Rokitnoye, Ukraine

Map of Rokitno	3-4
Comments from the Editorial Board	5-7
Regional map	8
Rokitno Shall Survive - Eliezer Leoni	9-11

HISTORY OF ROKITNO
On the History of the Jews in Rokitno - Eliezer Leoni	15-21
The Beginnings of Rokitno - Pinchas Kliger	21-22
The Old Cemetery - Yosef Segal	23-24
The Village of Rokitno - Dov Ben Yehoshua (Vorona)	25-28
Rokitno During World War I - Aryeh Geipman and Yosef Segal	29-31

ECONOMY AND INSTITUTIONS
The Community - Shlomo Zandweis	35-37
The Economy of Rokitno - Nathan Gendelman	38-41
The Lumber Trade and the Lumber Yard - Zvi Persitz	41-44
Charitable Institutions in Rokitno - Haim Shteinman	45-46

THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT
The Origins of the Zionist Movement in Rokitno - Avraham Ben Dor (Binder)	49-52
Zionist Activity During the Balfour Declaration - Yakov Lifshitz and Aharon Heruti	52-54
National Funds in Rokitno - Haim Shteinman	55-57
The Origins of the “Hechalutz” in Rokitno - Dov Ben Yehoshua (Vorona)	58-62
The “Hechalutz” Branch and Its Activities Prior to the Holocaust - Haim Shteinman	62-64
“Hashomer Hatzair” - A Group of Members	65-76
The Jabotinsky Movement in Rokitno - Itzhak (Isia) Golod	77-80
From “Hashomer Hatzair” to Betar - Israel Michaeli (Kek)	80-81
The Second Generation of Betar - Shimon (Syoma) Klorfein	81-83
The Activities of the Wizo Branch in Rokitno - Fanya Freiman	83-84

CULTURE AND EDUCATION
History of the Tarbut School in Rokitno - Eliezer Leoni	87-110
A Teacher of the Tarbut School in Rokitno Remembers - Itzhak Dichter	111-118
The Tarbut Library - Yakov Schwartz	119-120
The Drama Club in Rokitno - Itzhak Golod	120-123

VILLAGES IN THE VICINITY
The Village of Ostoki - Hinda Bleishtein (Volfin)	127-128
The Village of Osnitzek - David Shuster	128-130
The Village of Borovey - Zillah Razgovitch (Gampel)	130-133
The Village of Bilovizh - Shmaryahu Kravi (Korobochka)	134-137
The Village of Blizhov - Aharon Blizhovsky	138-140
The Village of Berezov - Ruhama Oliker (Gelfand)	140-143
The Village of Glinna - Pinchuk Family	143-145
The Village of Drozdin - Ruhama Chetcko (Polsky)	145-146
The Village of Vitkovich - Reuven Ory	146
The Village of Zolovey - Sarah Fuchsman	147-148
The Jewish Settlement of Toupik - Itzhak Meir Chechik	149-150
The Village of Snovidovich - Avraham Shafir (Shvindelman)	151-153
The Village of Kisorich - Liza Polishuk (Shapira)	154-157

ROKITNO AS SHE LIVES IN OUR MEMORIES
There was a “River” in Rokitno - Yakov Schwartz	161-163
The Jews of Rokitno - Haim Shteinman	163-167
Memories, Impressions and Happenings - Yeshayahu Meiri (Meirson)	168-172
The Rabbi From Stolin And His Followers In Rokitno - Shlomo Zandweis	172-176
The Rabbi Comes To Town - Bat Sheva Fishman (Shohet)	177-178
The Choosing of a Rabbi in Rokitno - Aharon Lifshitz	178
The Old Shul - Yechiel Shohet	179-181
Rokitno At the End of the Nineteen Twenties - Rachel Konopiata	181-182
A Pioneer Makes Aliyah - Dov Ben Yehoshua (Vorona)	183-185
The Rioters of Petlura In Our Town - Aharon Lifshitz	185-186
The Hill Behind the Bridge - Shmaryahu Kravi (Korobuchka)	187-190
Eight Oaks Grew In Our Yard - Hagai Baum	190-191
Memories of a Rokitno Communist - Yosef Gendelman	191-192
The Torture Cellar In The Palace - Yosef Segal	192-194
I Made Aliyah On The Eve of The Holocaust - Sarah Yasmin (Shwartzblat)	195-196

PERSONALITIES
Rabbi Aharon Joseph Shames - Rabbi Yakov Pinchas Shir	199-200
Rabbi And Shohet: Rabbi Feivish Halevi Levin - Haim Shteinman	201-202
My Father The Shohet Isachar Trigun - Hanan Hatzuvi	202-203
The Shohet Rev. Yoel Shwartzberg - Dov Harari	204
Asher Zelig Baratz - Aharon Heruti (Freierman)	205
Remembering Moshe Lifshitz - Aryeh Geipman	206-207
Moshe Hirsch Linn - Linn Family	207
My Brother, Noah Soltzman - Yakov Soltzman	208-210
My Father, Betzalel Kokel - Nehama Kokel	211
Haim David Weiner - Yakov Soltzman	212
My Father, Aharon Levin - Yakov Levin	213
Yakov Persitz - Aryeh Geipman	214
My Father, Avraham Golod - Isia Golod	215-216
Herschel Shteinman - Aharon Lifshitz	216-217
My Father, Berel Shwartzblat - Baruch Shehori (Shwartzblat)	217-218
A Monument To The Soul Of Gedalya Lifshitz - Yeshayahu Meiri (Meirson)	218-219
Baruch (Buzia) Levin - Haim Shteinman	220-221
The Teacher Rev. Efraim Tozman and The Teacher Israel Tozman - Aharon Lifshitz and Yosef Segal	221-222
Interesting Jewish Personalities in the Town of Rokitno - Efraim Vorona	223-226
Personalities of Rokitno - Yosef Segal	227-231
Candles of Remembrance - The Editorial Board	232-234

