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Felshtin Pogrom Commemoration Draws More Than 100

February 7, 1999Newsfelshtin

“On the morning of February 18, 1919, about 600 of our ancestors were brutally killed. Today, 80 years later, we join together to make some sense of our … Continue reading Felshtin Pogrom Commemoration Draws More Than 100 → Read More »

Letter from Felshteener Organization, March 7, 1963

March 7, 1963Newsfelshtin

The following letter, dated March 7, 1963, was sent from the Financial Secretary of the Felshteener Organization, Usher Reisis, to Rae Biser, a former Felshtiner who emigrated to … Continue reading Letter from Felshteener Organization, March 7, 1963 → Read More »

40th Anniversary Victory Banquet, March 1946

March 30, 1946Newsfelshtin

The link below is to a pdf of the program from a victory banquet organized on March 30, 1946 by the First Felshteener Progressive Benevolent Association. It lists … Continue reading 40th Anniversary Victory Banquet, March 1946 → Read More »

Felshtin Yizkor Book Reviewed (1938)

November 18, 1938News, Yizkor Bookfelshtin

The following review appeared in di yidishe landsmanshaftn fun nyu york (“The Jewish Hometown Societies of New York”), prepared by the Yiddish Writers’ Group of the Federal Writers’ … Continue reading Felshtin Yizkor Book Reviewed (1938) → Read More »

Impressions of a Visit to Felshtin

November 19, 1937History, Yizkor Bookfelshtin

by Mina Huberman I would like to take this opportunity to share with you, my fellow countrymen, the impression that our town Felshtin made on me when I visited … Continue reading Impressions of a Visit to Felshtin → Read More »

Discovering Felshtin

November 19, 1937News, Yizkor Bookfelshtin

by Sora Ludmir “I was right there with them. I lived the very words of the book. I felt what they felt. I understand their language. I am … Continue reading Discovering Felshtin → Read More »

Our Great Disaster

November 19, 1937History, Yizkor Bookfelshtin

by Sore Oksman (From Chapter 14 of the Felshtin Yizkor Book, New York, 1937. Sore Oksman came to America with four of her children right after the pogrom. … Continue reading Our Great Disaster → Read More »

Death in a Pogrom

November 19, 1937History, Yizkor Bookfelshtin

An excerpt describing the 1919 pogrom from the Felshtin Yizkor Book, written by Joseph Baum, Read More »

The 13 Questions

November 19, 1937History, Yizkor Bookfelshtin

The Thirteen Questions (Regarding Ritual Purity) by Rabbi Dovid Novoseller The following is an excerpt from the Felshtin yizkor book, Read More »

Incorporation Documents of the First Felshteener Podolier Benevolent Society

January 10, 1906Newsfelshtin

The pdf link below is a scan of the incorporation documents of the First Felshteener Podolier Benevolent Society. The society was incorporated January 10, 1906. Signatories and first officers … Continue reading Incorporation Documents of the First Felshteener Podolier Benevolent Society → Read More »

The Felshtin Society

Dedicated to commemorating and celebrating the Jews of Felshtin (Gvardeyskoye)

All posts by felshtin

Felshtin Pogrom Commemoration Draws More Than 100

Letter from Felshteener Organization, March 7, 1963

40th Anniversary Victory Banquet, March 1946

Felshtin Yizkor Book Reviewed (1938)

Impressions of a Visit to Felshtin

Discovering Felshtin

Our Great Disaster

Death in a Pogrom

The 13 Questions

Incorporation Documents of the First Felshteener Podolier Benevolent Society