Sokolow List of Collections

Sokolów Charity

List of Collections for the years 1925-1936 for the Charity of Rabbi Meir Baal Haness, Kollel Galicia

Submitted and Translated by Nachum Y. Kornfeld

Translator’s Notes:

Each year the lists were compiled by two (or more) gabbais (warden-volunteers) who received no pay and submitted the signed lists to a head warden (Nasi) who submitted the lists from an entire region to Jerusalem (together with the funds). These funds were distributed to the needy of Jerusalem, Tiberias, Safed and Hebron (and possibly other towns) who originally emigrated from the region from which these funds were collected.

This is a somewhat simplistic view of the R. Meir Baal Hanes charity organizations.

The Talmud relates a story of how a certain Rabbi Meir said that if you say : "G-d of Meir, help me!! you will be helped by the One Above. This is the basis for the charity Pushkas (boxes) that were a part of every families life in Europe. On every occasion, whether for good or bad, R. Meir was asked to interceded on behalf of the donor, or another person whom the donor had in mind. These Pushkas still exist in most Orthodox homes.

There was more than one Kollel (office) in Jerusalem. Each Kollel was in charge of distributing funds to different Landleit, i.e., Chibath Jerusalem Kollel was for Galicia, Shomrei Hachomos is Hungarian, Kollel Polen was for Poland proper, etc. There was even a Kollel America, in the later years.

Numbers on columns indicate the year the charity was collected

Comments column:

Blank space denotes a resident of Sokolow. There were several villages in the Sokolow vicinity that came under a particular collectors jurisdiction. The name of the village where a particular donor lived is entered and the word village alone is an indication that the donor did not live in Sokolow proper but rather in a surrounding village, but did not give a name.

There are variants in name spelling, which are indicated in this column.

There are also some vocations, i.e. Rav, shochet, mohel included.

Any other information of genealogical value, i.e., Mother-in-law, or death, is indicated in this column.

