Glinyany, Ukraine

The Community of Glina 1473-1943;
Its History and Destruction
(Glinyany, Ukraine)
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Translation of
Kehilat Glina 1473-1943; toldoteha ve-hurbana

Written by: Asher Korech

Published in Jerusalem, 1950

Note: The original book can be seen online at the NY Public Library site: Gliniany (1950b)

Acknowledgments

Our sincere appreciation to Noam Gavriely, grandson of Asher Korech,
for permission to put this material on the JewishGen web site.

This is a translation of Kehilat Glina 1473-1943; toldoteha ve-hurbana
(The community of Glina 1473-1943; its history and destruction),
Written by Asher Korech, Published in Jerusalem, 1950 (H 138 pages)

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Translated by Susan Rosin

Chapter Page

1 About this book - by Rabbi Benjamin 4

2 Gliniany (Glina) My Town 5

3 History of Gliniany 7

4 The Town Structure 7

5 The Privilege 8

6 Historical Details 8

7 The Community (Kehila) 9

8 Census 11

9 The Franks Sect 11

10 The Court of the first Rabbi of Gliniany 12

11 Officiating and leading Rabbis in Gliniany 15

12 Rabbinical Judges in Gliniany 18

13 Gliniany born Rabbis officiating in other towns 19

14 The Shochets (Religious Slaugterer) 20

15 The Jewish Community 20

16 The Christian Community 21

17 Neighboring Villages Names 22

18 Community Leaders and the Jewish Taxes 22

19 Meat Tax 25

20 Candles Tax, Weddings Tax 26

21 Burial Tax, Soldiers in the Government Army 28

22 Life Chapters: Economy 31

23 Schools and Cheders: Talmud Torah, Bnei Torah 32

24 The Prodigy Rav Meir Shapira 33

25 The Baron Hirsch School 34

26 The Clear Language (Safa Brura) School 35

27 Charitable organizations: Yad Harutzim,Agudat Harutzim, Bikur Cholim) 36

28 Linat Laila, Chevra Kadisha, Nos'ei HaMita 37

29 Between Jews and Christians 37

30 The Enlightenment (The Haskala) and The Dream of Return to Zion 40

31 Jewish work in Gliniany 45

32 The Synagogue 47

33 Rav Petachia Levinik 51

34 Three generations 52

35 Rav Menachem Manis Lieberman 55

36 Rav Simcha Ber 58

37 Rav Hillel son of Rav Israel Isser Pineles 62

38 Rav Meir Bekker (the baker) 65

39 Rav Mordechai Berchi the tailor 69

40 Rav Baruch The Long 73

41 Books and Authors: Rav Mordechai son of Yechezkel Halperin, Rav Refael Yechezkel Hochberg, Rav Joseph Horowitz 80

42 Rav Shlomo Zalman Unger, Asher Korech (Buchbinder) 80

43 Shmuel Nadler the Galicianer 84

44 Rav Leib Wolf 86

45 Abba son of Rav Dov Shtalsenberg Poems 94

46 Brish Katz 94

47 About the town of Gliniany: Prof. Meir Balaban, Yehoshua Tillerman a teacher in the high school of Lviv, Dov Shtock (Sadan) 98

48 The Orphanage and the Soup Kitchen, Traditions 98

49 About the displaced from the Gliniany and the survivors 106

50 The destruction of Gliniany: From Gliniany people in America Nathan Leitner and Jacob son of Rav Hillel Pineles 109

51 Letters from our survivor brothers: S. Bertha Mehlman-Roth, Shalom Kanner, Chanah Hochberg, Moshe Rubinstein 111

52 The Cemetery 121

53 Memorial: Dr. Meir Balaban 128

54 Epilog: My wife and her family, Promishlani and more 128

55 Sources/ Bibliography 137

56 Remembering 139

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Chapter		Page
1	About this book - by Rabbi Benjamin	4
2	Gliniany (Glina) My Town	5
3	History of Gliniany	7
4	The Town Structure	7
5	The Privilege	8
6	Historical Details	8
7	The Community (Kehila)	9
8	Census	11
9	The Franks Sect	11
10	The Court of the first Rabbi of Gliniany	12
11	Officiating and leading Rabbis in Gliniany	15
12	Rabbinical Judges in Gliniany	18
13	Gliniany born Rabbis officiating in other towns	19
14	The Shochets (Religious Slaugterer)	20
15	The Jewish Community	20
16	The Christian Community	21
17	Neighboring Villages Names	22
18	Community Leaders and the Jewish Taxes	22
19	Meat Tax	25
20	Candles Tax, Weddings Tax	26
21	Burial Tax, Soldiers in the Government Army	28
22	Life Chapters: Economy	31
23	Schools and Cheders: Talmud Torah, Bnei Torah	32
24	The Prodigy Rav Meir Shapira	33
25	The Baron Hirsch School	34
26	The Clear Language (Safa Brura) School	35
27	Charitable organizations: Yad Harutzim,Agudat Harutzim, Bikur Cholim)	36
28	Linat Laila, Chevra Kadisha, Nos'ei HaMita	37
29	Between Jews and Christians	37
30	The Enlightenment (The Haskala) and The Dream of Return to Zion	40
31	Jewish work in Gliniany	45
32	The Synagogue	47
33	Rav Petachia Levinik	51
34	Three generations	52
35	Rav Menachem Manis Lieberman	55
36	Rav Simcha Ber	58
37	Rav Hillel son of Rav Israel Isser Pineles	62
38	Rav Meir Bekker (the baker)	65
39	Rav Mordechai Berchi the tailor	69
40	Rav Baruch The Long	73
41	Books and Authors: Rav Mordechai son of Yechezkel Halperin, Rav Refael Yechezkel Hochberg, Rav Joseph Horowitz	80
42	Rav Shlomo Zalman Unger, Asher Korech (Buchbinder)	80
43	Shmuel Nadler the Galicianer	84
44	Rav Leib Wolf	86
45	Abba son of Rav Dov Shtalsenberg Poems	94
46	Brish Katz	94
47	About the town of Gliniany: Prof. Meir Balaban, Yehoshua Tillerman a teacher in the high school of Lviv, Dov Shtock (Sadan)	98
48	The Orphanage and the Soup Kitchen, Traditions	98
49	About the displaced from the Gliniany and the survivors	106
50	The destruction of Gliniany: From Gliniany people in America Nathan Leitner and Jacob son of Rav Hillel Pineles	109
51	Letters from our survivor brothers: S. Bertha Mehlman-Roth, Shalom Kanner, Chanah Hochberg, Moshe Rubinstein	111
52	The Cemetery	121
53	Memorial: Dr. Meir Balaban	128
54	Epilog: My wife and her family, Promishlani and more	128
55	Sources/ Bibliography	137
56	Remembering	139