Berezne, Ukraine

My Town Berezne
(Berezne, Ukraine)

51°00' / 26°45'

Translation of
Mayn shtetele Berezne

Editor: G. Bigil

Published in Tel Aviv 1984

This is a translation of: Mayn shtetele Berezne (My town Berezne)
Editor: G. Bigil, Berezner Society in Israel; Published: Tel Aviv 1984 (H, Y 182 pages)

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Translated by Yocheved Klausner

Yiddish

Introduction 11

The history of Berezne 15

The population of Berezne 16

Occupations in Berezne 19

The Rabbinic dynasty in Berezne 21

Schools in Berezne 31

Personalities in Berezne 32

This was the way we lived 47

Zionism and culture in Berezne 55

Memories and testimonies of friends 72

The End 126

YIZKOR [We Remember] 132

Hebrew

Introduction 136

The history of Berezne 137

The inhabitants of Berezne and their occupations 138

The Hassidic Dynasties in Volhynia - Berezne 140

Cultural and Zionist activity in Berezne 145

This was the way we lived 147

Writings of Berezne residents 150

Memories and testimonies of Berezne residents 156

In memory of the Berezne martyrs 168

The activity of the Organization of former Berezne residents, from 1950 172

Berezner in Israel 181

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Yiddish

Introduction	11
The history of Berezne	15
The population of Berezne	16
Occupations in Berezne	19
The Rabbinic dynasty in Berezne	21
Schools in Berezne	31
Personalities in Berezne	32
This was the way we lived	47
Zionism and culture in Berezne	55
Memories and testimonies of friends	72
The End	126
YIZKOR [We Remember]	132

Hebrew

Introduction	136
The history of Berezne	137
The inhabitants of Berezne and their occupations	138
The Hassidic Dynasties in Volhynia - Berezne	140
Cultural and Zionist activity in Berezne	145
This was the way we lived	147
Writings of Berezne residents	150
Memories and testimonies of Berezne residents	156
In memory of the Berezne martyrs	168
The activity of the Organization of former Berezne residents, from 1950	172
Berezner in Israel	181