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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Oral History Project
November 19, 2015, Oral History Project, Alan Bernstein
The Felshtin Society began its Oral History Project in October, 2015 in order to better understand how the the events surrounding the pogrom of 1919 may have impacted successive generations. Each video is a first generation’s recollection of the development of their family and how they faced the challenges of acculturation in a new place. The Society’s plan is to study the histories and present significant findings at our centennial memorial to be held in New York, April, 2019.
Category Archives: News
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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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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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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