Dubrovitsa, Ukraine

Book of Dabrowica
(Dubrovitsa, Ukraine)

51°34' / 20°15'

Translation of
Sefer Dombrovitsa

Editor: L. Losh

Published in Tel Aviv 1964

Acknowledgments

This is a translation of: Sefer Dombrovitsa (Book of Dabrowica),
Editors: L. Losh, Association of Former Residents of Dabrowica in Israel, Tel Aviv 1964 (H, Y 928 pages)

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

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Translated by Yocheved Klausner

Part One: From the Near and Distant Past 19-250

HEBREW

On the path of bygone days Shmuel Salzman 21-61

Ten episodes from life A. D. Ben-Dor (Binder) 62-84

Three generations that do not exist any more Arie Salzman 85-106

A blood libel 25 years ago Yafa Eisenberg 107

“Shabat-Shira” in the days of Petliura Sara Hurwitz-Kominkovski 108

Memories from the years 1917-1919 Dr. I. Yardeni (Berman) 109-112

The first chalutzim (pioneers) on their way to Eretz Israel Zvi Yardeni (Bitchik) 113-120

The 20 years before the Holocaust Yitzhak Avner (Weiner) 120-124

The month that changed the course of my life Shoshana Yesod (Bilinka) 125-127

In the old days and today Moshe Gottlieb 127-130

YIDDISH

Pages from the past Yitzhak Feigelstein 131-192

Chapters from the First World War Rav Aharon Petchenik 192-225

In memory of the home of my youth Mira Ben-Dor (Petchenik) 226-229

The emigration to America Yudel Petchenik 230-231

My memories from home Yitzhak Salomon (Hoichrach) 232-236

Photographs of teachers and pupils of the Hebrew School "Tarbut" 237-249

Part Two: Human Figures and Way-of-Life 251-426

HEBREW

Woe for the loss Shmuel Salzman 253-274

The spring from which I have drawn living water Rav Aharon Petchenik 275-282

The religious personnel in the community Yakov Chaim Pialkov, ritual slaughterer 283-285

The cantor R'Pinchas Shalita Israel Shalita 285-290

Images and figures engraved in my memory Yehuda Avizan 291-301

Joy and sadness in one place Yosef Levy 302-304

From the individual to the community Michael Oved (Shemesh) 304-309

Generous and compassionate people everywhere Manes Burstein 309-311

Batya Salzman - a woman from our town A. Avatikhi-Hadari 312

A symbol of good deeds Sara Zerem 313

From the drawer of personal memories Mira Ben-Dor (Petchenik) 314-325

“The Revisionist Zionists” and BEITAR Yakov Pialkov 326-330

My grandfather R'Gedaliahu Ethelis Simcha Petchenik 330-331

The teacher R'Moshe Pomernitz Yakov Shalita 331

The teacher Pesach-Aharon Friedman Devora Golovshka (Plishon) 332-333

Congregation and individual in the town of my birth Yosef Potroch 333-334

In memory of a family in the village Kadish Zerem (Strom) 335-337

YIDDISH

There once was a shtetl Yitzhak Feigelstein 338-384

Zalman Musher Zlatke Musher (Landau) 385-386

Charity and orphan-care Yosef-Chaim Chofshi (Beigel) 387-390

The home of my father-and-mother Reizl Rozhanski 391-396

The Hashomer Hatzair in town Avraham Frenkel 396-400

The Chalutz (pioneers) training kibbutz Zlate Fleskon 401-402

Memories of a trainee Mordechai Rubin 402-404

A few notes about my Shtete'le Motl Charpak 405

Village-Jews in the surrounding villages Sender Dober (Feigelstein) 406-412

Poems about Dumbrovitza Manes Burstein 413-415

My dear and beloved Shtetl Israel Michel Scheinman 415

Photographs of Zionist organizations in town 416-426

Part Three: A Register of Holocaust and Vengeance 427-676

HEBREW

You Shall Remember ! * * * 429-434

“And there came the one that had escaped…” [see Genesis 14:13] Yakov Weiner 435-436

