PINKOS BIALYSTOK
Volume I Table of Contents
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VOLUME I |
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From the Writers – Society for the history of Bialystok |
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From the Editor – Jules Mark |
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Picture of the Author |
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A Couple of Words about my Father – Henry Hershberg |
XXI | 4 | $80 | $0 | |
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Abraham Shmul Hershberg (of blessed memory) Bibliography
of A. S. Hershberg’s historical and Zionist writings
by Israel Halperin |
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Introduction |
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My connection to Bialystok and my work with the Book of Records |
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| B |
Professor Moscicki’s Polish Monograph about Bialystok |
3 | 6 | $120 | $0 |
| C |
Short review concerning what has already been done to research histories of various communities |
9 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
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Chapter One Short Overview Concerning the General History of Bialystok |
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The oldest Epoch Era (up to 1665) |
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The Bronze Era (1665-1795) |
14 | 7.5 | $160 | $0 |
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The Prussian Era (1795-1807) |
22 | 6.5 | $140 | $0 |
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The beginning of the Russian Era (1807-1830) |
28 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
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Several important moments in the history of the 19th Century |
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Chapter Two Short Overview of the History of the Community in Poland, in General, and the Community of Bialystok in Particular |
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The value of the community to Jews |
35 | 3.5 | $80 | $0 |
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The beginning of Jewish settlement in Bialystok |
38 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
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The oldest origins of Jewish settlement in Bialystok, and the Kehilla |
40 | 10.5 | $220 | $0 |
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Jews in Bialystok, according to German sources |
50 | 1.5 | $40 | $40 |
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Chapter Three The Community of Bialystok under the Rule of the Branickis |
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The reality of Jewish equality |
53 | 4 | $80 | $0 |
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The Charter, by-laws, for the Kehilla of Bialystok |
56 | 6 | $120 | $0 |
| C | A few results of the decrees | 62 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
| D | A version of an oath by a Jew | 64 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
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Chapter Four The Jews of Bialystok and their Community under the 12 year Prussian Rule (1795-1807) |
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| A | The Prussian regulation of Jews in the newly occupied territory | 67 | 9 | $180 | $0 |
| B | The destructive results of the Prussian “Jewish Regulations”, and the battle against it | 75 | 5.5 | $120 | $0 |
| C | The Prussian laws to spread furious wrath among the Jews in Bialystok | 81 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
| D | Non-Jewish witness regarding Jewish up-bringing and education | 83 | 0.5 | $20 | $0 |
| E | Non-Jewish witness regarding Jewish up-bringing and education | 83 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
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Chapter Five What Stories the Old Records Tell |
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| A | The Jewish Ghetto | 85 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
| B | The Book of Records from the old House of Study (Bais Midrash); The Society of Eternal Light | 87 | 6.5 | $140 | $0 |
| C | More friends of the old House of Study (Bais Midrash) | 93 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| D | The Society of the Guards of Prayer (people who pray at first light) | 95 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| E | What we can still deduce from the Book of Records | 97 | 4.5 | $100 | $0 |
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Chapter Six The First Rabbis of Bialystok |
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| A | The first Rabbi Magid (Preacher) posts in Bialystok | 102 | 3.5 | $80 | $0 |
| B | Rabbi Yeshua Szapiro | 105 | 3.5 | $80 | $0 |
| C | Rabbi Yehuda-Leib Barbi Mordechai Mardishitz | 108 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| D | Rebbe Kalonymus Kalman Lichtensztejn | 110 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| E | Rebbe Shlomo Zalman, son of the pious Rov Chaim | 111 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
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Chapter Seven Under the Rule of Alexander I and Nicholas I |
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| A | The zigzags of the “Jewish Question” | 113 | 4.5 | $100 | $0 |
| B | Jews and the Russian-French War of 1812 | 117 | 2.5 | $60 | $0 |
| C | The situation after the Congress of Vienna | 119 | 2.5 | $60 | $0 |
| D | The attitudes of the Jews of Bialystok to the Russian authority | 122 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| E | Heshl Medalshchik | 123 | 12 | $240 | $0 |
| F | The evil Cantonist Decree | 135 | 2.5 | $60 | $60 |
| G | Bialystok and the evil Cantonist Decree | 138 | 3 | $60 | $60 |
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Chapter Eight Features of Jewish Life in Bialystok in the 19th Century to the 1860s |
