Memorial book of Luniniec / Kozhanhorodok

Memorial Book of
Luniniec / Kozhanhorodok

(Luninyets, Belarus) (Kazhan-Haradok, Belarus)

52°15' / 26°48' 52°12' / 27°00'

Edited by Yosef Zeevi (Wilk) et al

Published by the Association of Former Residents of Luniniec / Kozhanhorodok in Israel, Tel Aviv, 1952

This is a translation of: Yizkor kehilot Luniniec / Kozhanhorodok (Memorial book of Luniniec / Kozhanhorodok);
Edited by Yosef Zeevi (Wilk) et al; published by
The Association of Former Residents of Luniniec / Kozhanhorodok in Israel,
Tel Aviv, 1952 (268 pages, H, Y)

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

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Translated by Yocheved Klausner

H
Foreword 3

H * * * 4

Luninyets

H The map of Luninyets S. Gratzolin

H Its History Yosef Zeevi 5

H The Development of Luninyets Asher Plotnik 17

H Luninyets During the Last 25 Years Chaim Rubinraut 20

Zionism

H The beginning of the Zionist movement Yosef Zeevi 23

H Memories of the Zionist activities Zev Ben Yishay 24

H The Zionist funds Chaim Rubinraut 25

Parties and the Histadrut

H The General Zionists Ben Moshe-Yosef 28

H The League for the Working Eretz Israel Chaim 28

H Hashomer Hatza'ir Malka Pelah & Aharon Schneiderman 30

H The training group of the kibbutz “Shachariya” Chaim 31

H The revisionist party A. P. 32

H The socialist and the professional movement Y. Z. 34

H The Community and the Bet Hamidrash Yosef Zeevi 36

H The institutions of the community Asher Plotnik 45

Education and Culture

H “Heder”s Y. Z. 44

H The Yeshiva Bet Israel Head of the Yeshiva R'Eliezer Shach 45

H The Jewish schools Asher Plotnik 45

H The “Tarbut” school Ben Moshe-Yosef 49

H Bialik in town Dvora Kotzikowitz 51

H Drama classes Avi-Ruth 52

H Way-of-life and customs Yosef Zeevi 53

H The Stolin-Karlin Hasidim Yakov Kola 58

H Leaving Luninyets 60

The Destruction of Luninyets

H The Annihilation of Its Jewish Population A. P. 66

H What My Eyes Have Seen Rivka Brevde 67

H In the old days… Chaim Rubinraut 70

H Thoughts and memories B.Z. Litzki 78

H I shall not forget you, Luninyets Zahava Shohet 80

Figures and Personalities

H Our Rav, R'Alter Yehuda Zolyar Yosef Zeevi 82

H R'Moshe Trigon, SHOV [slaughterer] in Luninyets Yakov Kola 84

H R'Israel Peretz Asher 85

H R'Ahrele Ginsburg Y. Z. 86

H R'Avraham Zvi Kutnik Y. Z., based on material by Dvora Kutnik 86

H R'Mordechai Perplutzik Y. Ben-Shaul 87

H R'Meir Kaplanski Yosef Ben-Shaul 88

H R'Shaul Wilek Achi-David 89

H R'Itche Schulman Y. Z 89

H R'Ever Lutzki Y. Z. 90

H Chaia Henia Rubinraut Zev Ben-Yishay 90

H Chaim Ben Ma'amin Yosef Ben Shaul 91

H Bezalel Stachovski Chaim 92

H A. I. Schneiderman, Moshe Schneiderman, Zalman Lupate Chaim 93

H Moshe'l Kutnik Yosef 94

H Rishka Zolyar Kutnik Yosef Zeevi 94

H Golda Rubinraut Asher 95

H Rudl Zuckerman Chaim 96

H Moshe'l Hochstein Chaim 96

H Avreimele Kotzikowitz 97

Fell in the Battle for the Liberation of the Homeland

H Amnon Ackerman Mina 98

H Asher Kroglin-Rosenthal Moshe'l 99

H Michal Grossberg Ziva 101

Poems, Stories and Letters

H Sarah Kotzikowitz From her legacy 102

H Two letters Daniel Perski 111

Y The development of the Jewish settlement Yakov Boyman 113

