Borshchiv, Ukraine

The Book of Bortschoff
(Borshchiv, Ukraine)
48°48' / 26°03'

Translation of Sefer Borszczow

Edited by: N. Blumenthal

Published in Tel Aviv, 1960

Acknowledgments
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This is a translation from: Sefer Borszczow; (The book of Bortschoff), ed. N. Blumenthal, Tel Aviv,
Association of former residents of Borszczow in Israel, 1960 (H, Y, 341 pages)

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

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TOC translated by Yocheved Klausner

Foreward Myrna Neuringer Levy

Foreword Moshe Blumenthal 5

Nachman Blumenthal 8

Political History 11

The town, its streets and buildings 20

The function of the Jews in town 27

Statistics 31

Memories: a little from everything 38

Legends, stories, sayings and the like

Children's folklore

Food 56

Jewish young “recruits”

Elections to the Austrian Parliament

Rabbis

Figures in Borszczow

The “Miracles” of Shaykele Kron Shlomo Reibel 77

How They Spent Leisure Time 79

Institutions 89

How They Made A Living 103

The Water Carrier 113

First World War 122

After the Russian Revolution 131

Sayings from the First World War 134

Between the two World Wars 138

Our protest Mendel Dol 145

Streets and places in Borszczow Shlomo Reibel 148

Rivers 151

Types in Borszczow Shlomo Reibel 153

Social Aid 158

Talmud Torah 161

Our theater Pinchas Remer 165

Social Life and Culture Between the Two Wars Shlomo Reibel 167

The Second World War 172

Questions to be asked Israel Schachter z”l 224

Poems Brita Soifer z”l 226

Documents: Letters from Yakov Meizel z”l 238

“Die Aktion rollt” Aharon Rosenblatt z”l 250

How I survived Mendel Soifer 277

Pesach Massacre Yakov Schwartz 284

In the German prison Bernard Kremer 287

I, a “Karaite” [a Jewish sect] Mendel Dol 291

Borchover Gang B. W. Ben Barak 303

Celia Zucker's Account 308

Swatchok, the representative of the Court of Justice Isidor Feuerstein 309

Our Victims 312

Yizkor Dvora Bar Et (Segal) 321

“And in their death they did not part” Gedalyahu Lachman 322

Grandfathers and grandsons Mendel Dol 325

The Borchover Landsmanshaft In New York 328

Report of the former Borszczow residents' committee Moshe Blumenthal 331

Anthony Werski 335

List of members of our organization in Israel 337

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Contact person for this translation Myrna Neuringer Levy
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Foreward	Myrna Neuringer Levy

Foreword	Moshe Blumenthal	5
	Nachman Blumenthal	8

Political History		11
The town, its streets and buildings		20
The function of the Jews in town		27

Statistics		31

Memories: a little from everything		38
Legends, stories, sayings and the like
Children's folklore
Food		56
Jewish young “recruits”
Elections to the Austrian Parliament
Rabbis
Figures in Borszczow
The “Miracles” of Shaykele Kron	Shlomo Reibel	77
How They Spent Leisure Time		79
Institutions		89
How They Made A Living		103
The Water Carrier		113

First World War		122
After the Russian Revolution		131
Sayings from the First World War		134

Between the two World Wars		138
Our protest	Mendel Dol	145
Streets and places in Borszczow	Shlomo Reibel	148
Rivers		151
Types in Borszczow	Shlomo Reibel	153
Social Aid		158
Talmud Torah		161
Our theater	Pinchas Remer	165
Social Life and Culture Between the Two Wars	Shlomo Reibel	167

The Second World War		172
Questions to be asked	Israel Schachter z”l	224
Poems	Brita Soifer z”l	226
Documents: Letters from Yakov Meizel z”l		238
“Die Aktion rollt”	Aharon Rosenblatt z”l	250
How I survived	Mendel Soifer	277
Pesach Massacre	Yakov Schwartz	284
In the German prison	Bernard Kremer	287
I, a “Karaite” [a Jewish sect]	Mendel Dol	291
Borchover Gang	B. W. Ben Barak	303
Celia Zucker's Account		308
Swatchok, the representative of the Court of Justice	Isidor Feuerstein	309

Our Victims		312
Yizkor	Dvora Bar Et (Segal)	321
“And in their death they did not part”	Gedalyahu Lachman	322
Grandfathers and grandsons	Mendel Dol	325
The Borchover Landsmanshaft In New York		328
Report of the former Borszczow residents' committee	Moshe Blumenthal	331
Anthony Werski		335
List of members of our organization in Israel		337