List of Collections for the years 1925-1936

for the Charity of Rabbi Meir Baal Haness, Kollel Galicia

		Comments	26	27	28	29	30	31
Kalman	Abend	Avend	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Adler	v. Cholewiana Gora			√	√	√
Reuven	Alber			√			√
Ezra	Alter				√		√
Nesanel	Alter		√	√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Alter						√
Shmaya	Amsterdam	v. Kamin / or Shmuel	√	√	√	√	√
Mechel	Aratin	v. Kamin	√	√	√		√
Avrohom	Arbesfeld		√	√	√	√	√
Kalman	Ashen	Village	√
Esther	Ast	& daughter Liba Roiza / v. Kamin					√
Hirsch	Ast				√
Lana	Ast		√	√	√	√	√
Nota	Ast	v. Cholewiana Gora			√	√	√
Yitzchok	Ast	v. Kamin / died ’28 / continued by wife	√	√	√	√
Berish	Aster		√	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Aster		√	√	√	√	√
Yosef	Bank		√	√	√	√	√
Berachya / Birech	Barth	v. Kamin / or Borte		√	√	√	√
Reizel	Barth	Village / or Borte	√	√
Shmuel	Baumwortzel	v. Kamin				√	√
Leib	Beir		√	√	√	√	√
Esther	Beller		√	√	√
Yechezkel	Beril				√
Daniel	Bezinshtok	Bezinstein	√	√	√
Yoshe	Bezinshtok						√
Yehoshua	Bezinstok		√	√	√	√
Esther	Bigeleisen	& daughter Rivka	√			√
Rivka	Bigeleisen	and mother Esther		√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Birnbach		√	√	√	√	√
Meir	Birnbach		√	√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Birnbach		√
Breindel	Birnbaum		√	√	√	√
Leibush	Birnbaum		√	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Birnfeld	v. Medynia				√
Yisroel	Birnfeld	v. Medynia				√
Avrohom	Bitner	v. Cholewiana Gora			√	√	√
Toba	Bliter		√	√	√	√	√
Mattisyahu	Blitzer		√	√	√	√	√
Aharon	Borsch			√
Chaim	Bratin	Brater	√	√	√	√	√
Meir	Breit		√	√	√	√	√
Mordechai	Breit		√	√	√	√	√
Wolf Leib	Brezil		√			√
Zanvil	Brezil		√	√	√	√	√
Nesanel	Brodt	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Aharon	Brok		√
Gitel	Deitel		√
Aharon	Dimand		√	√	√	√	√
Eidel	Dimand				√	√	√
Moshe	Dimant		√	√	√	√	√
Rivka	Dimant			√	√	√	√
Aharon	Dominitz	Shochet=ritual slaughterer	√	√	√	√	√
Dovid	Dornfest		√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Dornfest		√	√
Mordechai	Dornfest				√	√	√
Shmuel Leib	Dornfest		√	√	√	√	√
Akiva	Ehrlich	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√
Avrohom Moshe	Einhorn				√
Hirsch	Einhorn	v. Medynia				√
Leib	Einhorn		√	√	√	√	√
Dovid	Eler	v. Kamin				√	√
Yaakov	Eler	v. Kamin	√		√	√	√
Eisik	Emer		√	√	√	√	√
Eliezer	Emer	son of Mindel	√	√	√	√	√
Fishel	Emer		√	√	√	√	√
Yosef	Epstein	Horav					√
Moshe	Farzichboim				√	√	√
Getzel	Fass	v. Cholewiana Gora					√
Moshe Yisroel	Fass		√	√	√	√
Aharon Chaim	Feigenbaum		√	√	√	√	√
Efrayim Yitchok	Feigenbaum		√	√	√	√	√
Getzel	Feilbogen		√	√	√	√	√
Hirtz	Feilbogen		√	√	√	√	√
Chaim	Feit	v. Cholewiana Gora			√	√	√
Elimelech	Feit	v. Cholewiana Gora			√	√	√
Moshe	Feit	v. Cholewiana Gora			√	√	√
Yisroel	Feit	v. Cholewiana Gora					√
Zalman	Feit	v. Cholewiana Gora	√		√	√	√
Yehoshua	Feldhandler					√	√
Dovid	Feldler		√	√	√	√	√
Yaakov	Felsenfeld		√	√	√	√	√
Reuven	Fergeslich		√	√	√	√	√
Avrohom	Fledel		√	√	√	√	√
Avrohom	Fledel	The younger and mother Golda			√	√	√
Berish	Fledel		√
Elimelech	Fledel			√	√		√
Lipa	Fledel				√	√	√
Moshe	Fledel		√	√	√	√	√
Naftoli	Fledel					√	√
Sara Leah	Fledel	v. Medynia				√
Shlomo	Fledel		√	√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Fledel	v. Medynia				√
Hirsch	Fogel	& mother-in-law Chana Leiberman	√	√		√	√
Avrohom	Freidentag	Died ‘28		√	√
Aharon	Freidman		√	√	√	√	√