Y Luninyets in the last 25 years Chaim Robinraut 115

Y The Zionist-Socialist movement Chaim Robinraut 121

Y The “Bazaars” organized for JNF in Luninyets Chaim 123

Y The Jewish Laborers movement Yosef Ben Shaul 125

Y About the revolutionary movement Leibl Zolyar 127

Y The craftsmen's union Chaim 129

Y The tailors' co-operative A. Brodilovker 130

Y The butchers' union Chaim 132

Y The merchants' union Ben Moshe-Yosef 132

Y Jewish banking Ykov Levin 133

Y The health situation of the Luninyets Jews Yosef Ben Shaul 135

Y Batei Midrash in Luninyets Yosef Zeevi 138

Y The cultural life Chaim Robinraut 143

Y The first Jewish library Dvora Kutnik 146

Y A Hasidic Sabbath in Luninyets Yakov Kola 147

Y Our Rav, R'Alter Yehuda Zolyar Yosef Zeevi 153

Y Dr. Yehuda Gurwitz Y. Z. 155

Y Menachem Leschinski Chaim 156

Y Asher Sandrok Chaim 157

Y Leishke Epstein Chaim 158

Y The revolt of the hammer and awl against the machine Yosef Zeevi 159

Y Memories from my old homeland Aharon Stachovski 161

Y R'Israel Peretz Holzman and Avraham Zvi Kutnik Dvora Kutnik 163

Y My Mother Yosef Zeevi 165

Y Sara the Rebbetzin [the Rav's wife] Yosef Ben Shaul 167

Y Avrahmel “the Mashiyah” Yosef Ben Shaul 168

Y The cheerful beggar Yosef Ben Shaul 168

Y Hershele the cemetery keeper Asher 170

Y The Luninyetser and Kozhanhorodoker in America Yosef Ben Adina (based on material by Joe Goldman) 172

The Ruin of Luninyets

Y The annihilation Lipa Yosilevski 176

Y The bitter end Yakov Boyman 181

Y On the grave of the martyrs Zvi Zamodiak 182

Y What I went through Shmuel Gerstein z”l 183

Y My wanderings Zev Goldsmidt 187

Kazhanhorodok

H The town Asher Plotnik 189

H The Kazhanhodorok rabbis, from the 19th century R'Yakov Perplutzik z”l 194

H The Rav R'Hillel Gorlik and the Yeshiva Asher Plotnik 195

H The slaughterer R'Yakov Perplutzik Dov Fischman 196

H Poems David Fischman 197

H My memories about Father Ziva 199

H My little town Chana Leptzki-Avrahamit 200

Y The Jewish settlement Achi-Aba 202

Y The last years A. L. 203

Y Memories Moshe Ackerman z”l 204

Y Memories of My Younger Years Max Shneiderman 207

Y Friday and Saturday in Kazanhorodok B. Silverstein 209

Y My town B. Silverstein 211

Y Murder Dvora Kutnik 212

Y Working people in Kazhanhodorok Yosef Zeevi 213

Y The man who woke up the people to say Tehilim [Psalms] Yosef Zeevi 217

Y Klezmerim [Popular musicians] Yosef Zeevi 220

Y The “Baron” from Kazhanhodorok Yosef Zeevi 222

Y The last chapter Moshe Tziperstein 223

Y Conclusion 225

Yizkor [Remember]

H The Candle The artist Israel Zussman (America) 227

H We shall remember 228

H List of the martyrs of Luninyets 229

H List of the martyrs of Kazhanhodorok 239

H The plaque at Yad Vashem 242

H People from Luninyets and Kozhanhorodok in Israel 243

H Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Israel between 1943–1951 247

H Shoah survivors who stayed in the diaspora 249

Departed

H Daniel Dravski Y. B. E. 251

H Yakov Zeevi (Wilek) Yosef Ben Adina 252

H Esther Malka Levin Z. S. 252

H Michal Lutzki Yosef Zeevi 253

H Yitzhak Ackerman A. P. 253

H R'Moshe Ackerman His nephew 254

H Obituaries 255

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(Luninyets, Belarus)		(Kazhan-Haradok, Belarus)
52°15' / 26°48'		52°12' / 27°00'

