Hebrew Section
Preface
Heavenly Slutsk / Y. D. B.	8
On the Verge of a Legend / Avraham Epstein	10
The City and Its Fullness / Y. D. Abramsky	11
History of the City	15
From Historical Ledgers	18
As Reflected in Periodicals	23
Rabbis	33
Professions and vocations / Nachum Chinitz	41
Movements and Factions
In the Era of Chovevei Zion	47
Letters (from his legacy) / Hillel Dubrow	49
Bygone Days / Dr. Meyer Waxman	54
Self Defence in Slutsk / S. Menachem	57
Three Encounters / Dr. Aaron Domnitz	58
“Tzeirei Zion” / Noah	59
Movements and Parties / Zvi HaGivati	61
The Trial of the Zionist Youth / Azriel Nekritz	67
Everything That Has Happened / Fayvel Efron	70
Institutions
Educational Institutions / Nachum Chinitz	76
A Center of Torah / Rabbi Nissan Waxman	79
The Head of the Yeshiva / Rav Yosef Eliahu Henkin	85
The Eitz Chaim Yeshiva / Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Meltzer	86
The Trial of the Yeshiva / Rabbi Asher Sandomirski	89
The Modern Cheder / Samson Nachmani	91
The Letters of Avraham Epstein / Abraham Epstein	93
Memories
Memories / Zeev Gluskin	96
My Childhood Days / Tzvi Hirsch Matlianski	101
Highlights of the Life of Y. N. Simchoni	103
In the Place of Torah and Haskalah / Dr. Aharon Domnitz	105
Gleanings	106
Hillel Dubrow / Sh. N.	107
In memory of Dr. Nathan Klotz / Dr. Meir Waxman	108
Rabbi Shachna the Shamash [Sexton] / Rabbi Dr. Moshe Chiger	108
From the Recent Past / Dr. Moses J. Goldberg	110
Portraits / Baruch Domnitz	115
The Clandestine Hebrew Teacher / Tzvi Chazanovich	118
Personalities	120
Hassidim in Slutsk
The Baal Shem Tov in Slutsk in the year 5500 (1739), About the Besh't, A Story About the Besh't, Activity Against Hassidism, The Involvement of the Russian Government with the Dispute (1800-1801)	124
Folklore
Reb Mendele Epstein, Reb Yosi Ber Soloveitchik, Rabbi Yaakov David (the Ridba'z), Reb. Meyer Pehmer, Reb. Issar Zalmon Meltzer	128
Unfortunates / Baruch Domnitz	132
Native Authors of Slutsk and the Vicinity
Shalom Yaakov Abramowich (Mendele Mocher Seforim), Yehuda Grazovski, Avraham Epstein (Abba Aricha), Zalman Wendroff, Yaakov Cohen, Dr. Yaakov Naftali Simchoni, Dr. Meir Wachsman, Dr. Feitel Lifschitz, Dr. A. Domnitz, Yitzchak Dov Berkowitz, Ephraim A. Lissitzky, Baruch Katznelson, Reuven Wallenrod	133
Rabbis and Authors of Rabbinics
Baruch the son of Reb Yaakov Shklover, The Gaon Rabbi Eli Zuta, Rabbi Avraham Moshe HaLevi Shevelov, Rabbi Tzvi Masliansky, Rabbi Aharon Heiman, Reb. Israel Isserlin, Rabbi Yaakov of Tomaszów, Yaakov Tzvi Brodotzki, Rabbi Shmuel Dov the son of Rabbi Shimon Yitzchak Maharsha'k, Rabbi Leib Neumark, Rabbi Moshe Binyamin Tomashov	138
Rabbis Who Were Born in Slutsk	140
Between Governments
Between Governments	141
The Holocaust
The Jews of Slutsk During the German Occupation / Steiman	143
Slutsk after World War II / Morris Hindus	144
Slutsk in the Hebrew Literature
Mendele Mocher Sforim / (Excerpt from the book “Of Bygone Days”)	147
Y.L. Gordon's Letters to Maggid Reb Zvi Dainow of Slutsk	150
Israel Behmer – A. Y. Papirna	152
Avraham Epstein /Avraham Epstein	154
Excerpts from “The First as Humans” / Isaac Dov Berkowitz	157