Dovid	Freidman	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Moshe Eliyahu	Frimerman						√
Shlomo Dovid	Geiger	v. Kamin	√		√	√	√
Yosef	Glatt		√	√	√	√	√
Avrohom	Glezel		√	√	√	√	√
Shalom	Glezel		√	√		√
Sholom	Glezel				√		√
Yehoshua	Glezel			√	√	√	√
Moshe	Gold		√	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Gold	the younger		√		√	√
Yehoshua Chaim	Goldbaum		√	√	√	√	√
Asher	Goldberg		√	√	√	√	√
Chanina	Goldberg		√	√	√	√	√
Zlata	Goldblat		√	√	√	√	√
Yitzchok Eliezer	Goldfarb	& mother-in-law Breindel					√
Yitzchok	Graber		√	√		√	√
Shachna	Greenbaum		√	√	√	√	√
Leib	Greenfeld		√	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Greenfeld				√	√	√
Noson	Greenfeld			√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Greenfeld				√	√	√
Berel	Greizman			√	√
Zelig	Greizman		√	√	√
Hirsch	Gross				√	√	√
Aharon	Gutstein				√
Avrohom	Gutstein			√
Yosef Chaim	Haber		√	√		√	√
Dovid	Halberstam	Horav	√
Simcha	Halpern			√	√	√	√
Shmuel	Handelsman						√
Shlomo	Hanft	v. Medynia				√
Shmuel	Hanft	v. Wola Ranizovska					√
Yaakov	Hanft		√				√
Chava	Hartman	v. Wola Ranizovska	√	√	√	√	√
Elimelech Yehuda	Hartman		√	√	√	√	√
Leibish	Hartman	v. Wola Ranizovska in ‘30			√	√	√
Shimon	Hartman	v. Wola Ranizovska	√		√	√	√
Fishel	Heller		√	√	√	√	√
Kalman	Heller		√	√	√	√
Nachman	Heller	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Heller	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Yosef	Heller		√
Refael	Hirschhorn		√	√	√	√	√
Esther	Hister			√	√	√	√
Yosef	Hofert		√	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Hoff		√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Hornstein	and son Yudel	√	√	√	√	√
Chaya	Kalter	and son Shmuel	√	√	√	√	√
Shmuel	Kalter				√	√	√
Mordechai Hirsch	Kanner				√	√	√
Shmuel Eizik	Katz	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Leib	Kaufman						√
Reuven	Kaufman		√	√	√
Shmuel	Kaufman		√	√	√	√	√
Mechel	Keller		√	√	√	√	√
Devorah	Kestenbaum		√	√	√
Wolf	Kirschbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska in ‘30			√		√
Yitzchok Mendel	Kirschberg	Dayan=judge in rabbinical court	√	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Kirschenbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska / or Kirschbaum	√	√	√	√	√
Berel Feivel	Klang				√
Zivia	Klinger				√	√	√
Yehoshua	Klotz	Village			√
Boruch	Knobel		√	√	√	√	√
Keila Leah	Knobel		√	√	√	√	√
Yosef	Knobel		√	√	√	√	√
Rivka	Knopf	v. Wola Ranizovska	√	√	√	√	√
Lipa	Korf	Korpf	√	√	√	√	√
Ber	Korn	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Binyomin	Kornblau	Kornblit	√	√			√
Dovid	Kraut		√	√	√	√	√
Elimelech	Kraut	v. Medynia				√
Feivel	Kraut		√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch Moshe	Kraut		√	√	√	√	√
Malka	Kraut			√
Shimon	Kraut		√	√	√	√	√
Wolf	Kraut		√	√	√	√	√
Yaakov	Kraut	v. Kamin		√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Kraut		√	√		√	√
Yitzchok	Kraut	son of Yosef		√
Yitzchok	Kraut	the younger	√	√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Kraut	v. Wola Ranizovska	√	√	√	√	√
Nachman	Krell		√	√		√	√
Mordechai	Laaz	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√
Nochim	Laaz	v. Kamin	√	√		√	√
Moshe	Landesman				√	√	√
Leibish	Langweil			√	√	√	√
Dovid	Laufer	& mother Toba					√
Avrohom	Leiberman		√	√	√	√	√
Mordechai	Leiberman	& mother-in-law Sima Berger	√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Leiblich	v. Kamin	√		√	√
Rivka	Leiblich	Village	√
Shmuel	Leiblich	v. Medynia				√
Wolf	Leiblich						√
Yitzchok	Leiblich	v. Kamin	√	√	√		√
