Pinkes Kowel: Memorial Book of Kowel

Pinkes Kowel: Memorial Book of Kowel Memorial Book of Kowel
(Kovel', Ukraine)

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Translation of Pinkes Kowel

Edited by: E. Baler

Published in Buenos Aires, 1951

Acknowledgments

This is a translation from: Pinkes Kowel (Memorial book of Kowel), ed. E. Baler,
Buenos Aires: former residents of Kowel and surroundings in Argentina, 1951,Y, 511 p.

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Translated by Yocheved Klausner

Foreword The Editor 13

Kovel, my town Bezalel Baler 17

I

Historical Overview

Chapter 1. Foundation of the town – why the name “Kovel” 23

Chapter 2. “Town” and “Sand” 24

Chapter 3. Progress of the town – Contractors 27

Chapter 4. Talmud Tora, the revolutionary years 30

Chapter 5. Kovel institutions and prayer houses 37

Chapter 6. Kovel intelligentsia 44

Chapter 7. Kovel during WWI 1914–1918 50

Chapter 8. The Bolshevik Army – arriving and leaving 58

Chapter 9. Under Polish rule 66

Chapter 10. The years of WWII 73

Chapter 11. When the Germans invaded Russia 78

Chapter 12. Kovel under German–Nazi power 82

Chapter 13. The Jews in the ghetto, the first liquidation of Kovel Jews 87

Chapter 14. The second liquidation, the destruction of Kovel 92

The murdered martyrs in the Great Synagogue Moshe Bentchuk 98

Kovel The Jewish Historical Institute – Warsaw 104

The Kovel Community Mordechai Wachs 107

II

Memories and Episodes

Kovel institutions and associations Avraham Glaz 114

A letter from the poet Zishe Weinper 124

The Zionist youth movement in Kovel Isser Kaminski 129

The Kovel labor movement Chaim Melamed 144

Memories from Kovel Told by A. I. Galperin 149

Kovel, our district capital L. Bayon 156

Memories from Kovel Yosef Shapira 179

A few memories Rachel Greenblatt–Pantorin 185

The Kovel Hebrew High–School A. Heinoch 189

Remembrances Rivka Weinshel–Reznik 193

What is a Pinkas [Register] Told by I. Sheeter 195

Yosef Avrech Yakov Teitelker 201

A memory Yosef Pass 205

A few memories Z. Yucht 207

From the book “My Lexicon”: Kalman Liss Melech Ravitch 213

Kovel (poem) Kalman Liss 215

In my modest corner (poem) Kalman Liss 218

A song to a dead poet Kehat Klieger 219

Yosl Zecharya's (Burstein) Adapted from a poem by Grade 221

Malka the Radovitcher (poem) Z. Weinper 227

My lost fight Feivi Schieffer 230

III

Those who have Fallen while on Guard

Yechiel Sheiboim From the book by Dr. Dwarzhetzki: “Jerusalem of Lita [Lithuania] in battle and destruction” 235

Sheindl Schwartz From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews” 240

Devora Baron From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews” 244

Leah Fisch From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews” 246

Shanay Laufer From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews” 248

Lyuba Lederhandler 249

IV

Excerpts from Kovel Publications

From Kovler Stimme [The Kovel Voice] 252

From Unser Leben [Our Life] 278

V

Some Settlements Surrounding Kovel

Melnice Bezalel Baler 291

Episodes from my birth–town Melnice Feivel Baler 329

Melnice in the last few years M. Landa 335

Zvi Mersik From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews” 338

Kremne Told by David Goldin 341

Maniewitch Told by Yehuda Velba 350

Boteshow Told by Leibel Bakler 352

VI

Former Kovel Residents in Argentina

Landsleit Association from Kovel and surroundings

Credit–Cooperative “Rio de la Plata” 391

25 years to the Kovel Bank Israel Honik 414

The commissions of Coop. “Rio de la Plata” from 1926 to 1951 417

Credit–Cooperative “Al Parvenir” 427

Memories Simcha Kalb 438

The “New Kovel Little Bank” Leibel Sheeter 441

Memories Israel Melamed 445

The commissions of Coop. “Al Parvenir” from 1929 to 1951 448

VII

Y I Z K O R [REMEMBER]

