- Summary
- "This memorial book, written by a survivor, tells the fascinating story of the Jewish community of the town of Ostrow Mazowiecka (called Ostroveh by Jews), Poland, from its inception in the mid-1700s until its destruction in the Holocaust. It tells the story of conflict and compromise, early on between Hassidim and Mitnagdim, and later between traditionalists and modernists (Zionists, socialists, etc.), and between Jews and non-Jews, during tumultuous historic events: the partition of Poland in the late 18th century; tsarist oppression and pogroms in the 19th; war and occupation by both Russians and Germans in both World Wars and the occupation, escape to Russia by some Jews, and final extermination of the remaining Jews by the Nazis in World War II. The book also discusses schools, yeshivot, charities, political parties, leading rabbis and lay leaders. Translated from Hebrew and edited by a descendant of one of the town's oldest families, it also contains additional new material (photographs, maps, and explanatory footnotes) that provides a broader picture of this once prominent Jewish community"--Back cover.
- Uniform Title
- Ostrov Mazovyetsḳ. English
אוסטרוב מאזובייצק. English
- Variant Title
- number 2 :
Ostrow Mazowiecka
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Leṿin, Yehudah Leyb, -1978, author.
- Published
- New York : JewishGen, an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, [2017]
©2017
- Locale
- Poland
Ostrów Mazowiecka
Ostrów Mazowiecka (Poland)
- Contents
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The history of the community
Crystallization of the city
Hassidic rebbe Rabbi Gershon Chanoch of Radzyn, Chief of Ostroveh's Rabbinical Court
The Gaon Rabbi Yehuda Leib Gordin, chief of of the city's Rabiinical Court
Hassidic rebbe Rabbi Yosef of Amshinov, Chief of Ostroveh's Rabbinical Court
The Gaon Rabbi Meir Dan Plotzky
The Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Shraga Singer
From World War I to World War II
the Hassidic Gaon Rabbi Ben-Zion Rabinowitz
Personalities of Ostroveh who had passed on
The Yehiva of Novhardok in Ostrow Mazowiecka
Destruction and annihilation
Addendum: The destruction of the Jewish community of Ostrow Mazowiecka.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Schiff, Gary S., 1947- translator, editor.
JewishGen, Inc., issuing body.
Living Memorial to the Holocaust-Museum of Jewish Heritage.
- Notes
-
Originally published in Hebrew in Jerusalem-Tel Aviv 1965/1966.
The history of the community -- Crystallization of the city -- Hassidic rebbe Rabbi Gershon Chanoch of Radzyn, Chief of Ostroveh's Rabbinical Court -- The Gaon Rabbi Yehuda Leib Gordin, chief of of the city's Rabiinical Court -- Hassidic rebbe Rabbi Yosef of Amshinov, Chief of Ostroveh's Rabbinical Court -- The Gaon Rabbi Meir Dan Plotzky -- The Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Shraga Singer -- From World War I to World War II -- the Hassidic Gaon Rabbi Ben-Zion Rabinowitz -- Personalities of Ostroveh who had passed on -- The Yehiva of Novhardok in Ostrow Mazowiecka -- Destruction and annihilation -- Addendum: The destruction of the Jewish community of Ostrow Mazowiecka.
