploration of being Jewish in modern Poland that Julian Barnes called "one of the most chilling books," The Crime and the Silence is a vital contribution to Holocaust history and a fascinating story of a town coming to terms with its dark past.