Yitzhak Katznelson in Slutsk / Y. D. Berkowitz	162
Excerpt From the Book “When There is No Generation” / Ephraim E. Lisitzky	162
Rabbi Rafael Yosel / Ephraim E. Lisitzky	167
Excerpt From the Book “When There is No Generation” / Reuven Valenrod	169
A Symphony of Generations – Baruch Katznelson	170
Avraham Epstein / Y. N. Adler	171
In the Fight for Independence
Those Who Were and Are No Longer Alive	172
Those Who Died in the War of Liberation	174
Those Who Died in Israel	177
The Vicinity of Slutsk
Urecz / Nachum Chinitz	185
Halusk / Rabbi N. Waxman	186
Hrozava / S. Alexandroni	188
Vizno / Reuven Wallenrod	193
Verkhotin / N. Ch.	195
Timkowitz / Rabbi R'Moshe Paleyev	197
A Passage from “In Those Days” / Mendele MO”S	199
Lyuban:
My Town That Is No More / Rachel Feigenberg	201
Rabbi Yaakov Elya / Zalmon Epstein	204
Rabbi Nechemya Yerushalmi / Zvi Asaf	205
Rabbi Professor Simcha Asaf (Osovski)	207
Memoirs / Reb Moshe Gershon Finkelstein	208
R. Dov Ber Katznelson / Solomon Katznelson	210
Reb Binjamin Wolfson / Zvia Ostrovsky	211
Rabbis Who Came From Lyuban	212
Lyuban As I Remember It / Zvi Assaf	214
The Library of Lyuban / Joseph Kikoyon	218
Lyubanites of my Mother's Family / Rachel Feigenberg-Omry	220
Starobin:
About Starobin / Eliyahu Chaim Chinitz	225
My Town / Rabbi Nissan Waxman	228
The Three / Raphael Rivin	234
Doubts / I. N. Adler	235
Memories / I. N. Adler	236
The Partisans	239
Staryye Dorogi:
About the Town / Ch. N	240
My Town / Saul Bernstein	241
Pohost	245
Kopyl	246
From “Those Days” / Mendele Mocher Seforim	248
Romanova:
Working the Land in Romanova	251
My Town, Romanova / Dr. Aaron Domnitz	252
The Rabbi of Romanova / Baruch Domnitz	253
Additions
From the Newspapers / Rabbi N. Waxman	254
The Bereaved Family / Hadassah	258
Miriam Maharshak / S.B.	259
Baruch Lifshitz / C. H..	259
The History of the Book / The Editors	260
Yiddish Section
Heavenly Slutsk	264
Slutsk in Eternity / I. D. B.	265
From Historic Sources – From the Jewish-Russian Encyclopedia / Brokhauz – Efron	267
Documents	269
Rabbis, Judges and shuln of Slutsk	272
Slutsk / M. L. Gorin	273
Folklore / M. L. Gorin	274
The Cold Shul and Its Courtyard / M. L. Gorin	275
At Home and On the Street
My Memories of Slutsk / Eliyahu Shulman	278
In the House and In the Street: Vigoda / Y. D. B	289
Crumbs of Memory / Moshe Strugatch	292
Nishke Kvasnik's Street / P. Shapiro-Mechanic	296
A Fire in Slutsk / M. L. Gorin	297
Movements and Parties
The Zionist Movement in Slutsk / Sh. Menachem	299
The Rise and Fall of the Bund / Moshe Tulman	301
Personalities
Reb Refoel Yossel / N. Chinitz	305
Portraits / M. L. Goren	307
Sextons in Slutsk / Rabbi Nissan Waxman	312
Torah and Wisdom
My Youth in Slutsk / Yakov Patt	319
My Memory of Slutsk / Harry Lang	323
The Yevrehiskaye School / R. Berkavitch	330
Slutsk, My Second Home / Dr. L. Fogelman	331
Memories
Rav Yusele Peimer / Ch. A. Pehmer	336
Summer of 1919 in Slutsk / Nathan Kantrowitz	345
Hasidism in Slutsk	349
Folklore
Rabbis	352
R'Yoshe-Ber as Slutsker Rav / Chaykil Lunski	353
Assistant Rabbis, Preachers / Chaim Zeides	359
The Common People	360
Two Letters to the Land of Israel / S. L. Beker	361
