Jews Slain in Ukraine (NY Times, 1919)
The following article was published in the New York Times on September 14, 1919: Download a pdf of the article here.
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After the Pogrom
by Tova Perlshtein Tova Perlshtein was born in Kupel, Ukraine in 1912 to Frieda and Baruch Rudman. She escaped the Holocaust because she was sentenced to 20 years labor … Continue reading After the Pogrom →
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Felshtin’s Last Jew
By Dr. Michael Nevins Polina Shvartz Lerner was born in Felshtin in 1947, the last Jew born in the shtetl. Her maternal grandfather, Sruel Modick, had been killed by … Continue reading Felshtin’s Last Jew →
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A Short History of Felshtin
By Michael Nevins, M.D. Pre-1900 Felshtin A Russian almanac written in 1865 describes Felshtin as being near the origin of the Smotrich River, 22 versts from Proskurov. During the … Continue reading A Short History of Felshtin →
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Holocaust Testimony of Etya Tsalevich
Etya Remembers Testimony of Etya Tsalevich, former prisoner of the German extermination camp in the city of Proskurov (Khmelnitskiy), Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
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The Felshtin Pogrom
The Slaughter of Jews in the Ukraine in 1919 By Elias Heifetz The following is an excerpt of a report by Elias Heifetz, Chairman, All Ukrainian Relief Committee … Continue reading The Felshtin Pogrom →
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Bloody Bacchanalia: The Pogroms of Proskurov and Felshtin
By Michael Nevins, M.D. There were few contemporary eyewitness accounts of the Ukrainian pogroms during the Russian Civil War.
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Henry Torrès, Defender of Jewish Assassins
by Michael Nevins, M.D. I first heard the name Henry Torrès when I was doing background reading to put the Felshtin pogrom into some historical context. In Prof. … Continue reading Henry Torrès, Defender of Jewish Assassins →
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Baron Hirsch Cemetery Update
The Baron Hirsch Cemetery requires that someone be present at the gravesites at least once a year in order to observe the condition. They are also requiring that we pay annual liability insurance […]
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Felshtin Who’s Who
The following compilation is based on a dozen or so sources, including the Felshtin yizkor book, the 1834 and 1875 Felshtin censuses, a 1907 voter list and business directories from … Continue reading Felshtin Who’s Who →
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