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A photo of the High School in Kiliya. We guessed that this photo was taken in 1920 or 1923. The uniforms resemble the uniforms from the Russian period. We identified in this picture Dr. N. Rabinovich and Karl Leventon, a passionate Zionist.

A rare photograph (probably the only one left) of students from the Hebrew School in Kiliya from 1921 (5681). The director of the school, Dr. Werteimer, wrote in the dedication, “Souvenir from the first and last school year at the Hebrew School in Kiliya” In the picture are Dr. Werteimer and Milya Rabinovich, the Mathematics teacher. Among the students: Lerner Mordechai (the first to go to Eretz Israel before his family), the two Weisman brothers, and the two Felikov brothers. (After we received this picture, we decided that this is indeed a picture from the Hebrew School in Kiliya that functioned only one year in 1920/21). In the teachers' row: Dr. Werteimer and Dr. N. Rabinovich next to his brother Milya Rabinovich. We do not know where the students went after the school closed. We only know that until the Tarbut School started in 1928, a Talmud Torah functioned in the building.

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From Yiddish – “Add a brick!”- For the building of our National Jewish School From Hebrew - The Hebrew School is the creator of our national spirit The ground breaking ceremony for the Tarbut School in 1928 1) Unknown, 2-4) Romanian clerks, 5) G. Gamshievich, 6) Dr. Kahana, 7) Gheorghiu, secretary at the municipality, 8) Sakarianu, Mayor, 9) V. Kitsis, 10) Rozental, 11-12) Unknown, 13) Perlmuter, 14) I. Roitman, 15-18) unknown, 19) Maritsa Brener, 20) Dudele Suskin

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Building an extension to the Tarbut School building, 1929 First row from right to left: B. Weinshtein, Wolfovich, S. Weisman, Sh. Zeidman, L. Zeidman, M. Vinitsky, Scarianu (the teacher wearing a cross), L. Weinshtein – Principal of Tarbut School, Sh. Gornshtein, N. Raduliansky, A. Zusevich Standing: Perlshtin (the Jewish Library was named in memory of his son who passed away young), Hershel Lakhmanovich, A. Brener, Unknown, Israel Lakhmanovich, Abraham Konstantinovsky, Rozental, Unknown, Karl Leventon, Shimilev, Borokhovich, M. Goldman, Peisi Mikhlevich The children: at the left, N. Blechman, at the right, Azriel Goldenberg

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We printed here about 20 pictures from the Kindergarten and the Tarbut School of Kiliya. There may be some duplicates, but we preferred to have all the pictures printed in order to preserve the memory of a community that was destroyed.

The Tarbut Kindergarten. The kindergarten teacher Sheindl Gornshtein and Mrs. Maritsa Brener, 1931. Third from the right: Khary Porat, third from left, Yehuda Yatsiv Second row, third from the right, Itskhak Zeidman, left, Yekhiel Gertsberg

The same, 1933

Same 1934 First row: 3-4 from the right: Itskhak Zeidman , Yekhiel Gertsberg Upper row: Minda Kupchik , 2-3-4 from the left: Yosef Koshman , Reidman, Yacov Mozniansky

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The opening of the General Kindergarten in 1925. The majority of the children were Jewish. David Milgram (in the light color suit), from the Parents Committee.

Tarbut School 1931 – Grade 4 students and teachers

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Teachers of the Tarbut School and Kindergarten – Chilia Nova, Bessarabia, 1930 (5690) Standing, from right to left: Meier Vinitsky, Khinka Sovlomon, Sheindl Gornshtein, Noah Vinitsky, Nakhum Raduliansky Seated, from right to left: Leib Weitsman, Tova Raduliansky

The kindergarten and the first grade of Tarbut School – Chilia Nova 1932 (5692) The teachers: From right to left: Meier Vinitsky, Galya Kritsman, Nakhum Raduliansky, Sheindl Gornshtein, Noah Vinitsky, Milya Rabinovich

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Galya Kritsman and seven students before the Tarbut School was established

Shlomo Chichilnitsky and Abramovich; founders of the poor children's soup kitchen next to the Tarbut School

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Another class at the Tarbut School. Teachers: Galya Kritsman, Meier Vinitsky In the first row: Yehuda Konstantinovsky (Itsik) holds a Keren Kayemet Album

Meier was born in 1910 in Soroca. He started his teaching career in 1930 at the Tarbut School in Kiliya in Southern Bessarabia. Here, he achieved a very honoured status in the Jewish Community. In 1936 he started teaching at the Jewish Gymnasium in the Romanian city Galaţi. At the end of 1936 he immigrated to Eretz Israel with his fiancé, the kindergarten teacher Sheindl Gornshtein. Immediately he started teaching at the Aliyah School in Tel Aviv and worked there six years until 1942.

He was principal of many schools and became vice principal and board member of the School and Kindergarten Teachers Seminary “Levinsky” in Tel Aviv.

He passed away in 1967.

Many of his former students from Kiliya who came to Israel in different periods remember him with much love and respect.

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Visit of students from Reni at the school in Kiliya – Sivan 5688 (1928) From the right to the left – Middle 1-2 – Members of the board of Tarbut in Kiliya, 3-10 – David Shuster, Shimon Landa, Rachel Markovtskya, Yeshayahu Vinitsky, Yael Drachlis, Tsvi Ribakiv, principal of Reni School, Moshe Fisher, principal of the Kiliya School. Mrs. Shuster. 11- Levinton – Chairman of Tarbut in Kiliya, 12 – a board member (unknown)

Teachers of the Kiliya School visit the teachers of the Tarbut School in Arzis. 5691 (1931) From the bottom to the top, from right to left First row: Principal Nakhum Raduliansky (Kiliya), Principal Musya Bilostotsky (Arzis) Second row: M. Rabinovich, Sh. Gornshtein, M. Vinitsky, G. Kritsman, Sh. Shveid, Vinograd, Mrs. Vinograd, I. Rotach

Visit of the Kiliya Students to Arzis 5691 – 1931

This is Jewish Bessarabia at its best!

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The Tarbut School in Kiliya welcomes the Tarbut School from Ismail

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