Gabin, Poland

Meir Holcman - Memoirs
(Gąbin, Poland)

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Written by: Meir Holcman

Published in Israel, 1999

Acknowledgments

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Ada Holtzman z”l

This is a translation from: Meir Holcman
Meir Holcman - Memoirs, Israel, 1999 (H)

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Article	Page
Meir Zelig Holcman, Our Beloved Father by Ada Holtzman	4
“Hashomer Hatzair” Movement In Gombin” (written in 1964)
Memoirs	80
“Heftzi-Bah” regiment	81
“Hakhalutz” & “Haoved”	82
L”g Baomer	83
Immigration of senior members to Eretz Israel	84
“Hashomer Hatzair” Movement In Gombin (written in May 1997)	84

VISITS TO HASHOMER HATZAIR MOVEMENT IN GOMBIN
Icchak DUBNA	90
Cypora (Cypka) WOLK	90
Guta MARKOWSKA LURIA	90
To My Friends & Relatives	111

MEMOIRS
Introduction	138

MY FAMILY
The brothers & their families	139
The sisters & their families	140
Mother Rasza	141
Last postcard from Mother	144
The story of one family by Simcha Golan (GLIKZELIGER)	145
Father Eliahu HOLCMAN	147
The photograph of Meir HOLCMAN with 8 nephews & nieces	148
Grandfather Zalman HOLCMAN	150
Uncle Israel HOLCMAN	150
The family of aunt STERN	151

THE ZLOTNIK FAMILY
Abraham Icchak ZLOTNIK	152
Rabbi Yehuda Leib ZLOTNIK (Yehuda El Zet - AVIDA)	152
Mordechai ZLOTNIK	153
Rabbi Yona Mordechai ZLOTNIK	154
Rabbi Meir ZLOTNIK	155
Rabbi Szaja ZLOTNIK	155
Wolf ZLOTNIK	156
Kalman ZLOTNIK	156
Aunt Chajal'eh KOWADLO ne'e ZLOTNIK	156
Aunt Szprinza CINNAMON ne'e ZLOTNIK	157
Uncle Lajzer ZLOTNIK	157
Uncle Szmuel ZLOTNIK	158

GOMBIN	167
SHTETL FOLKLORE
My Childhood
The Hebrew School
Hobbies
Football (Soccer) in Gombin	171
The Children Football Team	172
The Holtzman Family's Commerce	173
Market Day in Gombin	175
Bakeries	175
The Underworld of Gombin	176
The Court in Gombin	176
The Jewish Holidays	177
Pesach (the Passover)	177
Yom Kippur - Day of Atonement	177
Jokes Remembered	178

FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES
The GOSTYNSKI Family	179
Zalman Ben Itzhak (BORENSTEIN)	183
The ETTINGER Family	185
Velvek FRIEDLANd	187

MY GOOD FRIENDS IN AMERICA
Chana'leh TAJFELD	188
Ben GUYER (Benjamin Chaja)	189
Mendel WRUBLE	191
Rajzel ZYCHLINSKI	192

MY FRIENDS FROM HASHOMER HATZAIR IN GOMBIN
Riwka MAKOWER	195
Chana'le TAUFIL	195
Rywka ALONI ne'e GELBERT	196
The Family LAKS	197
Pesach SOCHOCZEWSKI	198
Icchak WEICMAN	199

“KIBBUTZ HACHSHARA” IN KALISZ “L'MIFAL”), MEMBERS FOUNDED KIBBUTZ EVRON, ISRAEL
The wine cellar of HERSZKOWICZ	200
Guard on Sunday in the industry zone of the Jews	200
Translation of the Kalisz Community Protocols from Polish to Hebrew	200
Hedwa Rusak Hay”d from Wloclawek	200

CHARACTERS AND PERSONS IN THE SHTETL
The street where I lived	202
Chanunel'eh WOJDESLAWSKI	203
Abrum BRZEZINSKI	203
Lajbel MASTBAUM	203
Mordechai BOLL	203
Chemel SZACHAR	204
The BAUMAN family	204
The family of the teacher REMBAUM	205
The SZLANG family	205
The RAK family	206
The GLIKZELIGER family	206
Leon ODRA	207
The brothers FELKA	208
Jakob GERMAN	208
GRINBERG	208
Aron (Arel'eh) HODYS	208
BELSZCZYK	209
Binem COHEN	209
Heniek GOLDSZMIDT	209
Lajbel ZAMOSC	210
Rafael BEZDZYC	210
Abram ZAMOSC	210
Moshe'le WOLMAN	211
The Shtetl' Felczer BIGELAJZEN	212

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