List of the Deceased 462

Conclusion Bezalel Baler 509

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Foreword	The Editor	13
Kovel, my town	Bezalel Baler	17

I
Historical Overview

Chapter 1. Foundation of the town – why the name “Kovel”		23
Chapter 2. “Town” and “Sand”		24
Chapter 3. Progress of the town – Contractors		27
Chapter 4. Talmud Tora, the revolutionary years		30
Chapter 5. Kovel institutions and prayer houses		37
Chapter 6. Kovel intelligentsia		44
Chapter 7. Kovel during WWI 1914–1918		50
Chapter 8. The Bolshevik Army – arriving and leaving		58
Chapter 9. Under Polish rule		66
Chapter 10. The years of WWII		73
Chapter 11. When the Germans invaded Russia		78
Chapter 12. Kovel under German–Nazi power		82
Chapter 13. The Jews in the ghetto, the first liquidation of Kovel Jews		87
Chapter 14. The second liquidation, the destruction of Kovel		92
The murdered martyrs in the Great Synagogue	Moshe Bentchuk	98
Kovel	The Jewish Historical Institute – Warsaw	104
The Kovel Community	Mordechai Wachs	107

II
Memories and Episodes

Kovel institutions and associations	Avraham Glaz	114
A letter from the poet Zishe Weinper		124
The Zionist youth movement in Kovel	Isser Kaminski	129
The Kovel labor movement	Chaim Melamed	144
Memories from Kovel	Told by A. I. Galperin	149
Kovel, our district capital	L. Bayon	156
Memories from Kovel	Yosef Shapira	179
A few memories	Rachel Greenblatt–Pantorin	185
The Kovel Hebrew High–School	A. Heinoch	189
Remembrances	Rivka Weinshel–Reznik	193
What is a Pinkas [Register]	Told by I. Sheeter	195
Yosef Avrech	Yakov Teitelker	201
A memory	Yosef Pass	205
A few memories	Z. Yucht	207
From the book “My Lexicon”: Kalman Liss	Melech Ravitch	213
Kovel (poem)	Kalman Liss	215
In my modest corner (poem)	Kalman Liss	218
A song to a dead poet	Kehat Klieger	219
Yosl Zecharya's (Burstein)	Adapted from a poem by Grade	221
Malka the Radovitcher (poem)	Z. Weinper	227
My lost fight	Feivi Schieffer	230

III
Those who have Fallen while on Guard

Yechiel Sheiboim	From the book by Dr. Dwarzhetzki: “Jerusalem of Lita [Lithuania] in battle and destruction”	235
Sheindl Schwartz	From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews”	240
Devora Baron	From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews”	244
Leah Fisch	From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews”	246
Shanay Laufer	From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews”	248
Lyuba Lederhandler		249

IV
Excerpts from Kovel Publications

From Kovler Stimme [The Kovel Voice]		252
From Unser Leben [Our Life]		278

V
Some Settlements Surrounding Kovel

Melnice	Bezalel Baler	291
Episodes from my birth–town Melnice	Feivel Baler	329
Melnice in the last few years	M. Landa	335
Zvi Mersik	From the book by Melech Neustadt: “Destruction and uprising of the Warsaw Jews”	338
Kremne	Told by David Goldin	341
Maniewitch	Told by Yehuda Velba	350
Boteshow	Told by Leibel Bakler	352

VI
Former Kovel Residents in Argentina

Landsleit Association from Kovel and surroundings
Credit–Cooperative “Rio de la Plata”		391
25 years to the Kovel Bank	Israel Honik	414
The commissions of Coop. “Rio de la Plata” from 1926 to 1951		417
Credit–Cooperative “Al Parvenir”		427
Memories	Simcha Kalb	438
The “New Kovel Little Bank”	Leibel Sheeter	441
Memories	Israel Melamed	445
The commissions of Coop. “Al Parvenir” from 1929 to 1951		448

VII
Y I Z K O R [REMEMBER]

List of the Deceased		462
Conclusion	Bezalel Baler	509