Sečovce, Slovakia (Pages 229-239)

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Appendices {contd.}

The new cemetery in Sečovce
(1980)

The store of M. Selzer in Sečovce

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The main street in Sečovce
(1950)

The Schwartz house and Frieder^[16] house on the main street
(1991)

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Here lies Yitzhak z”l
Firstborn son of our teacher, Rabbi Abraham Yosef Schwartz z”l
Who was the rabbi of the community for many years
A faithful supporter of his community
T^[17]he fear of G-d was engraved on his heart - and Yitzhak submitted
He performed charity and good deeds - these were the acts of Yitzhak
He was kind to all he came across - these were the days of the life of Yitzhak
He earned a name better than fine oil^[18] - And Yitzhak's [good name] will be known
His children were guided on a righteous path - And they loved Yitzhak
He lived all his days by the word of G-d - with respect for his father
He had a good reputation through all his days - And even after his death^[19]
He never sought glory - This was the glory of Yitzhak
Our souls long after you - This is the binding of Yitzhak^[20]
This tombstone will last for eternity - Until the G-d of Yitzhak redeems us
Yitzhak passed and was gathered with his people
20^th of Elul, 5696
His children and family buried him
Deep in mourning and sorrow^[21]
May his soul be bound in the bundle of life^[22]

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Students of the Jewish School in 1935

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A performance of “Queen Esther” in Sečovce (1935)

Students of the school in 1936/37

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Youth of Sečovce in the 30s

A Sečovce training unit

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Betar youth
From right: Shlomo Caspi, Nandi Schwartz, and Shmuel Dovi

Girls of Sečovce
Chava (Eliza) Kaufman and Chava Sapir

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Holocaust survivors at a memorial service on Mount Zion

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Holocaust survivors at a memorial service on Mount Zion

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Emanuel Elimelech Frieder

Born in Slovakia (5673-1913) to parents Rabbi Pinchas and Sarah Frieder, may G-d avenge their blood. He studied in yeshivas and was certified to teach. Serving as principal of the Jewish school in Nové Mesto in the years of hardship^[23] and the Holocaust, he was the right hand of his brother, Rabbi Abraham Abba z”l, who worked tirelessly to save Jews.

From 1946-1949 he served as head of the “Organization of the United Jewish Communities of Slovakia” and dealt with the restoration of communities by aiding the immigration of Jews to Eretz Yisrael and transporting thousands of survivors from Hungary through Slovakia to Israel. Due to his Zionist activities, he was even arrested and spent a number of months in jail. These stories were published in his book “To Deliver Their Souls” (Holocaust Library, New York 1991).

With his aliyah to Israel he settled in Netanya and continued to devote himself to education. He founded and led four schools, among them the religious vocational high school “Shapira,” which today numbers more than a thousand students. Through his life of educational activities, he won the Education Prize.

In Netanya, Emanuel Frieder also continued his communal activity. He served as a city council member and as assistant head of the religious council, on whose behalf he even published a series of educational materials about Israeli holidays and festivals.

Because he was president of the Union of Czechoslovak Expatriates in Israel and a past teacher in Sečovce, Emanuel Frieder was asked to write and edit this book, that is published on the initiative of the Organization of Expatriates of Sečovce.

This book serves as testimony and memory to uphold, as it is said, “remember what Amalek did to you” (Deuteronomy 25:17), “inscribe this in a document as a reminder, and read it aloud to Joshua” (Exodus 17:14).^[24]

Translator's Footnotes:

Most likely a typo, original text says “Rieder” Return

Acrostic piyyut spelling out “Yitzhak, son of Malcha” in original Hebrew Return

In reference to Ecclesiastes 7:1 Return

Possible reference to parshat “Achrei Mot.” Return

Reference to Genesis 22 Return

Reference to Abarbanel on Torah, Leviticus 10:1:1 Return

Reference to 1 Samuel 25:29, a common epitaph. Return

Most likely a reference to the years leading up to the Holocaust. Return

The Contemporary Torah: A Gender-sensitive Adaptation of the JPS Translation, trans. Jewish Publication Society (Philadelphia: JPS, 2006). Return

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