Translated by Yocheved Klausner

Chapter One Foreword and Introduction
Foreword	The Editor	10
Our Aim	In the name of Mordechai Meltzman School	14
A guide	N. Feldman	15
For us and for our sons	M. Kaspi-Katz	18
A map of Greater Miedzyrzec	Friedl Gorenstein	19
From the depths (elegy)	Shraga Zavdi	22
The Building of Miedzyrzec Chapter Two History of Miedzyrzec / Memories from old days
“The Magid of Miedzyrzec”	Ben-Zion Ch. Eylon	30
Greaer Miedzyrzec (general overview)	Esther Zineman	39
Miedzyrzec - lineage and heritage	Ben-Zion Bar Akiva	47
Landscape and scenery in Town	Yakov Polishuk	51
The dear and beloved people of Miedzyrzec	Israel Savoray (Teitcher)	54
An atmosphere of Anti-Semitism	Mordechai Metzman	55
Miedzyrzec - Rovno	Arie Avatichi	58
Miedzyrzec as remembered in literature	Ben-Zion Ch. Eylon	59
Chapter Three From Near and Far / Memories from Recent Days
Under two occupations	Esther Zineman	66
“In One of those Blessed Towns....”	Zvi Metzman	75
Miedzyrzec, my town	Zahava Federman (Kipperwas)	79
Memories	Yakov Polishuk	83
Lessons learned from the first strike	S. Zavdi	87
My town, how I loved you!	Yafa Yizre'eli	90
Excommunication in time of war	S. Zavdi	94
From Miedzyrzec to Eretz Israel	Tzipora Pisatzki (Zev)	94
Chapter Four “In the Tent of the Torah” Prayer Houses, Education and Culture
Synagogues and their members	Chaim son of R'Neta Kashke	98
Heders and Melamdim [teachers]	The Editor	102
Melamdim in Miedzyrzec	Avraham Zweig	102
Memories from the Heder	Gedaliahu Broitman	106
“Sabbath Jews, Holiday Jews”	Zvi Metzman	106
From the Evening-School to the Hebrew School	Ben-Zion Bar Akiva	114
The first School for Girls	Bracha Frenkel (Michaeli)	115
The Kindergarten in Miedzyrzec and its founders	Bluma Rotelman (Ben-Israel)	118
The “Tarbut” Hebrew School	Esther Zineman	119
Hebrew School and Hebrew youth	Eliezer Rubinstein	123
The “Or Tora” religious school	Moshe Opstein-Arion	126
The cultural life among the young	Avraham Zweig	130
At the periphery of the educational problems	Miriam Kagan-Zabodnik	131
The String Orchestra in Miedzyrzec	Avraham Zweig	134
Chapter Five National Renaissance / a. The Zionist Movement, b. Projects and Institutions
The Benei Zion Association	Bracha Frenkel-Silberman	138
Tze'irei Zion and Poalei Zion	B.Z. Bar Akiva	139
The Po'alei Zion party and the youth organization “Freiheit”	Yosef Kutcher	139
The Hashomer Hatza'ir movement	Mordechai Metzman	143
Reflections on the Ken [movement branch, lit. “nest"]	Yakov Frenkel	146
Memories from the days of Hechalutz organization	Yitzhak Kochavi	147
The youth organization Gordonia	Avraham Zweig	151
The training Kibbutz Kadima	Zvi Gilberg (Tutchin)	155
The Rabbinical Court	Chaim Sternschuss	158
“When we remembered Zion” [Psalms 137]	Zvi Metzman	159
Community activists and public institutions	Esther Zineman	163
The Jewish Credit Bank	Baruch (Zeidl) Katz	166
Deeds of kindness in wartime [1914-1918]	Shraga Zavdi	167
Projects and Institutions	Yosef Kutcher	170
Public activity		171
Chapter Six In the Mirror of Life / Items on Customs and Folklore
R'Aharon Garda, the Magid of Miedzyrzec's doctor	A Rechtman (New York)	174
The “Selichot” time	Avraham Zweig	175