Chapters from the saga of suffering Pinchas Genzel 436-446

Avengers of the Jewish blood Pinchas Neuman 446-451

The last day in the ghetto Yehuda Tchatchkes 452-455

One testimony about the Holocaust period Dobroshka Kobazlo 456-458

YIDDISH

From my own life experience Yitzhak Feigelstein 459-535

My memories from the ghetto and from the hiding place Chaim Hochman 536-546

In the forest among the partisans Leibel Perlstein 546-552

A saved mother and her three children…. Sheine Rosenberg 553-561

Like a mouse that is looking for a hole to hide Devora Byaler (Levine) 562-566

Through Dombrovitza - Berezhnitz to the Sarna pits Simka Sussel 566-572

The heroic death of a Jewish girl Shmuel Kligon 572-579

A miracle with a Dombrovitza partisan Eng. Misha Gindelman 580-582

Partisans' tales * * * 583-667

Photographs of partisans from Dumbrovitza 668-676

Part Four: The Stories of the Survivors 677-834

HEBREW

Two years under Soviet rule (1939-1941) Simcha Rosenberg 679-684

A night of fear and murder in September 1939 Shabtai Vrona 685

Two-times farewell from my town of birth Yehuda Avizan 686-694

Bereaved and alone from the age of twelve S. Gruber 695

A visit in town after the Holocaust 696-698

YIDDISH

On the eve of the storm Manes Burstein 698-700

The holy debt: to remember Miriam Bodenik 700-701

If we could escape… Sender Valkon 702

Two heroic deeds Betzalel Holzman 703-704

With the wandering stick over Russia Benzion Borman 704-709

In the deadly fire at the quiet Don Sender Schwarztuch 709-711

The Jewish polkovnik (colonel) and the Jewish general Ozer Landau 712-713

“The four types of death” in Maydanek Betzalel Berger 713-714

Front-line fighting against the Germans Yosef Dober (Feigelstein) 715-718

The nightmare that will hunt me forever I. Ch. F - N 718-719

I am leaving my town for ever Shmuel Katchke 719-722

Over lonely houses and deserted streets Yitzhak Feigelstein 723-774

Additions to the First Four Parts 775-834

Part Five: For the Independence of Israel 835-854

Part Six: List and Photographs of the Holocaust Martyrs 855-928

List of the Martyrs 856-868

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Part One: From the Near and Distant Past		19-250

HEBREW
On the path of bygone days	Shmuel Salzman	21-61
Ten episodes from life	A. D. Ben-Dor (Binder)	62-84
Three generations that do not exist any more	Arie Salzman	85-106
A blood libel 25 years ago	Yafa Eisenberg	107
“Shabat-Shira” in the days of Petliura	Sara Hurwitz-Kominkovski	108
Memories from the years 1917-1919	Dr. I. Yardeni (Berman)	109-112
The first chalutzim (pioneers) on their way to Eretz Israel	Zvi Yardeni (Bitchik)	113-120
The 20 years before the Holocaust	Yitzhak Avner (Weiner)	120-124
The month that changed the course of my life	Shoshana Yesod (Bilinka)	125-127
In the old days and today	Moshe Gottlieb	127-130

YIDDISH
Pages from the past	Yitzhak Feigelstein	131-192
Chapters from the First World War	Rav Aharon Petchenik	192-225
In memory of the home of my youth	Mira Ben-Dor (Petchenik)	226-229
The emigration to America	Yudel Petchenik	230-231
My memories from home	Yitzhak Salomon (Hoichrach)	232-236