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| A | The economic situation | 141 | 6.5 | $140 | $140 |
| B | The two philanthropic social societies: “Bikur Cholim”(society for visiting the ill) and “Gamilut Chasidim”(society for kind acts) | 147 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| C | The students of the Torah | 150 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| D | The societies of the school: Society of the Torah and Society of Tailors | 152 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
| E | A pay-off for the right to wear a skull cap | 153 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| F | A judgment regarding conditions of marriage | 154 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| G | General impressions of a stranger, as well as, one of our own | 155 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
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Chapter Nine Religious Leaders and Prominent Men of the Torah in Bialystok |
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| A | Rebbe Leib, the author of “The Roaring Lion” | 157 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| B | Reb Moshe Zev Margolis, or “Reb Velveleh, ”The Make-up Mirror” | 158 | 6 | $120 | $0 |
| C | Rebbe Alikum Getzel Mayer Podrabinek | 164 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| D | Rebbe Yom-Tov Lipman Halperin, or Reb Lipeleh | 166 | 5 | $100 | $0 |
| E | Rebbe Shmul Mohilewer | 170 | 6.5 | $140 | $0 |
| F | The prominent Rabbi, Reb Chaim Hersh Halperin | 177 | 2.5 | $60 | $0 |
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The Rabbi’s assistants, judges who were preachers of justice and distinguished righteous men [SURNAMES -- SEGAL; IFEH; JANOWER; BLUMENTHAL] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
180 | 11 | $220 | $0 |
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Prominent men of the Torah, born in Bialystok
[SURNAMES -- BARB; EIZENSZTAT; SALANT; WALLACH; GOLDBERG; MENKES; GARFIL; ROGOZNITSKI; ADELBERG; FRAJDENBERG; AIZENBERG; HELLER] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
191 | 7 | $140 | $140 |
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Prominent men of the Torah raised in Bialystok [SURNAMES -- LICHTENSZTEJN; PERETZ; CHARLAP; LIFSHITZ; SLUTZKER; EPSZTEJN; KLEJNERMAN; KUTNER; MARGOLIS; KEMPNER; HELLER; PERLIS; MAIZEL] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
198 | 8.5 | $180 | $0 |
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Prominent men of the Torah, who were residents of Bialystok [SURNAMES -- SHATZ; BOYARSKI; BINKAWICZ; ROZENCWAIG; RUBENSZTEJN; NISSINBOIM; PASHKOWSKI; HENDLER; TEMKIN] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
206 | 4 | $80 | $0 |
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Chasidim, who were prominent men of the Torah For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
210 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
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Primary Yeshiva of Bialystok Reb Moshe Yichzakal SOKOLSKI. Reb Zvi, son of Rabbi Menachem SHOR. Reb Itzchak JEWARKOWSKI. |
212 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| M | Caretakers of Greatness of the Torah | 213 | 0.5 | $20 | $0 |
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Chapter Ten Maskilim (Adherents of the Enlightenment Movement) of Bialystok |
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| A | Reb. Eliezer Halbersztam | 214 | 6 | $120 | $0 |
| B | Mayer Cohen | 220 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| C | Noach David Bloch | 221 | 0.5 | $20 | $0 |
| D | The Haskalah in Bialystok around 1880 | 221 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| E | Chaim Lublinski | 224 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
| F | Personalities among Maskilim (Enlightened Men) of Bialystok | 226 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
| G | The Choir School in Bialystok | 228 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| H | A quarrel between a Maskil, a heretic, and an observant teacher | 231 | 0.5 | $20 | $20 |
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More Bialystok Maskilim who were authors and honored and respected
[SURNAMES -- BACHRACH; SZNEJDER; SZPIRO; ZABLUDOWSKI; WITKIND; ROLITSKI; FOX] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
232 | 4.5 | $100 | $100 |
| J | Chaim Zelig Slonimski | 236 | 4 | $100 | $0 |
| K | Dr. Izidor Zabludowski | 240 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| L | Shlomo Blanksztejn or Dr. Shlomo Shiller | 241 | 2.5 | $60 | $0 |
| M | Assimilation in Bialystok | 244 | 4.5 | $100 | $100 |
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Chapter Eleven The Fifty Year Reign of Yechiel Ber Wolkowiski over the Kehilla of Bialystok |
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| A | The illegal Jewish community and its budget | 249 | 6 | $120 | $0 |
| B | The personality of the “head of community” Yechiel Ber Wolkowiski | 254 | 6 | $120 | $120 |
| C | The affliction of the informers | 260 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| D | Yechiel Ber Wolkowiski’s downfall | 263 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| E | The negative results of Yechiel Ber Wolkowiski’s fifty-year rule | 266 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
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Chapter Twelve Religious Institutions of Bialystok: Schools, Houses of Study, Minyans |
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| A | Historical overview of the religious institutions in exile | 269 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| B | The Schools of Bialystok as compared to those of Vilna and Grodno | 272 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
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The most important Houses of Study [SURNAMES -- NECHES; OGESS; GRAVES; TIPPERMAN; HALPERIN; BULKOWSZTEJN; PUZSHE; WOLKOWSKI; DAICH; ZABLUDOWSKI] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