LA”G Ba'omer in town	Mordechai Metzman	178
The “Spectacle” - the first theatrical performance in town	Shraga Zavdi	178
In the street	Zvi Metzman	179
The wonders of public transport in Miedzyrzec	Mordechai Metzman	183
Conversationalists during Prayers	B. Z. Bar Akiva	186
A garland of figures	Yakov Polishuk	187
Chana, “the Zogerin” [prayer reciter for women]	Zahava Federman (Kipperwass)	190
Zeiwel the porter	Y. Kochavi (Sternschuss)	190
Folklore stories by the Miedzyrzec Jews	Shraga Zavdi	191
The Destruction of Miedzyrzec Chapter Seven Holocaust / Survivors tell their stories
The seven shining angels of Devora Okoshka (Elegy)	Shraga Zavdi	198
The story of the Holocaust	Esther Zineman	199
The first transport	Chaim Sternschuss	207
Remembrance from the days of annihilation	Nionya Goldfarb-Rutenberg	210
Memories of a survivor	Sonia Rutenberg Ostrovski	215
Testimony from Miedzyrzec horrors	From Yalkut Volhyn [Volhyn collection]	219
Chapter Eight Those Bound in the Bond of the Living / In Memoriam
Personalities and Institutions [in Hebrew alphabetical order]
The great scholar Rav Shlomo Gordin	Yakov Polishuk	222
Utchenik Koifa and his family	M. Bernstein-Utchenik	222
Eisenberg-Frenkel-Kantor	Yakov Polishuk	223
Boim Yakov and Devora	Tzipora Ferber	226
Bekerman Asher-Zelig and Tzipora	Elka Bekerman	226
Barda Yitzhak and Malka and their family	Nissan Zavodnik	226
Broitman Hershel Aba's and his family	Yafa Broitman-Yizre'eli	227
Chaim-David and Dvor'ke Glaser	Yafa Broitman-Yizre'eli	230
Bernstein Shmulik and Hinda	Rachel Samburski	230
Gil Shalom and Rifka and their family	Chaia Savoray-Teitcher	230
Teitcher Moshe and Golda and their family	Israel Savoray-Teitcher	231
A Gallery of Personalities	Shraga Zavdi	231
a. Aharon Guberman		231
b. R'Efraim Gilfiks		234
c. Yehoshua Himberg		235
d. Gnesia Weissberg and her four sons		235
e. Yudel Weissberg (Gnesis)		235
f. Zvi Zolier		238
g. Esther Silberstein		239
h. Yakov Silberstein		239
i. Shaul Silberstein		239
j. Yehoshua the Shochet [slaughterer]		242
k. Golda Rubinstein		242
Goldman Shlomo (Gershkes)	Bluma Goros (Rundel)	242
Gurwitz David and Rivka	Miriam Kleinfeld	243
Gorenstein Ita and her family	Friedl Gorenstein	243
The family of R'Aharon Silberstein	Miriam Metzman (Silberstein)	246
Silberstein Efraim and his family	Michel Silberstein z”l	247
Zineman Yakov and Batia and their family	Esther, Israel and Yeshayahu Zineman	250
R'Akiva son of R'Netanel z”l	Bar-Akiva Ben-Zion	254
Semmelmacher Nachum “the Melamed”	Nachum Feldman	254
Semmelmacher - Grandma Esna	Baruch Katz	255
Teitcher Chantzia and her daughter	Tzipora Ferber-Teitcher	255
Yitzhak Shu”v	Chava Kantor-Zweig	258
Lisk Shalom and Golda and their family	A. Lisk	258
Metzman Ben-Zion and his family	Meir, Zvi and Mordechai Metzman	259
Mariel David and Sara and their family	Rachel Meriel	263
Podisok Shmuel-Leizer and Dina	Yakov & Zelig Podisuk	266
Fiksman Shlomo and Sara and their family	Y. Fiksman	266
Frenkel Moshe and Rivka and their family	Tova Kaspi-Silberman (Riva's)	266
Zweig R'Menachem Mendel	Avraham Zweig	267
A Bond of Souls	Esther Zineman	267
a. Betzalel Malyar		267
b. Batia Alpern		267
c. Rachel Smola		267
