Goworowo, Poland

Govorowo Memorial Book
(Goworowo, Poland)
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Translation of
Goworowo; sefer zikaron

Edited by Aviezer Burstin, Dov Kossovsky

Published by The Govorover Societies in Israel, the USA and Canada, Tel Aviv, 1966

Acknowledgments
Project Coordinator
Lester Blum

Emeritus coordinator: Martin Jacobs

This translation of the Goworowo Yizkor book has been donated by Lester Blum and Elaine Ann Blum in honor of their father, Abraham Isaac Blum in recognition of his dedication to preserving the memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

This is a translation from Goworowo; sefer zikaron [Yiddish: Govorovo Yizkor-bukh] (Govorowo memorial book)
Editors: Aviezer Burstin, Dov Kossovsky, Publisher: The Govorover Societies in Israel, the USA and Canada, Tel Aviv, 1966
[Irgunei yots'ei Govorovo beYisrael, Artsot habrit, veKanada]
[Yiddish: Govorovo landsmanshaftn in Yisroel, Amrike [sic] un Kanade], Pages: 512 Languages: H,Y,E

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Title	Author	Page

Goworowo map		6
Table of Contents		8
Forward – Hebrew	The Editors	12
Forward – Yiddish	The Editors	14

The Shtetl
A Chapter of History		16
Goworowo Half a Century Ago	Abraham Schwartzberg	24
Once There Was…	Meyshe Granat	28
A Walk Through the Shtetl		37

Rabbis
Rov Solomon Zalmen Klepfish	Moses Zinowits	55
Rov Jacob Judah Kahana-Butsian	Moses Zinowits	57
A Few Memories of the Old Rov	Rov N. Talmud	59
The Last Rov	A. Avinoam	61
Rov Alter Moses Mordkhe Burshtin	Rov Samuel Aaron Halevi Pardes	65

The Religious Life
Jewishness in the Town	Yosef Gurka	66
Among Hasidim	Avrom Levin	68
Der Beys-medresh (The Study-house)	Yosef Gavati	76
The Aleksander “shtibl”	Yosef Zilbertson	79
The Ger “shtibl”	Yosef Gur	82
The Vurke “Shtibl”	Avrom Holtsman	86
The “Progressive” Minyen	G. Yosef	88
Kheydarim un Melamdim (Religious Schools and Teachers)	Yosef Gurka	90
The “Kosher” Kheydarim	Yosef Gurka	99
Yeshive People	Yosef Gurka	100
Two Brothers	Daughter of Yankev Dov	109
The Beys-Yankev Schools	Rov Yitskhak Shafran	110
The “Shomrey Shabes” Group	A. Inbri	114
Khevre Kadishe The Burial Society	Bar Bey-Rav	116

Community Bureaus and Institutions
The Local Council	Bar-Even	118
The Jewish Community	A. Bar-Even	121
Schooling and Education	A. Boki	124
The Merchants' Association	D. Ben-Yitskhak	131
The Artisans' Association	Meyshe Granat	135
The Free Loan Society	B. Alef	139
Hospitality	B. Avi-Eyzer	140
Housing Poor Travelers and Visiting the Sick	A. Avi-Uriel	142

Parties and Organizations
The Zionist Organization	K. Ber	144
My Activity in “Tsukunft” and the “Bund”	Rokhl Brestel-Grudke	151
The Rise and Development of the “Poaley-tsion” Zionist Socialists	Meyshe Granat	156
The Revisionist Movement	B. Kosovski	165
“Mizrakhi”, “He'khaluts-Ha'mizrakhi”, and “Ha'shomer-ha'dati”	Y. Avi-Sore	173
“Tseirey Agudas Yisroel”	Rabbi Yitskhak Shafran	176
“Basya” and “Banos Agudas Yisroel”	Rabonit Rivke Rozental-Shtshetshina	179
“Ha'shomer ha'tsair”	Elieyzer Levin	182
The Left “Poaley-tsion”	Neyekh Karvat	186
The Brener Library	Avrom Holtsman	187
The Agricultural Training Camp “Pulkha” in Tshirnye	Aron Shron	190
The Preparatory Training Point in Pasheki	Leyvi Varshaviak	195
The Drama Circles	Avrom Holtsman	198
The Work of the National Funds	A. Sh. Menakhem	204