People's Character / Chaim Zeydes	363
Leybe the Blacksmith / Rabbi Moyshe Goldberg	366
Memories of the Old Home / Yehudit Simval	367
Under Soviet Rule
Economic and Spiritual Decline / M. L. Goren	371
From Teaching to Cobbling / N. Ch.	372
Fighters and Martyrs / M. L. G.	373
Between Both World Wars	374
The Nazi Upheaval
Slutsk After the Destruction / Maurice Hindus	378
Slutsk Under German Occupation / Yad Vashem Archives	381
Letters From the Slutsk ghetto	382
Writers of Slutsk and its Environs
Writers of Slutsk and its Environs	388
Slutsk in Yiddish Literature: (Fragments from their writings):    Mendele Moykher Sforim    Beynish Mikhalevitsh    Abraham Epstein    I. D. Berkovitsh	397
J. L. Peretz in Slutsk / Nokhem Khinitsh	408
Slutskers in America / Israel Schwaidelson	409
Slutskers in America 54 Years Ago / Ch. Zaides	417
Slutskers in New York / Ch. Zaides	418
Slutsk Shtetls/Towns
Uretche / Nakhmen	420
Horki and its Environs / Joseph Nozick	422
Self-Defense in Hlusk / Samuel Liff	426
The Gaon Borekh-Ber Leybovitsh / Kheyn	427
Hrozowa / Sh. Frumkin	429
Sixty Years Ago / B. Epstajn (Bashe Greisukh)	432
My Father / Beinish Epstajn	433
Reb Nakhum Hrozower / Mendele Mokher Sforim	434
Hresk / M. L. G.	436
Vizna / Israel Kantor	437
Verchutin / Chanan	440
Tymkowicz / Sonia Kashdan-Nachmani	441
Timkowitz / Mendele Mocher Sforim	444
Under the Soviet Regime / Moshe Kahanovich	445
Lyuban:
Rabbi Reb Nehemia Yeruzalimsky / Hana Assaf	446
Slaughter and Murder / Binyomin Wolfson	448
Lyuban in a Transitional Period	454
A Letter from Luban / Fanya	456
Dovid Katzenelson / P.K.	458
Starobin:
My Town Starobin / Rabbi N. Waxman	460
The Destruction of Starobin / Ch. Rubnitz (a partisan)	465
A Wise Lesson Regarding Shtetls	466
Folklore / Raphael Rivin	467
Starie-Dorogoi / Khen	468
Pohost / Chaim Kuntser	469
Shmuel Mehrshak / Miriam Marshak	472
Kapulie:
Kopyl	473
Occupations in Kopyl / Mendele Mocher Sforim	473
Kopyl / A. J. Papirna	476
From Kapulie to Slutsk / Joseph Morgenstern	484
Folklore	486
Partisans	486
Romanova / Ish Yehuda Sfra	488
Shemezeve / Sonia Aizenson	490
Appendage Material
On the Threshold of Life / Zalman Wendroff	491
Setting Out from Romanova / Morris J. Meisel	495
My Father / Rabbi Dr. Raphael Gold	499
The Rabbi from Kapoly / Rabbi Dov Katz	500
Rabbi Zeev Gold of Blessed Memory / Rabbi Dov Katz	501
Chaim Kriwicki / Raphael Rivin	502
Among Our Landsleit [Compatriots] Who Contributed to the Publication of the Slutsk Chronicles / N. W.	503
The Closing of the Yizkor Book Rabbi N. Waxman	520
For Eternal Memory (Yahrzeit list of departed Landsleit)	522
Index of Names, Listed Alphabetically	528
English Section
Slutsk: Its Glory and its Destruction / N. Waxman	IX
Slutsk After World War II / Maurice Hindus	XV
Some Early History and Recent Memories of Slutzk / Dr. Gregory Razran	XVIII
A Grandson's Reflections on Slutsk / Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Rackman	XXIII
The Heritage of Slutsk / Rabbi Dr. Mordecai Waxman	XXV
Acknowledgement to Benefactors	XXVIII
Index of Names in English Section	XXIX

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