Photographs of teachers and pupils of the Hebrew School "Tarbut"		237-249

Part Two: Human Figures and Way-of-Life		251-426

HEBREW
Woe for the loss	Shmuel Salzman	253-274
The spring from which I have drawn living water	Rav Aharon Petchenik	275-282
The religious personnel in the community	Yakov Chaim Pialkov, ritual slaughterer	283-285
The cantor R'Pinchas Shalita	Israel Shalita	285-290
Images and figures engraved in my memory	Yehuda Avizan	291-301
Joy and sadness in one place	Yosef Levy	302-304
From the individual to the community	Michael Oved (Shemesh)	304-309
Generous and compassionate people everywhere	Manes Burstein	309-311
Batya Salzman - a woman from our town	A. Avatikhi-Hadari	312
A symbol of good deeds	Sara Zerem	313
From the drawer of personal memories	Mira Ben-Dor (Petchenik)	314-325
“The Revisionist Zionists” and BEITAR	Yakov Pialkov	326-330
My grandfather R'Gedaliahu Ethelis	Simcha Petchenik	330-331
The teacher R'Moshe Pomernitz	Yakov Shalita	331
The teacher Pesach-Aharon Friedman	Devora Golovshka (Plishon)	332-333
Congregation and individual in the town of my birth	Yosef Potroch	333-334
In memory of a family in the village	Kadish Zerem (Strom)	335-337

YIDDISH
There once was a shtetl	Yitzhak Feigelstein	338-384
Zalman Musher	Zlatke Musher (Landau)	385-386
Charity and orphan-care	Yosef-Chaim Chofshi (Beigel)	387-390
The home of my father-and-mother	Reizl Rozhanski	391-396
The Hashomer Hatzair in town	Avraham Frenkel	396-400
The Chalutz (pioneers) training kibbutz	Zlate Fleskon	401-402
Memories of a trainee	Mordechai Rubin	402-404
A few notes about my Shtete'le	Motl Charpak	405
Village-Jews in the surrounding villages	Sender Dober (Feigelstein)	406-412
Poems about Dumbrovitza	Manes Burstein	413-415
My dear and beloved Shtetl	Israel Michel Scheinman	415

Photographs of Zionist organizations in town		416-426

Part Three: A Register of Holocaust and Vengeance		427-676

HEBREW
You Shall Remember !	* * *	429-434
“And there came the one that had escaped…” [see Genesis 14:13]	Yakov Weiner	435-436
Chapters from the saga of suffering	Pinchas Genzel	436-446
Avengers of the Jewish blood	Pinchas Neuman	446-451
The last day in the ghetto	Yehuda Tchatchkes	452-455
One testimony about the Holocaust period	Dobroshka Kobazlo	456-458

YIDDISH
From my own life experience	Yitzhak Feigelstein	459-535
My memories from the ghetto and from the hiding place	Chaim Hochman	536-546
In the forest among the partisans	Leibel Perlstein	546-552
A saved mother and her three children….	Sheine Rosenberg	553-561
Like a mouse that is looking for a hole to hide	Devora Byaler (Levine)	562-566
Through Dombrovitza - Berezhnitz to the Sarna pits	Simka Sussel	566-572
The heroic death of a Jewish girl	Shmuel Kligon	572-579
A miracle with a Dombrovitza partisan	Eng. Misha Gindelman	580-582
Partisans' tales	* * *	583-667

Photographs of partisans from Dumbrovitza		668-676

Part Four: The Stories of the Survivors		677-834

HEBREW
Two years under Soviet rule (1939-1941)	Simcha Rosenberg	679-684
A night of fear and murder in September 1939	Shabtai Vrona	685
Two-times farewell from my town of birth	Yehuda Avizan	686-694
Bereaved and alone from the age of twelve	S. Gruber	695
A visit in town after the Holocaust		696-698

YIDDISH
On the eve of the storm	Manes Burstein	698-700
The holy debt: to remember	Miriam Bodenik	700-701
If we could escape…	Sender Valkon	702
Two heroic deeds	Betzalel Holzman	703-704
With the wandering stick over Russia	Benzion Borman	704-709
In the deadly fire at the quiet Don	Sender Schwarztuch	709-711
The Jewish polkovnik (colonel) and the Jewish general	Ozer Landau	712-713
“The four types of death” in Maydanek	Betzalel Berger	713-714
Front-line fighting against the Germans	Yosef Dober (Feigelstein)	715-718
The nightmare that will hunt me forever	I. Ch. F - N	718-719
I am leaving my town for ever	Shmuel Katchke	719-722
Over lonely houses and deserted streets	Yitzhak Feigelstein	723-774

Additions to the First Four Parts		775-834

Part Five: For the Independence of Israel		835-854

Part Six: List and Photographs of the Holocaust Martyrs		855-928
List of the Martyrs		856-868