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Candidates for 1936 Kahal Election
for the Jewish Community Council

Below is a translation of a document issued by The Electoral Committee of the Jewish Community (Kahal, Kehilla) in Belchatow for the election of the Jewish Community Council in August 1936. It consists of the names of the 112 candidates (16 per each of seven lists or slates) who ran for election. In addition to their names and political party affiliations, this list includes year of birth, occupation, and address in Belchatow. As noted below, voters could vote only for one of the lists (slates) of candidates. Description of the political parties are included below, after the translation of the official document.

This document was provided by Mr. Bogusław  Dziedzic, the Director of the Regional Museum in Belchatow. The official wording and headings were translated by Peter Jassem. The translations of the occupations were obtained from him and various other sources.

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The Electoral Committee of the Jewish Community in Belchatow for election of the Jewish Community Board informs publicly and as required by paragraph 43 of the By-law of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Liberties dated Oct. 14, 1930 (published in the Daily of the Republic of Poland, issue # 75/30, item 592) that the following lists of candidates for the election to the Jewish Community Board, to take place on August 30, 1936, have been submitted: 

No.

Surname

Given name

Political Party

Birth Year

Occupation

Address

1

FAJWISZ

Majer Moszek

Agudas Izrael
 (Candidates List 1)

1868

real estate owner

St. Rynek 2.

2

DZIALOWSKI

Berek

Agudas Izrael

1884

real estate owner

Ewangielicka 5.

3

STOBIECKI

Moszek

Agudas Izrael

1883

merchant

Al. Kaczkowska 20.

4

FRENKEL

Israel Dawid

Agudas Izrael

1899

merchant

Pabjanicka 12.

5

EKSZTAJN

Moszek

Agudas Izrael

1890

merchant

Pl Marsz. Pilsudskiego

6

JAKUBOWICZ

Wolf

Agudas Izrael

188?

tailor

Dworska 1.

7

LAJB

Moszek

Agudas Izrael

189?

tinsmith

Ewangielicka 10.

8

PRASZKER

Nusen

Agudas Izrael

1894

dyer

St. Rynek 10.

9

JANOWSKI

Abram Icek

Agudas Izrael

1877

dyer

Pabjanicka 26.

10

SZTAJER

Mendel

Agudas Izrael

1864

dyer

Ewangielicka 11.

11

MAROKO

Izrael Elja

Agudas Izrael

1899

accountant

Ewangielicka 7.

12

LAJB

Szlama

Agudas Izrael

1866

industrialist

Pabjanicka 26.

13

LACHMAN

Berek

Agudas Izrael

1879

watchmaker

St. Rynek 26.

14

WOLFOWICZ

Izrael Icek

Agudas Izrael

1873

worker

Pabjanicka 7.

15

SZTAJER

Izrael

Agudas Izrael

1896

dyer

Ewangielicka 9.

16

FUKS

Szmul

Agudas Izrael

1895

worker

Ewangielicka 2.

1

HUBERMAN

Moszek

Candidates List 2

1877

worker

Piotrkowska 52.

2

SZERMAN

Manyl

Candidates List 2

1888

worker

Piotrkowska 14.

3

SZTATLENDER

Moszek

Candidates List 2

1868

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 7.

4

FRAJTAG

Szyja

Candidates List 2

1866

merchant

Nowy Rynek 1.

5

CYMBERKNOPF

Zysman

Candidates List 2

1870

shopkeeper, peddler

Dworska 8.

6

MACHABANSKI

Lipa Zalma

Candidates List 2

1874

shopkeeper, peddler

Pabjanicka 2.

7

GELBARD

Towja Jakob

Candidates List 2

1882

shopkeeper, peddler

Piotrkowska 19.

8

NOWAK

Izrael

Candidates List 2

1865

shopkeeper, peddler

Ewangielicka 16.

9

LIBERMAN

Jakob Ber

Candidates List 2

1873

merchant

St. Rynek 34.

10

WEWIECKI

Abram

Candidates List 2

1896

shopkeeper, peddler

Pabjanicka 3.

11

LASKA

Herszlik

Candidates List 2

1880

tailor

St. Rynek 12.

12

STOBIECKI

Jakob

Candidates List 2

1893

merchant

Pabjanicka 36.

13

LEWKOWICZ

Moszek Lajzer

Candidates List 2

1879

weaver

Pabjanicka 14.

14

SZMULEWICZ

Wolf

Candidates List 2

1902

baker

Piotrkowska 14.

15

WINER

Symcha

Candidates List 2

1886

shopkeeper, peddler

Ewangielicka 10.

16

ZAJDMAN

Herszlik

Candidates List 2

1877

worker

Dworska 4.

1

LIPMAN

Mendel

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda
(Candidates List 3)

1904

warping machine operator

Kosciuszki 13.

2

FELD

Josek Lajb

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1987

industrialist

Kosciuszki 13.

