The stories in this category present the rich and diverse community life that existed in Siedlce before the war and particularly in the years between the two world wars. An ebullient community, filled with social, cultural, political, zionist, religous and secular activities and activists.
Most of the stories were written by leaders of the community who managed to survive. After the was they documented their memories in the “Yzkor book” and afterwards in the “Ancestors Tell Siedlce” book.
Fishel Dromi (Popwski): About the Community
Until 1926 the Jewish community office in Siedlce was called “Das Dazaar Stiebel” – community management Pavilion. The name matched the community’s situation at the time. The external appearance of the
Itzhak Caspi: The Establishment of the Jewish Hospital
The story of the new Jewish Hospital began in 1869. According to a decree of the Russian government, titled “Regulation regarding special attire and behavior
Rabi Kalman Eliezer Frenkel: Orthodox Siedlce- Town Rabbis
Chazal said: “The place is good for its inhabitants,” meaning: from its inhabitants you can know the grace of the place. And when I come
Rabbi Kalman Eliezer Frenkel: Synagogues, Yeshivas and public servants
Many young people from Siedlce attended famous Yeshivot abroad, but those who remained in the city could also find a place they liked to engage
Rabbi Kalman Eliezer Frenkel: Awakening for aliyah
After the terrible pogrom perpetrated by the Russians in 1905 against the Jews of Siedlce, many of its inhabitants left the city. Some moved to other
Itzhak Gerstenkorn: The Hasidim house in Skierniewice
When I returned from Lida Yeshiva at 17 years of age, my late father and my grandparents – my mother’s father Rabbi Eliezer Ari ‘ Flotznik RIP, and
Dr. M. Temkin: In the shade of the Kalinka trees
Man is nothing but a reflection of his homeland, Shaul Tchernichovsky Polish Jews are not as famous as Lithuanian Jewry – in Gdolei-Torah and God-fearing, and
Dr. Schleicher: TAZ and the “Women’s Circle”
In 1923, at the initiative of the writer of these words, a branch of the “TA’Z” Association for the health of the Jews was founded
Mordechai Tzanin: About Siedlce’s Community
Mordechai Tsanin (1 April 1906 – 4 February 2009) was a Yiddish language author, journalist and lexicographer and a leading figure in post-war Israeli Yiddish culture.
David Ben Yosseph (Passowski): Jewish Workers
In 1931-1923, when I was dealing in public affairs, Siedlce wasn’t a real industrial city, but had hundreds of workshops, engaged in light industry of
Itzhak Caspi: Siedlce – a metropolice of Israel
There are different opinions and theories concerning the year in which Siedlce was established and there are also different opinions about the meaning of the name