Leaders of the Organization

Bella Projansky 1950-

Bella Projansky 1950-

Bella was born in Ramat-Gan, Israel, as the eldest daughter of her parents Chanoch and Batya Frozhansky. Batya, a native of Siedlce, is a member of the Zabrowitz family (on her father’s side) and the Verobel family (on her mother’s side). She studied at Kfar-Malal Elementary School (named after Aharonovitch) and at Ami-Assaf High School in […]

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Herzl Kavve 1923- 2015

Herzl Kavve 1923- 2015

He was born in Siedlce to a family with parents and two sisters. At the outbreak of World War II he attended evening classes. When the Germans entered the city he was kidnapped together with a group of men, including his father and uncle. He managed to escape and return to his hometown. Kave has lived in the […]

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Shmuel Levin 1920-2004

Shmuel Levin 1920-2004

He was born in Siedlce. In his hometown he received elementary and secondary education. He graduated from the Zolkiewski High School. A few months after receiving his matriculation certificate, World War II broke out. His family’s home was destroyed and the family went on wandering around the Soviet Union, where Levin lost his parents. After the war he […]

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Eliezer Bar-Haim (Bernholz) 1913-1989

Eliezer Bar-Haim (Bernholz) 1913-1989

Born in Siedlce. He began his activities with “Ha’shomer Ha’tzair” movement at an early age, and already demonstrated leadership skills. He was the head of a group and the head of a regiment, and then went on to prepare for immigration to Israel. In 1937 he illegally immigrated to Israel and settled down in one of the older […]

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David Ben-Yosef (Passovsky) 1909-1988

David Ben-Yosef (Passovsky) 1909-1988

Born in Slonim. In the 1930s his family moved to Siedlce after the father of the family, Rabbi Yosef, received the position of chief cantor in the city’s Great Synagogue. The family quickly settled in the new surroundings, and David, together with his family, joined the public activities. He was one of the organizers of the “He’halutz” movement […]

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Fishel Dromi (Popowski) 1890-1967

Fishel Dromi (Popowski) 1890-1967

Ephraim-Fishel Popowski (Dromi) was born on 15 Iyar 1890 (13/05/1890) in Siedlce, Poland, to his father Moshe Baruch Popovsky (Lamdan and Hasid) and to his mother Chana, the daughter of Yosef Pirnik. He studied in a Hedder and in Yeshivas and educated himself in general knowledge. In 1914 he married Ataria, daughter of Chaim Zilberberg. Worked […]

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