3

BERKOWICZ

Bencyjon

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1900

glazier

St. Rynek 37.

4

GELBARD

Motel

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1898

merchant

Pabjanicka 27.

5

PERELMUTER

Szlama

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1885

merchant

Pabjanicka 4.

6

LAJB

Icek

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1887

industrialist

Piotrkowska 15.

7

MARCZAK

Chil

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1901

weaver

St. Rynek 33.

8

FELD

Fines

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1894

industrialist

Nowy Rynek 1.

9

EKSZTAJN

Benjamin

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1897

industrialist

Piotrkowska 23.

10

KAMINSKI

Abram

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1886

merchant

St. Rynek 11.

11

LAJB

Abram

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1896

warping machine operator

Pabjanicka 2.

12

BRAM

Szyja

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1892

merchant

Piotrkowska 12.

13

PITA

Chil

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1895

weaver

Kosciuszki 1.

14

ROTSZTAJN

Aron

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1902

merchant

Pabjanicka 10.

15

DREZNER

Hesza Zysza

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1888

accountant

Kosciuszki 13.

16

ALTMAN

Szaja

Mizarachi & Tora Weawoda

1901

tanner

Pabjanicka 26.

1

PIGULA

Icek

Poalej Agudas Israel
(Candidates List 6)

1904

warping machine operator

St. Rynek 4.

2

FELD

Szulim Boruch

Poalej Agudas Israel

1899

warping machine operator

Pabjanicka 4.

3

PRZYBYLSKI

Aron

Poalej Agudas Israel

1903

warping machine operator

Ewangielicka 10.

4

ROZEN

Moszek

Poalej Agudas Israel

1903

warping machine operator

St. Rynek 37.

5

SZMULEWICZ

Josek

Poalej Agudas Israel

1876

religion teacher

Pabjanicka 6.

6

GELBARD

Lajwy

Poalej Agudas Israel

1890

warping machine operator

Nowy Rynek 19.

7

GRUSZKA

Henoch

Poalej Agudas Israel

1892

warping machine operator

Nowy Rynek 1.

8

NOWAK

Icek

Poalej Agudas Israel

1904

artisan

Pabjanicka

9

GELBARD

Towja Jakob

Poalej Agudas Israel

1882

shortener [clothing]

Piotrkowoska 19.

10

MUSZKAT

Szlama

Poalej Agudas Israel

1896

accountant

Piotrkowska 27.

11

NOWINSKI

Icek Majer

Poalej Agudas Israel

1902

warping machine operator

Ewangielicka 14.

12

RZESLAWSKI

Szlama

Poalej Agudas Israel

1893

warping machine operator

Pabjanicka 23.

13

JAKUBOWICZ

Abe Majer

Poalej Agudas Israel

1899

merchant

Pabjanicka 35.

14

BERKOWICZ

Luzer

Poalej Agudas Israel

1904

warping machine operator

Ogrodowa 5.

15

EPSZTAJN

Lajb

Poalej Agudas Israel

1900

warping machine operator

St. Rynek 26.

16

?____TWALD *

?Chi__ E____ *

Poalej Agudas Israel

??

[letters cut off] *

[letters cut off] *

1

NOWAK

Abram

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.
(Candidates List 7)

1898

"Rajgarz" [untranslatable] **

Ewangielicka 16.

2

NAPARSTEK

Abram Chaim

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1896

butcher, shochet

St. Rynek 5.

3

PELCMAN

Szlama

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1898

shopkeeper, peddler

Pl M.Pilsudskiego

4

GOLDBLUM

Szlama

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1897

worker

Dworska 9.

5

FRYDLICH

Szymsia

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1903

worker

Zdzieszulicka 9.

6

SZWARCBERG

Majer Ber

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1883

cart-driver

Pabjanicka 19.

7

STATLENDER

Gedalja

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1905

merchant

Dworska 4.

8

GOLDBERG

Sucher

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1893

butcher, shochet

Ewangielicka 10.

9

HUBERMAN

Lipa Szyma

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1888

worker

Ewangielicka 8.

10

NOWAK

Abram

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1875

shopkeeper, peddler

Ewangielicka 16.

11

SZERMAN

Henoch

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1891

worker

Pabjanicka 52.

12

PERELMUTER

Lajbusz

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1903

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 12.

13

ZUCHOWSKI

Szlama

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1838

worker

Krótka 1.

14

BERKOWICZ

Fajwel

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1890

shopkeeper, peddler

Ewangielicka 10.

15

NAPARSTEK

Idel

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1883

shopkeeper, peddler

Dworska 8.

16

LEMBERGER

Moszek Dawid

Org. Sjon. Rewiz.

1880

worker

Pabjanicka 19.

1

GELBARD

Jakób

Candidates List 8

1880

worker

Piotkowska 9.