Scholars, Leaders, Types and Personalities
Naske Goworower	I. I. Trunk	206
Reb Meyshe Yehoshe Ginzburg of Blessed Memory	Meyshe Granat	209
Reb Avrom Mordkhe Fridman of Blessed Memory	A. Bashan	211
My Father the Cantor & Ritual Slaughterer	Eliahu Yankev Brukhansky	212
My Father Reb Yonatan Zilbertson	Yosef Zilbertson	216
Reb Matisyahu Rozen of Blessed Memory	B. Itshes	218
My Parents	B. Kosovski	221
Reb Meyshe Tenenboym May God Avenge His Blood	A. Bashan	226
Reb Menashe Holtsman of Blessed Memory	Avrom Holtsman	229
Avrom Shafran May God Avenge His Blood	Sh. Yitskhak	231
Five Generations	Khave bas Yankev Dov	233
Mayer Zev Tehilim May God Avenge His Blood	Yitskhak Shafran	237
A Memorial Candle for my Family	Menukhe Zeltser-Grudka	239
Reb Borekh Mints of Blessed Memory	A. Boshon	240
Reb Mayer Romaner of Blessed Memory	A. Boshon	241
Reb Yankev Hersh Vengrov	A. Boshon	243
Reb Fayvl Brik May God Avenge His Blood	A. Boshon	244
Yoel'ke the Baker	A. Bar-Even	245
In memory of my father R. Moses Skurnik May His Memory be for a Blessing	Khayim Skurnik	248
Rov Khayim Mordkhe Bronrot May His Sainted Memory be a Blessing	Sh. D. Yerushalmi	249
Rov Avrom Mendl Galant	Meyshe Khayim Galant	251
Hasidic Personalities	Yosef Zilbertson	252
R. Avrumke Tsalke, May God Avenge His Blood	A. Bashan	256
History of One Family in Goworowo	Yitskhak Vardi-Rozenblum	258
My Uncle Reb Efrayim Leyb Boynem	Yankev Gurka	263
Reb Velvl and Feyge Blumshteyn May God Avenge Their Blood	A. Boshon	265
Reb Mordkhe Leyb Gurka of Blessed Memory	Y. Ben-Khasid	266
Reb Hershl Glogover of Blessed Memory	M. Rimon	269
Reb Elkhonen Fridman May God Avenge His Blood	M. Rimon	270
Reb Yisroel Yitskhak Shron May God Avenge His Blood	A. Inbar	271
Reb Khayim Dovid Shron May God Avenge His Blood	A. Inbar	272
Reb Khayim Leyb Marianski the Cantor-Ritual Slaughterer	Y. Avi-Sore	273
Reb Tsvi Aleyarzsh the Zamoshtsh Rebi of Blessed Memory	A. Ben-Even	274
Reb Yankev Shtshetshina of Blessed Memory	A. Boshon	276
Reb Yeshaye Hertsberg May God Avenge His Blood	Yosef Gurka	277
Reb Yudl Sheyniak of Blessed Memory	B. Avi	278
Monument to a Living Soul	Khave Bernshteyn-Burshtin	279
Khane Papiertshik of Blessed Memory	B. P. Miryam	280
Two figures – Rokhl Shmilke's and Khane Rivke	Khaye bas Yankev Dov	281
Reb Borekh Kuperman of Blessed Memory	A. Beys	282
Reb Asher Kutner May God Avenge His Blood	Rov Avrom Alter Kutner / A. Ben	283
Reb Shleyme Leyb and Reb Khayim Borekh Shakhter of Blessed Memory	Tsipora Zaltsberg-Shakhter	284
Reb Gedalye Grinberg of Blessed Memory	G. Even	286
My Grandfather Reb Yankev Shabsay of Blessed Memory	Rivke Rozenberg-Shafran	287
Reb Yehoshe Rozen of Blessed Memory	A. Boshon	292
Reb Yankev Rozenberg May God Avenge His Blood	Y. Ben-Mordkhe	294
My Home	Rivke Vinderboym-Proska	296
Pesh'ke Goldman	Kh. Sh. Kazshdan	297
Reb Mordkhe Shmelts of Blessed Memory	Khaye Shmelts	298
Binyumin Ginzburg	Rifke Rozenberg-Shafran	300
Leyb Kersh May God Avenge His Blood	Y. Sh. Herts	302
The Bundist Leader	Feyge Sheyniak	304
Memorial light for our distinguished brother	Moses Granat / Isaac Granat	305
Elkhonen Kosovski of Blessed Memory	D. Avi-Dani	308