274 | 16 | $320 | $0 |
| D |
The Houses of Study of the schoolyard districts since the recovery For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
289 | 3.5 | $80 | $0 |
| E |
The Houses of Study in the School Courtyard Region, on the south side
[SURNAMES -- BRAVERMAN; KRACHMALNIK] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
293 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
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The Houses of Study of the Suraz District
[SURNAMES -- MELECH; SZUSTER] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
295 | 4 | $80 | $0 |
| G |
The Religious Houses of Study in the district of
Piaskow
[SURNAMES -- BIALYSTOCKI] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
299 | 5 | $100 | $0 |
| H |
The Houses of Study of the Chanayk District
[SURNAMES -- BEKERSHER] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
304 | 2.5 | Complete | |
| I |
The new Houses of Study
[SURNAMES -- NAJMARK; BATSER; KACBISH; PLEDGES] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
306 | 5.5 | $120 | $0 |
| J | Houses of Study of philanthropic institutions | 312 | 0.5 | $20 | $0 |
| K | Small Chasidic Houses | 312 | 0.5 | $20 | $0 |
| L | Minyans for burials, who see themselves as Houses of Study | 312 | 0.5 | $20 | $0 |
| M | Houses of Study who have become null and void | 313 | 0.5 | $20 | $0 |
| N | Minyans in Bialystok | 313 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
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Chapter Thirteen Philanthropic Institutions in Bialystok |
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| A | The Jewish Hospital in Bialystok | 315 | 4 | $80 | $0 |
| B | The central charitable organization by the name of “Committee” | 318 | 9 | $180 | $0 |
| C | The old age home | 327 | 2.5 | $60 | $0 |
| D | The second interest free loan | 330 | 0.5 | $20 | $0 |
| E | The Society for Charitable Overnight Lodging for Pious and Righteous, and Charitable Overnight Lodging for Caring for the Sick | 330 | 6.5 | $140 | $0 |
| F | The People’s Kitchen called “Support” | 337 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| G | House for Orphans | 339 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
| H | The Foundations of Charity of Bialystok | 341 | 4.5 | $100 | $100 |
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Chapter Fourteen Educational Institutions in Bialystok until 1914 |
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| A | The old traditional religious school (cheder) | 346 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| B | The progressive (cheders) religious schools | 347 | 7.5 | $160 | $0 |
| C | The Russian Educational Institutions | 354 | 6 | $120 | $0 |
| D | The Handworker’s School | 360 | 9 | $180 | $0 |
| E | The Jewish Professional Women’s School of Bialystok | 369 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| F | The first Jewish National and Religious Synthesis Schools | 370 | 4.5 | $100 | $0 |
| G | Yeshivas of Bialystok and the major Yeshivas | 375 | 7 | $140 | $0 |
| H | The first kindergarten in Bialystok | 381 | 6.5 | $140 | $0 |
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Chapter Fifteen National and Cultural Societies and Institutions |
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| A | The Society: Love of Zion | 389 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
| B | Society of the Torah | 392 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| C | “Society who spread the Haskalah Movement” in the district of Bialystok | 393 | 2 | $40 | $0 |
| D | The first Zionist Choir | 395 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| E | The Teacher-Student Organization | 396 | 4.5 | $100 | $0 |
| F | “Commi” Organization, or Society for Mutual Aid to the Employed | 401 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| G | The organization, “Jewish Talent” | 402 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
| H | The Library of Organizations | 404 | 1 | $20 | $0 |
| I | The Society for those who love ancient languages | 404 | 3.5 | $80 | $0 |
| J | Newspapers of Bialystok | 408 | 1.5 | $40 | $0 |
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Chapter Sixteen Personalities in Bialystok |
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Rabbis of the Crown of Bialystok [NAMES -- Yehusha SZTEJNBERG; Shlomo Zalman BENDET; Mayer MARKUS; Yosef MOHILEWER] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
410 | 4.5 | $100 | $0 |
| B | Writers born in Bialystok, or inhabitants of Bialystok | 414 | 10.5 | $220 | $0 |
| C | Bialystok residents who excelled, distinguished themselves, in various fields of talent | 425 | 1.5 | $40 | $40 |
| D | Residents of Bialystok who acquired fame, renown, in various other fields | 426 | 3.5 | $80 | $80 |
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Personalities who excelled with character and good deeds [NAMES -- Abram TROP; Gershon SZTEJN; Yerucham MOWSZOWICZ; Moshe Mordchai MANISEWICZ; ABRAML from Paris] For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
429 | 3 | $60 | $0 |
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Doctor Josef Chazanowicz For more information, go to detailed Table of Contents |
432 | 10.5 | $220 | $220 |
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Appendices |
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| 1 | The First Sources in the Book of Records of Tiktin Concerning Communities of Bialystok | 443 | 4.5 | $100 | $10 |
| 2 | The Polish Text of Branicki’s Statute of the Community of Bialystok (written in Polish) | 448 | 7 | $140 | $0 |
| 3 | Wording on Gravestones -- Gravestones of neighboring Rabbis in the cemetery in Bialystok. | 455 | 9 | $180 | $0 |
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Index |
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| Index of People | 465 | 12.5 | $260 | $260 | |
| Index of Cities | 477 | 2.5 | $60 | $0 | |
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