Dubasari, Moldova

Dubossary Memorial Book
(Dubasari, Moldova)

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Translation of
Dubossary; Sefer Zikaron

Edited by: Y. Rubin

Published in Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1965

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This is a translation from: Dubossary; Sefer Zikaron; Dubossary Memorial Book, ed. Y Rubin, Tel-Aviv,
Association of Former Residents of Dubossary in America, Argentina and Israel, 1965 (H,Y)

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Dubossary
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Article Author(s) Page

H Preface editors: M. Bick, B. Bassin, D. L. Granovsky, Y. Kantor 7

Y Preface editors: M. Bick, B. Bassin, D. L. Granovsky, Y. Kantor 8

H Dubossary (general overview) A. Timor 11

Y Dubossary (general overview) A.Timor 16

H Our community Dubossary D. L. Granovsky 21

Y Our community Dubossar D. L. Granovsky 33

H What there once was… Y. Dunayevsky z”l 52

Y What there once was… Y. Dunayevsky z”l 54

H Memories of the past Baruch Bassin 58

Y Memories of the past Baruch Bassin 65

H “Reaction” in Russia and Blood Libel in Dubossar Y. Visoky (Ram) z”l 74

Y “Reaction” in Russia and Blood Libel in Dubossar Y. Visoky (Ram) z”l 74

H Additional details of the Blood Libel L. Rubin 77

Y Additional Facts about the Blood Libel in Dubossar L.Rubin 78

H My Dubossary years A. Y. Golani z”l 79

Y My Dubossary years A. Y. Golani (Yagolnitzer) z”l 82

H One Sabbath in Yagorlik A.Y. Golani z”l 85

Y One Sabbath in Yagarlik A. Y. Golani z”l 87

Y Images and Memories from my Town Dubossary Moshe Feldman z”l 90

Y A Yizkor light for my town Dubossary
Bernardo Gurevitch z”l
96

H Self-defense in Dubossary Yeshayahu Kan-Tor 98

Y Self-defense in Dubossary Yeshayahu Kan-Tor (Kantor) 110

H Characters of the Dubossary Self Defense Baruch Bassin 127

Y Characters of the Dubossary Self Defense Baruch Bassin 128

H The First Jewish Commune in Russia Moishe Faerman z”l 129

Y The First Jewish Commune in Russia Moishe Faerman 131

H Memoriew of my town Dubossary L. Rubin 135

Y
Memories of my town Dubossary
Leon Rubin 140

H Dubossary in 1920-1922 Yeshayahu Kan-Tor 146

Y Dubossary in 1920-1922 Yeshayahu Kantor 156

H The Dubossary Organization in America Harry Scheer 172

Y Dubossary Landsleit Association in America Harry Scheer 177

H Former residents of Dubossary in Argentina L. Rubin 183

Y Former residents of Dubossary in Argentina L. Rubin 186

Y Am appeal by Dubossary Jews to their Landsleit in Argentina Bernardo Gurevitch 192

Episodes from my young years in Dubossary Louis Tchernik 193

Way of Life – Folklore and Legends

H In the place where the penitents stand Yechiel Reznik z”l 204

Y The Penitent Yechiel Reznik z”l 208

H The beginnings of the Jewish Theater in Dubossary 215

Y The beginnings of the Jewish Theater in Dubossary Isaac Horvitz 220

H Reb Itzik Sharagrodsky - the Dubossary Klezmer Harry Scher 226

Y Reb Itzik Shargaradsky – the Dubossary Klezmer Harry Scher 228

H The Insight of a Torah Scholar Yechiel Reznik, z”l 231

Y The Gabay [sexton] of the Makarover rabbi Nachum Peck 233

Y My Town Dubossary Anna Scher 236

Y Laybe's Cross Chaim Greenberg 239

Under Soviet Rule, and the Holocaust

H Ele Ezkera [I remember] D. L. Granovsky 242

Y Yitgadal Veyitkadash (A Poem) Moshe Ben Yakov Feldman z”l 243

Y I shall forever remember D. L. Granovsky 248

H Dubossry under the Soviets rule and in the Holocaust Arkady Timor 250

Y Dubossary under the Soviets rule and in the Holocaust Arkady Timor 265

H On your ruins, Dubossary (poem) D. L. Granovsky, music – Moshe Bick 286

H Memorial Projects 288

Y Memorial Projects 292

Personalities

H The Great Scholar and Rabbi Yerucham son of Rabbi Shabtai Hacohen Shabtai Kardonsky 298

H Rabbi Yehoshua Issachar Abel z”l D. L. Granovsky 299

H Rabbi Yehoshua Issachar Abel z”l Yosef Ram 301

Y Rabbi Yehoshua Issachar Abel z”l D. L. Granovsky 302

Y Rabbi Yehoshua Issachar Abel z”l Yosef Visoky (Ram) 305

H A. Y. Golani (Yagolnitzer) z”l Yeshayahu Kantor 306

Y A. Y. Golani (Yagolnitzer) z”l Yeshayahu Kantor 307

H Moshe Feldman z”l Baruch Bassin 310

H Moshe Feldman z”l D. L. Granovsky 311

Y Moshe Feldman z”l D. L. Granovsky 312

Y Moshe Feldman z”l Baruch Bassin 313

H Yosef Ram (Visoky) z”l D. L. Granovsky 316

Y
Yosef Ram (Visoky) z”l
D. L. Granovsky 317

H Our great teacher Gad Layb Rakov Fruma Granovsky and Lea Reznik 319

Y Our great teacher Gad Layb Rakov z”l Fruma Granovsky 320

Y Nachum Matenka z”l Moshe Bick 321

H Yechiel Tselnik z”l Baruch Bassin 324

H Yechiel Tselnik z”l Yosef Ram (Visoky) z”l 325

Y Yechiel Tselnik z”l Baruch Bassin 326

Y Yechiel Tselnik z”l Y. Dunayevsky z”l 327

H Pinchas and Leah Bassin z”l Yosef Ram (Visoky) z”l 327

Y Pinchas and Leah Bassin z”l Yosef Ram (Visoky) z”l 328

H Yosef Ben Ami z”l Chana Ben Ami 329

H Michael Steinberg z”l Y. Kantor 330

H Moishe Faerman z”l D. L. Granovsky 331

Y Moishe Faerman z”l D. L. Granovsky 333

Y Moishe Faerman z”l Noah Wittman 335

H Baruch Spivak z”l 337

H Miriam Ben Ami Y. Kantor 338

Jewish Doctors in Dubossar

H Dr. Krasnovitz Y. Dunayevsky 339

H Dr. Altman Y. Dunayevsky 339

Y Dr. Krasnovitz Y. Dunayevsky 340

Y Dr. Altman Y. Dunayevsky 340

H Hershl Zionist Yosef Visoky (Ram) 341

Y Hershl Zionist Yosef Visoky (Ram) 342

H Zelig the Dyer Y. Dunyevski z”l 343

Y Zelig the Dyer Y. Dunyevsky z”l 344

H David Pochis z”l Y. Kantor 345

H Yitzchak Pochis z”l (with poem) 347

Y Tzvi Hersh Tulchinsky D. L. Granovsky 348

H Tzvi Hersh Tulchinsky D. L. Granovsky 349

H Mendl Zeltzer z”l Y. Kantor 349

Y Mendl Zeltzer z”l Y. Kantor 350

Y Kalman Levenstein 351

In Their Eternal Memory

Photos and Lists of Deceased and Murdered 353

Murdered by the Nazis 368

Poem: “I Shall Cry Out No Longer” D. L. Granovsky 377

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