H	Foreword		3
H	* * *		4

Luninyets

H	The map of Luninyets	S. Gratzolin
H	Its History	Yosef Zeevi	5
H	The Development of Luninyets	Asher Plotnik	17
H	Luninyets During the Last 25 Years	Chaim Rubinraut	20

Zionism

H	The beginning of the Zionist movement	Yosef Zeevi	23
H	Memories of the Zionist activities	Zev Ben Yishay	24
H	The Zionist funds	Chaim Rubinraut	25

Parties and the Histadrut

H	The General Zionists	Ben Moshe-Yosef	28
H	The League for the Working Eretz Israel	Chaim	28
H	Hashomer Hatza'ir	Malka Pelah & Aharon Schneiderman	30
H	The training group of the kibbutz “Shachariya”	Chaim	31
H	The revisionist party	A. P.	32
H	The socialist and the professional movement	Y. Z.	34
H	The Community and the Bet Hamidrash	Yosef Zeevi	36
H	The institutions of the community	Asher Plotnik	45

Education and Culture

H	“Heder”s	Y. Z.	44
H	The Yeshiva Bet Israel	Head of the Yeshiva R'Eliezer Shach	45
H	The Jewish schools	Asher Plotnik	45
H	The “Tarbut” school	Ben Moshe-Yosef	49
H	Bialik in town	Dvora Kotzikowitz	51
H	Drama classes	Avi-Ruth	52
H	Way-of-life and customs	Yosef Zeevi	53
H	The Stolin-Karlin Hasidim	Yakov Kola	58
H	Leaving Luninyets		60

The Destruction of Luninyets

H	The Annihilation of Its Jewish Population	A. P.	66
H	What My Eyes Have Seen	Rivka Brevde	67
H	In the old days…	Chaim Rubinraut	70
H	Thoughts and memories	B.Z. Litzki	78
H	I shall not forget you, Luninyets	Zahava Shohet	80

Figures and Personalities

H	Our Rav, R'Alter Yehuda Zolyar	Yosef Zeevi	82
H	R'Moshe Trigon, SHOV [slaughterer] in Luninyets	Yakov Kola	84
H	R'Israel Peretz	Asher	85
H	R'Ahrele Ginsburg	Y. Z.	86
H	R'Avraham Zvi Kutnik	Y. Z., based on material by Dvora Kutnik	86
H	R'Mordechai Perplutzik	Y. Ben-Shaul	87
H	R'Meir Kaplanski	Yosef Ben-Shaul	88
H	R'Shaul Wilek	Achi-David	89
H	R'Itche Schulman	Y. Z	89
H	R'Ever Lutzki	Y. Z.	90
H	Chaia Henia Rubinraut	Zev Ben-Yishay	90
H	Chaim Ben Ma'amin	Yosef Ben Shaul	91
H	Bezalel Stachovski	Chaim	92
H	A. I. Schneiderman, Moshe Schneiderman, Zalman Lupate	Chaim	93
H	Moshe'l Kutnik	Yosef	94
H	Rishka Zolyar Kutnik	Yosef Zeevi	94
H	Golda Rubinraut	Asher	95
H	Rudl Zuckerman	Chaim	96
H	Moshe'l Hochstein	Chaim	96
H	Avreimele Kotzikowitz		97

Fell in the Battle for the Liberation of the Homeland

H	Amnon Ackerman	Mina	98
H	Asher Kroglin-Rosenthal	Moshe'l	99
H	Michal Grossberg	Ziva	101