Memories and Episodes
I Remember You!	Y. Zerubavel	309
A Jewish Town for the Folk	Engineer A. Rays	313
Goworowo	Israel Ritov	316
The Betar in Goworowo	Yosef Khrust	319
The Amshinover Rebi in Goworowo	Yisroel Rituv, Israel	323
The Excommunication	Yitskhak Dovid Tehilim, America	324
The “Eyruv” Affair	Sh. L. Tsitron	325
An Evening After Shabes	A. Bar-Even	327
A Wintry Shabes Dawn	Yosef Zilbertson	330
Shabes at Home	Feyge Sheyniak	331
Memories of Youth	Sore Tsimerman-Romaner	332
Four Years in Goworowo	Rov Menakhem Belfer	334
Two Neighboring Towns	Yankev Kats	336
Martyrdom	R. Tsvi A. Slushts	339
My Family	Yitskhak Romaner	340
My Road to Erets-Yisroel	Sore Blumshteyn-Skurnik	341
With the Rebi's Approval	Yitskhak Blumshteyn	344
A Jew Travels to Erets-Yisroel	Aharon Shron	346
Goworowo in My Eyes	Cantor Nosn Stolnits	351
A Story of Khomets and Peysakh	A. B. Shoshoni	352
Footnotes to an essay	H. Yustus	355
A Story with “Nadlitshbove”	B. Dines	359
Shtetl Pranksters	A. Goworower	361
Teaching an In-law a Lesson	A. Goworower	365
Two Episodes	Yankev Gurka	368
Wouldn't You Know It	Meyshe Sarne	371
Town Curiosities	Khone Vaysbord / Sh. Ts.	373
Shleyme Akive, the Town Fool	A. B. Shoshoni	376
Town Folklore	M. Rimon	379
Goworowo in “HaTsefira”, 1887		380

Destruction and Mass Murder
On Polish Fields	Binem Heler	381
“Although we are condemned to death we have not lost the divine image”	Dr. Arye Leon Kububi	382
“I Seek My Brother”	Yedidiye Frenkel	384
This Is How It Began	Yitskhak Romaner	387
Diary of a Mobilized Soldier	Yankev Gurka	390
The Destruction	Meyshe Molovani	394
A month with the German beasts	Moses Dranitsa	401
A Look Back	Peysakh Tshervin	405
The Last Kol-Nidrey	Khave Burshtin-Bernshteyn	410
So That You May Remember	Rov Yitskhak Shafran	414
Elegy	A. Ben-Ir	416
A page of Talmud saved me	B. Aviezer	417
In the Crematoria Oven	Yosef Perlshteyn	420
Hear O Israel. . .	Rachel Auerbach	423
Self-Sacrifice During Exile	K. Neyekh	425
Goworowo Without Jews	Mordkhe Govartshik	427
Kadish	Rov Meyshe Bernshteyn	429
Psalm of David	A. Y. Brukhensky	432

These Are Memorials
Prayer for the dead		434
List of the Slain		435
Obituary notices		447

Landsmanshaftn: Associations of Fellow Countrymen
The Yotse Goworowo Organization in Israel	Aron Shron	481
The Interest-free Loan Fund of the Yotse Goworowo Organization in Israel	Avrom Levin	486
Goworowo “Societies” in America	Yitskhak Safran	488
Goworowo Landsmanshaftn in Canada	A. Ben-Mi'ir	492
Goworowo in other Countries		494
An expression of thanks	Vaad Irgun Yotse Govorova BeYisrael	495
English summary of the book		I – XVI