Breaking the Silence
By Sid Shaievitz Adapted from Remarks Delivered at the Felshtin Society Meeting February 7, 1999 My mother was Rose Uberman. Her father was a victim of the pogrom, having … Continue reading Breaking the Silence →
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New Photos from the Baron Hirsch Cemetery Courtesy of Alan Bernstein, December 2009
New Photos from the Baron Hirsch Cemetery Courtesy of Alan Bernstein, December 2009
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Photographs of the Felshtin Section Of the Baron Hirsch Cemetery Staten Island, New York July 2009
Photographs of the Felshtin Section Of the Baron Hirsch Cemetery Staten Island, New York. By Alan Bernstein, July 2009
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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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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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