2

RUBINSZTAJN

Berek

Candidates List 8

1882

industrialist

St. Rynek 35.

3

ROZENBLAT

Jankiel

Candidates List 8

1903

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 35.

4

PILA

Nuchem

Candidates List 8

1870

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 28.

5

DOBRZYNSKI

Mendel

Candidates List 8

1900

industrialist

Pabjanicka 30.

6

ROZENBLAT

Zysman

Candidates List 8

1888

shopkeeper, peddler

Pabjanicka 10.

7

JAKUBOWICZ

Chaskiel

Candidates List 8

1886

merchant

St. Rynek 21.

8

FIRANKO

Icek

Candidates List 8

1899

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 33.

9

ROZENBLAT

Josek

Candidates List 8

1863

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 35.

10

WAJS

Henoch

Candidates List 8

1870

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 24.

11

PIURO

Majer

Candidates List 8

1898

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 35.

12

PILA

Wolf

Candidates List 8

1894

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 33.

13

KAC

Abram Elja

Candidates List 8

1880

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 14.

14

KLUG

Szlama Machul

Candidates List 8

1875

shopkeeper, peddler

Ewangielcka 7.

15

FUKS

Chaskiel

Candidates List 8

1882

shopkeeper, peddler

Pabjanicka 47.

16

BOGANSKI

Dawid

Candidates List 8

1886

worker

Nowy Rynek 1.

1

SZERMAN

Manyl

Candidates List 10

???

worker

Piotrkowska 14.

2

JAKUBOWICZ

Wolf

Candidates List 10

188?

tailor

Dworska 1.

3

KUSZER

Mendel

Candidates List 10

1897

shopkeeper, peddler

Pabjanicka 31.

4

MARKUS

Symcha

Candidates List 10

1897

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 1.

5

GRUSZKA

Henoch

Candidates List 10

1892

worker

Nowy Rynek 1.

6

KLIGIERMAN

Abe Majer

Candidates List 10

1890

shopkeeper, peddler

Lakowa 2.

7

WINER

Symcha

Candidates List 10

1886

shopkeeper, peddler

Ewangielcka 10

8

NOWAK

Berek

Candidates List 10

1882

shopkeeper, peddler

St. Rynek 23.

9

ROZEN

Szymon

Candidates List 10

1892

shopkeeper, peddler

Pabjanicka 2.

10

CENCYNATUS

Uryn Hersz

Candidates List 10

1872

worker

Nowy Rynek 51.

11

DREZNER

Jakób Majer

Candidates List 10

1889

shopkeeper, peddler

Pabjanicka 27.

12

FRYMOWSKI

Moszek

Candidates List 10

1878

worker

Piotrkowska 24.

13

ZAJDMAN

Herszlik

Candidates List 10

1877

worker

Dworska 4.

14

MAROKO

Izrael Elja

Candidates List 10

1899

accountant

Ewangielska 7.

15

JAKUBOWICZ

Wolf

Candidates List 10

1891

worker

Kosciuszki 1.

16

LODY

Abe

Candidates List 10

1888

worker

Dworska 18.

The Electoral Committee clarifies that voters can vote on one of the above lists of candidates only. 
We inform that the lists number 1, 2, 6, 8 & 10 have been merged.
Merged lists are to be considered a single list.

Belchatow, August 24, 1936.

The Electoral Committee of the Jewish Community 
in Belchatow for election of the Community Council

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* This candidate was listed on the bottom of the page and most of the line was cut off in the copy we received.

** The Polish term "Rajgarz" appears to be a typographical error and is therefore untranslatable. No one has yet been able to suggest a suitable occupation for this or any close spelling variant.

 

Descriptions of the Political Parties:

Agudas Izrael [Agudat Israel]: A non-Zionist Orthodox Jewish political movement, established in Poland in 1912, was established in Belchatow in 1918 by the Gur Chassidim. 

Mizrachi & Tora Weawoda: Mizrachi was an Orthodox Zionist movement founded in Vilna in 1902, and was established as an organization in Belchatow in 1917. Its  motto in Hebrew was Torah v' Avodah" (Torah and Work, or Labor). 

Poalej Agudas Israel [Poalei Agudat Israel]: A branch of Agudat Israel, this organization was formed in 1920 (at first known as Tzeirei Emunei Israel). In 1938, the Belchatow branch was one of the largest branches of all the Poalei (Workers) Agudat Israel in Poland. Its members belonged to trade unions and health cooperatives, joined in strikes, and rivaled the Bund, communists, and Zionist Left for influence among the Jewish workers' groups and home-workers. 

Org. Sjon. Rewiz. [Revisionist Zionism]: An outgrowth of Political Zionism and Vladimir (Ze’ev) Jabotinsky’s ideas, it was established in 1925.  Its main focus was to pressure Great Britain for the establishment of a Jewish state on both sides of the Jordan River. 

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