Lomza, Poland

Lomza Yizkor Book
(Łomża, Poland)

53°11' / 22°05'

Translation of
Sefer Zikaron Le-Kehilat Lomza

Edited by: Lewinski, Y. T.

Published in Tel Aviv, Israel, 1952

Acknowledgments

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This is a translation from: Sefer Zikaron Le-Kehilat Lomza,
ed. Lewinski, Y. T. Lomza Memorial Book, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1952

Note: The original book can be seen online at the NY Public Library site: Lomza (1952)

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Translated by Sara Mages

Chapters of History		3-60
Outline to the history of Łomża's Jews	Yom-Tov Levinski	5

The Destruction of the City		61-100
The Holocaust period		63

Hostel of Torah and Culture		101-168
Each generation and its Rabbis	Yom-Tov Levinski	103
Cantors in Łomża		121
“Talmud Torah”		123
The Great Yeshiva in Łomża		127
Care for the orphans		137
Jewish students in non Jewish schools		143
The fruits of the Hebrew School		145
“Torah Vodaath” School		150
The Jewish-Polish High-School		153
Schools, evening classes, and preschools		154
The history of the Jewish Theatre in Łomża	Avraham Neimovitz	159
Łomża's authors in the press at the end of the 19th century		164

Synagogues, Associations and Institutions		169-212
Synagogues and associations on the threshold of the 20th century		171
The Hassidic assembly in Łomża	Moshe Goldman	181
Lawyers in Łomża		184
“Piyquah Nefesh” [saving of human life]		185
Medical Doctors		191
The Fire Brigade		199
“Maccabi” Sports Association in Łomża		202
Clubs		208
Commerce and Industry in Łomża on the threshold of the 20th century		209

Parties		212-262
“Hibbat Zion”		215
Thirty years to the Zionist Federation “HaTehiya”	Avraham Damovitz	218
From the activities of “Mizrachi”, the Revisionists and “Agudat Yisrael” in Łomża		226
The “Bund” Movement in Łomża	Hanoch Sovotka	231
“Poalei Zion” Movements in Łomża		243
“Tzeirei Zion”		246
“Hashomer Hatzair“ in Łomża		250
“HeHalutz” Movement in Łomża		253
The Communist Movement in Łomża		259

Personalities and Figures		263-314
Wise men and city guardians		265
Public Activists	Yisrael Levinski	278
Personalities		290
Friends		297
Characters and figures		302
Reflections	Avraham Ribes	308

Records		315-342
At the edge of the city	A Neimovitz (Ribes)	330
Łomża	Menuha Alperin	335
Piątnica		337
Nowogród		340
Marshal Stalin order to occupy Łomża		342

Łomża's former residents in the Diaspora		343-361
Łomża's former residents in the United States		346
Łomża's former residents in Mexico City		352
Former residents of Łomża and the vicinity in Argentina		353
Łomża's former residents in France		356
Łomża's former residents in Australia		356
Łomża's former residents in Israel		357
Set up road signs, make guideposts (Jeremiah 31:21)		362

Yizkor		363-377
Łomża's sons who gave their lives for the liberation of Israel		364
A monument to precious souls		366-377

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