DURING THE SOVIET OCCUPATION
The Soviets Occupy Our Town - Baruch Shehori (Shwartzblat)	237-242
The Beginnings Of The Soviet Occupation of Rokitno - Yakov Schwartz	243-245
Rokitno In the Years 1939-1941 - Bat Sheva Fishman (Shohet)	246
Missed Opportunities For Rescue - Avraham Kek	247-248
Aliyah To Eretz Israel During The Soviet Occupation - Dvorah Ferkel (Goluboy)	248-249
A Frightening Episode From the Soviet Occupation - Eliahu Preger	249-250
Leaving Rokitno In 1941 - Yakov Schwartz	251-253
Mushka Shuster - The Committee Representative - Yosef Segal	253-254
The “Bulbovtzi” in Rokitno - Yakov Soltzman	254-256

THE HOLOCAUST
I Call Upon Mourning (Poem) - Rabbi Yehudah Kolonimus	259
The Destruction of Rokitno - Baruch Shehori (Shwartzblat)	260-274
Lamentation On The Destruction - Nathan Gendelman	275-281
Tearful Events - Israel Greenberg	282-287
Pages From The Holocaust - Israel Pinchuk	287-290
Self Sacrifice Of A Mother - Yosef Segal	291
The Destruction of Topik - Eliahu Preger	291-293
Blizhov During The Holocaust Years - Aharon Blizhovsky	293-295
A Child’s Memories Of The Destruction Of Rokitno - Haim Bar Or (Svetchnik)	295-297
The Yearly Memorial (Poem) - Haim Shteinman	298

THE ROAD OF SUFFERING
Wanderings And Hardships During The Holocaust - Haya Volkon (Pinchuk)	301-308
The Road Of Suffering - Bronia Lifshitz (Kagan)	308-310
My Experiences In The Years 1942-45 - Asher Rosenstein	311-314
The Struggle With the Horrors of Life - Ita Trossman (Pinchuk)	314-317
Miracles Which Happened And Miracles Which Did Not Happen - Rachel Wasserman (Reznik)	317-321
The Great Rescue - Baruch Goldman	321-323
I Was A Mother Of Unfortunate Children - Esther Naiberg	323-324
Preserving The Jewish Image In The Ghetto And In The Forest - Isachar Trossman	325-326
In The Shadow Of The Gallows - Shmuel Levinson (Levin)	327-329
The Struggle For Life - Aharon Lifshitz	329-334
About The Righteous Of The World - Yosef Segal	334-335

VENEGEANCE AND REPRISAL
From Sheep To Slaughter- Punishment To Our Killers - Asher Binder	339-341
In The Forests And Reprisal Activities - Avraham Eisenberg	342-346
My Participation In The Partisan Activities - David Borod	347-348
A Partisan In The Kobpak Regiment - Todres Linn	348-349
The Hour Of Reprisal Has Come - Moshe Marshalek	349-350
The “Kol Nidrei” Prayer of Haim Kek - Gad Rosenblat	351-352
Our Brothers- We Shall Remember (Poem) - Hannah Segal	353
Dates Of The Holocaust In Rokitno - Haim Shteinman	354

IN THE TOWN OF SLAUGHTER
My Heart, My Heart Is Yours Rokitno! - Haim Shteinman	357-358
After The Destruction - Baruch Shehori (Shwartzblat)	358-364
Regards From A Destroyed Home - Henya Gendelman	364-365
In The Destroyed Town - Isachar Trossman	366-367
The Fortunes Of A Jewish Orphan After The Liberation - Yakov Israeli (Rosenstein)	368-370
Over A Glass Of Tea With Nikita Khrushchev - Baruch Shehori (Shwartzblat)	370-372
With Our Stick And Our Backpack - Yosef Segal	372-375
Portions Of Letters - Nusia Kokel	376-377
A Letter Sent From Russia - Nunek Gendelman	378-380
Two Stones - Hannah Segal	381-382
We Will Remember - Haim Shteinman	383-384
Remember - Marek Dvorzhetzky	385
Partisans And Fighters From Rokitno And Its Vicinity Who Fell During The War With The Nazis	386-392
Yizkor	393
Kadish	395
Remember (Names of Our Kedoshim and Their Pictures)	396-448
Picture Of Gravestone Of Our Kedoshim	449
Poem - A. Shlonsky	450
History Of The Organization And Its Activities	453-471
Rokitno Members Who Died While Serving In The Israel Defense Forces	473-476
Rokitno And Vicinity Members Who Died In Israel	477-489
Poem - Haim Guri	490
Table of Contents	491-495

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