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The following are stories and essays about Boyerka and it's people. If you have stories you are willing to share, please contact the Webmaster of this page.
| Yona
Sokol
(1880-1978) by Zina Sokol Hersh
This is a short story was written by his daughter, Zina Sokol Hersh. Yona had served as the President of the Boyerker Benevolent Society. |
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A
memorial book about Hyman Kruglack, who was
born in Boyarka, was written by his family and
many friends. Hyman
Kruglack: As We Knew Him,
was published by Paul Katzeff, 1987. The book
is 250 pages, and includes stories about
Boyarka that were contributed by numerous
people. It also contains photographs, and
genealogy charts. This is a "must read" for
descendants of the shtetl. On the link above,
there are several excerpts from the book
written by Hyman Kruglack, Elaine Kruglack
Katzeff, Jean Weisser and Paul Katzeff. |
| A Brotherhood
of Memory: Jewish Landsmanshaftn in the
New World.
Michael R. Weisser.
1985. Basic Books, Inc., Publ., New York. This is a book that should be read by all to really understand the roll of the landsmanshaftn in America. The book frequently references Boyarka, and the Boyerker Benevolent Society, as Michael is a descendant of the people of Boyarka. Chapter VIII, entitled "The Beautiful Young Women of Boyerke", is entirely about Boyerke and her people. |
| Tribute
To A Hero: Benjamin Balanzoff,
by Harry Goldberg. Forty-Fifth Anniversary Journal. The Boyerker Benevolent Society., 1923-1968. 1969, pages 12-13. Read about Benjamin Balanzoff, and how he left the safety of America and traveled back to Boyarka to warn the village of an impending pogrom. |
| Boyerka Lives
On.
Forty-Fifth
Anniversary Journal. The
Boyerker Benevolent Society., 1923-1968.
1969, pages 16-17. |
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