Poems, Stories and Letters

H	Sarah Kotzikowitz	From her legacy	102
H	Two letters	Daniel Perski	111
Y	The development of the Jewish settlement	Yakov Boyman	113
Y	Luninyets in the last 25 years	Chaim Robinraut	115
Y	The Zionist-Socialist movement	Chaim Robinraut	121
Y	The “Bazaars” organized for JNF in Luninyets	Chaim	123
Y	The Jewish Laborers movement	Yosef Ben Shaul	125
Y	About the revolutionary movement	Leibl Zolyar	127
Y	The craftsmen's union	Chaim	129
Y	The tailors' co-operative	A. Brodilovker	130
Y	The butchers' union	Chaim	132
Y	The merchants' union	Ben Moshe-Yosef	132
Y	Jewish banking	Ykov Levin	133
Y	The health situation of the Luninyets Jews	Yosef Ben Shaul	135
Y	Batei Midrash in Luninyets	Yosef Zeevi	138
Y	The cultural life	Chaim Robinraut	143
Y	The first Jewish library	Dvora Kutnik	146
Y	A Hasidic Sabbath in Luninyets	Yakov Kola	147
Y	Our Rav, R'Alter Yehuda Zolyar	Yosef Zeevi	153
Y	Dr. Yehuda Gurwitz	Y. Z.	155
Y	Menachem Leschinski	Chaim	156
Y	Asher Sandrok	Chaim	157
Y	Leishke Epstein	Chaim	158
Y	The revolt of the hammer and awl against the machine	Yosef Zeevi	159
Y	Memories from my old homeland	Aharon Stachovski	161
Y	R'Israel Peretz Holzman and Avraham Zvi Kutnik	Dvora Kutnik	163
Y	My Mother	Yosef Zeevi	165
Y	Sara the Rebbetzin [the Rav's wife]	Yosef Ben Shaul	167
Y	Avrahmel “the Mashiyah”	Yosef Ben Shaul	168
Y	The cheerful beggar	Yosef Ben Shaul	168
Y	Hershele the cemetery keeper	Asher	170
Y	The Luninyetser and Kozhanhorodoker in America	Yosef Ben Adina (based on material by Joe Goldman)	172

The Ruin of Luninyets

Y	The annihilation	Lipa Yosilevski	176
Y	The bitter end	Yakov Boyman	181
Y	On the grave of the martyrs	Zvi Zamodiak	182
Y	What I went through	Shmuel Gerstein z”l	183
Y	My wanderings	Zev Goldsmidt	187

Kazhanhorodok

H	The town	Asher Plotnik	189
H	The Kazhanhodorok rabbis, from the 19th century	R'Yakov Perplutzik z”l	194
H	The Rav R'Hillel Gorlik and the Yeshiva	Asher Plotnik	195
H	The slaughterer R'Yakov Perplutzik	Dov Fischman	196
H	Poems	David Fischman	197
H	My memories about Father	Ziva	199
H	My little town	Chana Leptzki-Avrahamit	200
Y	The Jewish settlement	Achi-Aba	202
Y	The last years	A. L.	203
Y	Memories	Moshe Ackerman z”l	204
Y	Memories of My Younger Years	Max Shneiderman	207
Y	Friday and Saturday in Kazanhorodok	B. Silverstein	209
Y	My town	B. Silverstein	211
Y	Murder	Dvora Kutnik	212
Y	Working people in Kazhanhodorok	Yosef Zeevi	213
Y	The man who woke up the people to say Tehilim [Psalms]	Yosef Zeevi	217
Y	Klezmerim [Popular musicians]	Yosef Zeevi	220
Y	The “Baron” from Kazhanhodorok	Yosef Zeevi	222
Y	The last chapter	Moshe Tziperstein	223
Y	Conclusion		225

Yizkor [Remember]

H	The Candle	The artist Israel Zussman (America)	227
H	We shall remember		228
H	List of the martyrs of Luninyets		229
H	List of the martyrs of Kazhanhodorok		239
H	The plaque at Yad Vashem		242
H	People from Luninyets and Kozhanhorodok in Israel		243
H	Holocaust survivors who immigrated to Israel between 1943–1951		247
H	Shoah survivors who stayed in the diaspora		249

Departed

H	Daniel Dravski	Y. B. E.	251
H	Yakov Zeevi (Wilek)	Yosef Ben Adina	252
H	Esther Malka Levin	Z. S.	252
H	Michal Lutzki	Yosef Zeevi	253
H	Yitzhak Ackerman	A. P.	253
H	R'Moshe Ackerman	His nephew	254
H	Obituaries		255