Markuszów, Poland

The Destruction and Heroism
of the Town of Markuszow
(Markuszów, Poland)

51°22' / 22°16'

Translation of
Hurbana u-gevurata shel ha-ayara Markuszow

Editor: David Shtokfish

Published in Tel Aviv 1955

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This is a translation of: Hurbana u-gevurata shel ha-ayara Markuszow (The destruction and heroism of the town of Markuszow),
Editor: David Shtokfish, Former Residents of Markuszow in Israel, Published: Tel Aviv 1955 (Y 436 pages)

Note: The original book can be seen online at the NY Public Library site: Markuszow

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TOC translated by Gloria Berkenstat Freund

Introduction (Hebrew)		5
Introduction (Yiddish)		7

*First Part - This is How the Shtetl* Looked**
Several Historical-Statistical facts about Markuszow Jews (Inserted at page 12)	Dr. Rafael Mahler	I
Some Historical Dates and Figures about Markuszow		13
A Stroll Through Markuszow	Dvoireh Chapnik-Fishman	14
Memories of the Past	Shalom Wasserstrum	17
Introduction 1) Markuszow Piety: Fisheleh Melamed; The “Silken” Shtetl; The “Shokl”; The Draftees; The Upside Down One; R' Hersheleh the Shamess; The Veker; Gepslt the Shoichet; The chalatl; A Story of a Bride and Groom; Markuszow Had No Luck; The Well; The Ya'in Nesech; Siyem hasefer; Two Houses 2) Guests in the Shtetl: The Russo-Japanese War; The Revolution of the Fifth Year in… Markuszow; The Natchalnik is Here!; Stolen Cholent; A Disturbed Purim; The Gramophone ; The Goblet 3) Types and Figures: Avrum-Ber the Maskil; Berish Lehrer; Pinchas Kandel; The Lamed Vovnik; Kiss-Kiss; The Shabbes Goy; The Tall Itzchak; The Sportsman; The Composer; Zelig Gutbasitser; The Explainer; Avrum-Dovid Kapitkpo; Markuszow Coachmen		17

Religious, Political, and Cultural Life
The Chasidic War Between Radzin and Markuszow	M. Nachshon (Capa)	59
The Community and its Dozors	Arieh Weinribber	64
Our functionaries; Markuszow elects a rabbi; Harav Weizman.
Sholem Asch and I. M. Weissenberg in Markuszow	Chayah Hertz Loterstein	71
Kadima–First Zionist Organization	Moshe Nachshon (Capa)	75
Memories of Kadima	Chayeh Hertz Loterstein	78
Zionist Organization Plans for a Markuszow colony in Israel; Chasidism and Zionism; Off to the Revisionists; Without an esrog; Another schism	Arye Weinribber	80
Difficulties in the Zionist Work	Sarah Fianka (Weinribber)	87
Revisionists and Betar	Moshe Nachshon (Capa)	88
The Left Poalei-Zion	Dovid Brenner (Tevl)	98
Recollections	Tzipora Fedberg (Bagleman)	110
The Trade Union	L. Kandl, Dovid Brenner	113

Jewish Income
The Monday Market	Moshe Nachshon (Capa)	120
Sadovnikes [orchard renters]	David Brenner (Tevl)	126
Young Housewives	Pese Wasserstrum	129
Merchants and Artisans	Sholem Wasserstrum	130

Aid Organizations
Markuszow Philanthropy	Shalom Wasserstrum	132
Banks	Arieh Weinribber	134

To the Memory of Our Personalities
Reb Yosef Ze'ev Ashkenazi Idlish (Rabbi in Markuszow)	Avraham Yuri	137
Reb Yosef Ben Ze'ev Idlish z”l	Sholem Wasserstrum	140
R' Avraham-Moishe of Markuszow	N. Shomen	141
The Rebbe R' Avraham Moishe	Sholem Wasserstrum	142
In Memory of Itzchak Wasserstrum	M. Nachshon (Capa)	144
The Four Maskilim	M. Nachshon (Capa)	145
Builders and Fighters: In Memory of a Comrade	Aryeh Weinribber/td>	147
Israel-Itcheh Roguski	Sureh Fianko Weinribber	150
Moishe Eidelstein–the Heroic Sheliach Tsibur	Sholem Wasserstrum	151

Second Part - Death and Resistance
A Yorzeit Light for the Fallen		157
With Partisans, Among Farmers, in Bunkers The shtetl up to the churban; Markuszow is bombed; The first days of the occupation; The deportation actions; We acquire weapons; In Wole forest; Back to the bunker; Partisan stories	Dina Gothelf	159
In Battle with the Nazi Enemy	Moishe Pelz	195
With Markuszow Partisans	Nathan Westlshneider	226
My Experiences During the German Occupation (Eyewitness Testimony)	Eidl Fishbein	239
Memories of Nazi Hell	Esther Fishbein-Friedman	256
The Hero of Majdanek (Eyewitness Testimony of Rivkeh Nachshon [Capa])		270
Two-Week Period of Partisan Life	Shmuel Rubinstein	272
Jewish Partisans in the Armia Ludowa	Michal Laterstein	283
A Group of Partisans at Plouszowice	Alter Rasset	300
My Child Wanted to Live	Esther Zilbering	302
Two Sisters Speak (Fradl Zilberman-Oshenked and Rivkeh Zilberman-Kesslebrenner) Testimony recorded by M. Nachshon (Capa)		307
My Experiences During the Occupation (Eyewitness Testimony Recorded by M. Nachshon [Capa])	Esther Kitenkaren-Grossman	312
Miriam Laterstein		349
In the Partisan Movement	Shmuel Laks	350
List of Jews Who Perished during the Occupation		389
Obituaries		399
Markuszowers in Israel		429

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