Felshtin Memorial Dedication Speeches; May 19, 2010 Sidney Shaievitz
Hello. My name is Sidney Shaievitz. Not long ago, Hvardiyske was called Felshtin and Khmelnitskiy was called Proskurov.
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Video: Felshtin Memorial Dedication
In May, 2010 six members of the Felshtin Society journeyed to the town of Hvardiyske (formerly Felshtin) to dedicate a monument that was put into place by Mel and Gail Werbach from donations.
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Felshtin Update, 4/23/2010
April 23, 2010 The recent Passover holiday offered me a wonderful opportunity to reflect on our upcoming trip to Felshtin. I wanted to share some of these thoughts … Continue reading Felshtin Update, 4/23/2010 →
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Felshtin Update, 3/2010
Greetings, I am excited to tell you that we have now completed our preliminary planning for the Society’s first official trip to Gvardeskoye (Felshtin), Ukraine this coming May. … Continue reading Felshtin Update, 3/2010 →
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Felshtin Update, 2/19/2010
February 19, 2010 I’m writing to bring you up to date on several important issues and to you ask for your help on several others. Most importantly, if … Continue reading Felshtin Update, 2/19/2010 →
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Breaking the Silence
By Sid Shaievitz Adapted from Remarks Delivered at the Felshtin Society Meeting February 7, 1999 My mother was Rose Uberman. Her father was a victim of the pogrom, having … Continue reading Breaking the Silence →
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New Photos from the Baron Hirsch Cemetery Courtesy of Alan Bernstein, December 2009
New Photos from the Baron Hirsch Cemetery Courtesy of Alan Bernstein, December 2009
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Photographs of the Felshtin Section Of the Baron Hirsch Cemetery Staten Island, New York July 2009
Photographs of the Felshtin Section Of the Baron Hirsch Cemetery Staten Island, New York. By Alan Bernstein, July 2009
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90th Anniversary of the Pogrom
The following article was published in the Forverts (Yiddish language newspaper) on May 8, 2009 The first “memorial books,” although the expression had not yet existed, were published … Continue reading 90th Anniversary of the Pogrom →
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Felshtin Update, 5/7/2009
May 7, 2009 Dear Members and Friends, I am writing to you today, for the first time as President of the Felshtin Society. Our reunion that was held … Continue reading Felshtin Update, 5/7/2009 →
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