d. Yakov and Dvora Finkelstein		270
Kimelmacher Moshe and Rachel and their family	Sonia Wermeklin-Kimelmacher	270
Kipnis Asher and Feiga	Moshe Kipnis	271
Klorfein David and Yehudit and their family	Tova Chazantchuk-Klorfman	274
Kaminik Levi-Yitzhak and Chana and their family	Moshe Avnon (Kaminik)	275
Kaminstein Aharon and Malka and their family	Alter Kaminstein	279
Kantor Zvi and Nechama and their family	Chava Kantor-Zweig	279
Kremer Shalom-Shechna and Sara-Rivka	Carmi Yitzhak	282
Rotbors Binyamin and Feiga	Bella Rotbord-Solomoniak	282
Rottelman Chaim and Bracha and their family	Bluma Roitelman Ben-Israel	282
Sternschuss Hershel Chasia's	S. Z.	286
Spiegelman David and Bracha and their family	B"Z Bar Akiva	287
A Memorial to the family of R'Moshe Silberstein	S. Z.	290
Shulman Hurwitz and his family	Yeshayahu Shulman	290
Spiegelman Avraham and Chana-Sheindel	The Gilberg-Spiegelman family	294
An Eternal Light for Those who Died in the Homeland
Baruch Goldman - fell in the line of duty	Esther Zineman	294
Michael Silberstein z”l - one of the first Halutzim [pioneers]	I. Savoray	295
Rachel (nee Kanter)	A. Zweig	295
Antzel Shechnay - a man of the people, for the people	A. B.	298
Pictures in Memory of Families		299-312
The Tree of Weeping - in Memoriam	Shaul Kaspi-Silberman	299
A memorial monument		314
List of Martyrs		315-334
The Memorial Prayer		335
Dates to Remember		335
Building and Ruin Yiddish Chapter One Ascent and Downfall / General Overview
In lieu of introduction	Editor	342
Greater Miedzyrzec in building and Holocaust	Esther Zineman	346
The first transport	Chaim Sternschuss	371
A spark in the darkness	Israel Zineman	375
“Remember Amalek!”	Israel Zineman	382
Our beautiful Miedzyrzec	Lea Eisenberg-Alperin	383
Chapter Two Long go and Today / Facts and Memories
A cupful of tears	Shimon Offstein	386
In my old home	Zvi Gellman	387
Memories from old times	Lea Eisenberg-Alperin	390
Life experiences of a Miedzyrzecer	Esther Zineman	394
Between extinction and salvation	Bat-Sheva Pressman-Michaeli	406
The Partisan	From “The Destruction of Koretz”	407
Chapter Three For Everlasting Memory / Persons and Families
Miedzyrzec
Offstein Leib and Asna	Yitzhak Offstein	414
Eisenberg Yeshais and Yehudit	Lea'ke Eisenberg-Alperin	414
Aunt Aydie	Shimon Offstein	415
Akashke Zeidl and his family	Devora Akashke	415
Gorelnik Moshe and Zlote	Esther Zineman	418
Deutch Mordechai	Z.	418
Wiegman Binyamin and Malka	Esther Zineman	420
Zineman Danye	B. A.	420
Katz Naftali and Chaike	Baruch Katz	422
Rachel Yakov-Leibs	S. Z.	424
Canada and America
Gez-Silberstein Feige	Golde Matlev / Bluma Roitelman	424
Goldman-Appel Malka	Elik Glickstein	428
Nissenholz Mordechai (Motel)	Lea'ke Eisenberg-Alperin	430
Kantor R'David	Lea'ke Eisenberg-Alperin	430
Israel
Teitcher R'Baruch	I. Savoray	432
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A Memorial Plaque	The founders of the Landsmanshaft	434
A list of Yahrzeit days [memorial days]	Landsleit in Canada	434
Photographs of Landsleit	Died in Winnipeg	436
Moshe and Chana Kuper	Lea'ke	438
Epilogue	Yizkor-Book Committee	438
Lea'ke bat Yeshayahu Eisenberg-Alperin z”l	B. A.	442

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