Kielce, Poland

0 Book of Kielce. History of the Community of Kielce.
From Its Founding Until Its Destruction
(Kielce, Poland)

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Translation of Sefer Kielce. Toldot Kehilat Kielce.
Miyom Hivasdah V'ad Churbanah

Edited by: Pinchas Cytron

Published in Tel Aviv, 1957

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This is a translation from: Sefer Kielce. Toldot Kehilat Kielce. Miyom Hivasdah V'ad Churbanah
(Book of Kielce. History of the Community of Kielce. From Its Founding Until Its Destruction)
Edited by: Pinchas Cytron, published in Tel Aviv, 1957

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Forward 1

Opening Remarks 7

Introduction 9

The Beginning of Jewish Kielce 11

The Development of the Kielce Community 16

The Economic Life of the Jews of Kielce 21

Relations Between the Jews and the Poles 47

Intellectual, Cultural and Social Life 57

Educational and other Learning Institutions 71

Social Welfare and Charitable Institutions 91

Political Parties, Movements and Organizations 102

Economic and Social Organizations 139

Rabbis, Religious Leaders and Scholars 154

Parnassim, Benefactors and Public Figures 188

Leaders of the Kielce Community 201

Authors and Scientists 214

Folk Artists 222

Portraits and Characters 226

The Story of the Ghetto and Liquidation 237

The Pogrom in 1946 248

Closing Words 252

Testimony of Mr. Jechiel Alpert 253

Kielce, from the Sketches of M. Tzanin (in Yiddish) 264

The Day of Mourning in 5666 [1906] 270

The Diary of Rabbi Jeruzalimski (in Yiddish) 271

Kielcer Organizations in Israel and the Diaspora 297

Appendix. A History of the “Poalei Tzion” Movement (Left) 307

Memorial to Natives of Kielce who Fell Defending the Land and the State 311

Index of Names 313

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