Chana	Leibman	Leiberman		√	√	√	√
Chaya	Leibman	Leiberman		√	√	√
Mendel	Leichter	v. Medynia				√
Yitzchok	Lev		√	√	√	√	√
Dovid	Lichstein	v. Kamin			√	√
Meir	Lichtenstein	v. Wola Ranizovska / and mother Rivke				√	√
Rivka	Lichtstein	Village	√	√	√
Yechezkel	Lichtstein	v. Wola Ranizovska / Lichtenstein	√		√	√	√
Shmuel	Litman		√	√
Sima	Litman				√	√
Nechemya	Luks	and son-in-law Yisroel B"sh		√	√	√	√
Avrohom	Magenheim		√	√	√	√	√
Meir	Magenheim	Village	√	√	√
Mendel	Magenheim	v. Wola Ranizovska		√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Magenheim	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Zalman	Magenheim	v. Kamin		√	√		√
Yaakov Hirsch	Meressa				√	√	√
Elchonon	Miller		√
Mendel	Miller	and mother Nechama		√
Nechama	Miller		√
Avrohom	Neis		√	√	√	√	√
Avrohom	Neis	the younger	√	√		√
Yaakov	Neis		√	√		√	√
Yitzchok Leizer	Neizen		√	√	√	√	√
Eliezer (Elazar)	Nisenfeld	Sofer=scribe	√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Nisenfeld						√
Hirsch Leib	Nisenfeld		√	√	√	√
Feige	Nusbaum			√		√
Wolf	Nusbaum	Village	√	√	√
Yechiel Wolf	Nusbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska				√	√
Meir	Orenstein	v. Kamin / or Horenstein	√	√	√	√	√
Mala	Orgel					√	√
Avrohom	Orhan		√	√	√	√	√
Boruch Dovid	Peltz			√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Pflanzgraben		√	√	√	√	√
Mendel	Pomerantz						√
Rivka	Porcelan		√	√
Yechezkel	Prafuss		√	√	√	√	√
Meir	Preizinger		√	√	√	√	√
Alter Elimelech	Rabin	Horav	√	√	√	√	√
Blima	Rabin		√	√	√	√	√
Leib	Rabin		√	√	√	√
Mendel	Rabin	Shochet=ritual slaughterer	√		√	√	√
Yaakov Noach	Rabin			√	√	√	√
Benish	Reich		√	√
Dovid	Reich		√			√
Eidel	Reich		√	√	√	√
Eliezer	Reich		√	√	√	√	√
Fradel	Reich		√	√	√
Gitel	Reich		√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Reich		√	√	√	√	√
Malka	Reich		√	√	√	√	√
Naftoli	Reich				√	√	√
Shalom	Reich		√	√
Shlomo Eliyahu	Reich			√	√	√	√
Sholom	Reich				√	√	√
Yitzchok	Reich	and sons-in-law [Moshe Mahr]	√	√	√	√	√
Chana	Reiz	v. Kamin				√
Hirsch	Reiz		√	√	√	√	√
Leah	Reiz	Village	√		√
Moshe	Reiz		√	√	√	√
Eliyahu	Ribanzaft		√	√	√	√	√
Mendel	Rik					√	√
Dovid	Rob	Rib		√	√	√	√
Leib	Romler		√	√	√
Berl	Rosenbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska		√	√	√
Dovid	Rosenbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska	√	√	√	√	√
Freida	Rosenbaum	and son Sholom (Dayan in Rudnik)	√	√	√	√	√
Leib	Rosenbaum		√	√		√	√
Malka	Rosenbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska				√
Mendel	Rosenbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska	√	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Rosenbaum	Village / died ’28 / wife Malka	√	√	√
Shalom	Rosenbaum		√
Shmuel Eliezer	Rosenbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska	√	√	√	√	√
Yerachmiel	Rosenbaum	v. Wola Ranizovska					√
Yita	Rosenbaum			√	√	√	√
Mendel	Rothstein		√	√	√	√	√
Elazar	Scharf	v. Medynia in ‘29				√	√
Hirsch Yehudah	Scharf			√	√	√	√
Yitzchok	Scharf		√	√
Chaim Ber	Schlanger	v. Medynia				√
Dovid Ber	Schlanger		√	√	√	√	√
Ezra	Schlanger		√	√
Feiga	Schlanger	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Kalman	Schlanger				√	√	√
Mordechai Hirsch	Schlanger				√	√	√
Nissin	Schlanger		√	√	√	√	√
Sholom	Schlanger	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√
Yita	Schlanger		√
Yitzchok	Schlien		√
Moshe	Schmickler					√	√
Ben Zion	Schmikler						√
Meir	Schneeweis						√
Meir	Schwebel		√		√	√	√
Hirsch Leib	Shapiro					√	√
