2009 Felshtin Reunion
Photos from the Felshtin Society Reunion: May 3, 2009, Mendy’s Restaurant, Manhattan
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Felshtin Society Sidney Shaievitz Award
Awarded to Sidney Shaievitz on May 3, 2009 This award is presented to those who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to preserving the memories of Felshtin and honoring its … Continue reading Felshtin Society Sidney Shaievitz Award →
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Felshtin Update, 12/22/2008
December 22, 2008 Dear Fellow Felshtiner, One year ago last spring, I visited Hvardiyske, Ukraine – the Felshtin of our ancestors. It was a moving experience, one which … Continue reading Felshtin Update, 12/22/2008 →
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Felshtin, seventy years later
By Menachem ben Shmuel Verbukh (Melvyn R. Werbach) In 1937, a pioneering book was published in New York by the Jews who survived the pogrom of 1919 in … Continue reading Felshtin, seventy years later →
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In Search of Felshtin
By Steven J. Shaer, steve@shaer.com Featuring photos by Steven Shaer and Robert Oksman Finding Felshtin or Hvardiyske was much easier than getting there. In May 2006 my cousin, Robert … Continue reading In Search of Felshtin →
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Translating a memorial book opens window on Jewish history
by Elaine Durbach New Jersey Jewish News, January 9, 2003 For 62 years, the memorial tribute book created by survivors
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Making their Memory a Blessing
by Rabbi Danny Nevins A 16-year-old boy named Yitzhak crouches on his snowy rooftop at dawn, looking at the town below. The year is 1919, and the place is … Continue reading Making their Memory a Blessing →
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Donors to the Felshtin Memorial
Thank you! The Felshtin Society is grateful for the following individuals who have donated to the Felshtin Memorial: Lawrence Bassin Errol Berman Stephen Hoffman Renee Jones Alan Rosofsky … Continue reading Donors to the Felshtin Memorial →
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The Shtetl as Covenantal Landscape
By Professor David G. Roskies The following is an excerpt from The Jewish Search for a Usable Past by Professsor Roskies,
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Forging the Link: The Iconography of the Felshtin Yizkor Book
y David G. Roskies Yizkor, or memorial, is, of course, the central fact of the yizkor book, which pays tribute to the shtetl
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