List of inscriptions and map of ivanofrankivsk cemetery ivenets, belarus. Library locations dorot jewish division shelf locator. Yizkor memorial books are some of the best sources for learning about jewish communities in eastern and central europe. Yizkormemorial book collection library of congress.
Book donated to jewishgen yizkor books database summaries of hebrew and yiddish texts notes. But someone searching for information on this town will now find a referral to the yizkor book in which this. This paragraph was published in the yizkor book of plock, plock, a history of an ancient jewish community in poland, editor eliyahu eisenberg, tel aviv, 1967, pages 565566, and translated from hebrew by mrs. Groups of former residents, or landsmanshaftn, have published these books as a tribute to their former homes and the people who were murdered during the holocaust. It is barely one year since i left and the town is not the same anymore. Yizkor memorial books document the history of jewish communities destroyed in the holocaust. The majority of these books were written in hebrew or yiddish, languages that many contemporary genealogists. Our sincere appreciation to yochevet brown, president, and the. The yizkor book of plock table of contents ada holtzman. The books are published by former residents or landsmanshaft societies as remembrances of homes, people and ways of life lost during world war ii. Eliyahu eisenberg vicechairman, plotzker association in israel hamenora publishing house telaviv, 1967 honorary president of the world commiitee for the plotzk memorial book mr.
The yizkor book in ms word file format the yizkor book in ms acrobat format. Plotzk plock a history of an ancient jewish community in poland, eliyahu eisenberg, tel aviv 1967 the english part. There seems to be no specific yizkor book for the town of krasnopole in poland. Ada holtzman april 18th, 2004 yom hashoah, 27 nissan, 5764 page foreword 5. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Plotzk memorial book plotzker association in israel plotzk plock a history of an ancient jewish community in poland editor. Written in yiddish, hebrew, or both, they are a crucial resource for research in east european jewish history, holocaust studies, and jewish. In memory of my grandmother, rasza holcman, nee zlotnik from plock.
Page of the plotzk communal inventory book 1616 historical archives jerusalem 26. Thw yizkor book of plock, plock, a history of an ancient jewish community in poland, editor eliyahu eisenberg, tel aviv, 1967, hebrew, pages 565566, and translated from hebrew by mrs. It is my hope that this book will serve as commemoration to the jewish ancient grand and holy community of plock, exterminated by the germans. The new york public libraryyiddish book center yizkor book collection includes 650 digitized yizkor books from the collections of the two institutions. Memorial books that document jewish life before world war ii, along with vivid firsthand accounts of the. Holocaust survivors and victims database yizkor book. After several years of strenuous effort, the yizkor book about our tragically destroyed. Book to the martyrs of jarczow and surroundings ukraine plock. Yizkor books at congregation neveh shalom compiled by michael. It is my hope that this book will serve as commemoration to the jewish ancient grand and holy community of plock, exterminated by the germans during the holocaust. The english part is not a complete translation of the yizkor book of plock but rather a synopsis, summary, and should be treated as such.
The following translations from yizkor books have been donated to. Rows of deserted houses on which red flags fluttered. Index of yizkor book holdings for yale university libraries the books are. I have translated and added the titles and page numbers of articles which do not appear in the english summary. An appeal by the jubilee volume committee, published on the occasion of the communitys 700th anniversary 12371937. Books maps portraits photographs biographies history documents personal narratives music illustrations memorial books holocaust. This page is an inventory of the yizkor books in the collection of the branford p. Yizkor books are memorial books commemorating a jewish community destroyed during the holocaust.
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