Pinchos	Shapiro	v. Cholewiana Gora			√	√	√
Avrohom Moshe	Shechtel		√	√	√	√	√
Elazar	Sheinweter		√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Sheinweter		√	√	√	√	√
Moshe	Sheinweter		√	√	√
Anshel	Shek		√	√	√	√	√
Berachya / Birech	Shek	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Chaim	Shek	& mother Mela bas Keila Rivka	√		√	√	√
Elimelech	Shek	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Shek	v. Kamin				√	√
Moshe	Shek				√	√	√
Shlomo	Shek	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Yehoshua	Shek	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Yosef	Shek	& son-in-law Yeshaya	√	√	√	√	√
Naftoli	Shifer		√	√	√	√	√
Sara	Shifer		√	√	√	√	√
Shmuel Yeshaya	Shifer		√	√	√	√	√
Shmuel Yeshaya	Shifer	the younger		√	√		√
Yeshaya	Shifer					√
Yosef	Shifer	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Leib	Shiffer		√	√	√	√	√
Boruch Mordechai	Shindelheim		√	√	√	√	√
Chaim	Shindelheim	S"H / and son-in-law Mendel Reich	√
Nachman	Shindelheim		√
Necha	Shindelheim			√	√	√
Berel	Shlafstein	v. Medynia				√
Mindel	Shlaftstein	v. Medynia				√
Hirsch	Shnek	v. Medynia				√
Moshe Eliezer	Shnek		√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Shosheim	v. Kamin	√		√	√	√
Lezer	Shosheim	v. Kamin	√	√		√
Elimelech	Shpring	v. Wola Ranizovska	√	√	√		√
Efrayim	Shrobe		√	√
Eliezer	Shtecher		√	√
Elimelech	Shtecher		√			√
Dovid	Shtefel		√	√	√	√	√
Efrayim	Shtefel		√	√	√	√	√
Lemel	Shtefel		√	√	√	√	√
Mordechai	Shtefel		√	√	√	√
Shmuel	Shtefel		√	√	√	√
Eliezer	Shusheim	v. Kamin			√	√	√
Leib	Shwomenfeld	v. Kamin		√	√	√
Moshe	Shwomenfeld					√	√
Reuven	Silber		√		√	√
Shmuel Aharon	Silber		√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Sonenblick	v. Kamin / and son-in-law	√	√	√	√	√
Refael	Sonnenblick		√	√	√	√	√
Refael	Stechel	v. Kamin / by wife from ‘30	√	√	√		√
Sholom	Stechel				√
Hirsch Leib	Tenzer					√
Yaakov	Tenzer				√	√	√
Yitzchok	Tenzer		√	√	√		√
Bunim Mendel	Torbiner	Torbitiner	√	√			√
Sheindel	Turkeltaub	Turteltaub	√	√	√	√	√
Rochel	Wagner			√	√	√	√
Yaakov	Wagner		√
Hirsch Yosef	Wald		√	√	√	√	√
Yekusiel	Wald		√	√	√	√	√
Shmuel	Wallach			√	√	√	√
Mendel	Weinberg		√	√	√	√	√
Asher	Weinman		√	√		√
Avrohom	Weinman		√	√	√	√	√
Chaim	Weinman		√	√	√	√	√
Esther	Weinman	& daughter Golda	√	√	√	√
Feivel	Weinman		√	√	√	√	√
Golda	Weinman		√	√
Hirsch Reuven	Weinman		√	√	√	√	√
Pinchas	Weinman		√	√	√	√	√
Pinchas	Weinman	the younger		√	√		√
Shlomo	Weinman		√
Shlomo Ber	Weinman		√	√
Yeshaya	Weinman		√	√	√	√	√
Yisroel Yitzchok	Weinman	and son Avrohom		√	√	√	√
Mordechai	Weinrib	Dayan				√
Moshe Mordechai	Weinrib	Dayan=judge in rabbinical court	√	√	√		√
Hirsch	Weinschelbaum		√	√	√	√
Shmuel	Weinstein		√
Wolf	Weinstein	Weinsteiner	√	√	√	√	√
Reuven	Weinsteiner		√	√	√	√	√
Hirtz	Weintaub		√	√	√	√	√
Hirsch	Weintraub				√
Moshe	Weintraub		√	√	√	√	√
Nachman	Weintraub	v. Kamin	√	√	√	√	√
Chaim	Wenger		√	√	√	√	√
Iser	Werner		√	√	√	√	√
Golda	Zanger	and son-in-law Yitzchok Arbesfeld	√	√	√	√	√
Avrohom	Zatler					√
Feivel	Zatler				√	√	√
Leibush	Zatler	v. Wola Ranizovska				√	√
Moshe	Zatler		√	√	√	√	√
Yaakov	Zatler		√	√	√	√	√
Yaakov	Zebel		√	√	√	√	√
Avrohom Moshe	Zeifer		√	√	√	√	√
Yosef	Zibitziner	v. Medynia				√
Hirsch	Zidwirtz		√		√	√
Hirsch Peysach	Zidwirtz						√
Leib	Zigel	Village / died in ‘27	√	√
Yaakov	Ziker	Zuker	√	√	√	√	√
Shmuel	Zukerbroit	v. Wola Ranizovska	√	√	√	√	√

Submitted and Translated by Nachum Y. Kornfeld

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