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Rabbi Yisroel Kitover: Felshtin’s Superstar

November 25, 2013People of FelshtinWebmaster Webmaster

Barbara Fischkin aptly described Felshtin as “a Ukrainian Petticoat Junction.” (1) Indeed, for centuries the shtetl was barely touched by popular culture or technology. Yet during the 19th … Continue reading Rabbi Yisroel Kitover: Felshtin’s Superstar → Read More »

Reconstructing Felshtin

November 25, 2013People of FelshtinWebmaster Webmaster

A small Jewish community in Ukraine was bloodied by pogroms and destroyed by the Holocaust. Today its history is being revived through everything from Yiddish translations to the … Continue reading Reconstructing Felshtin → Read More »

Felshtin Yizkor Book

November 18, 2013Yizkor BookWebmaster Webmaster

A reprint of the original Felshtin yizkor book, almost entirely in Yiddish, hardbound and printed on acid-free paper, may be purchased from the National Yiddish Book Center. The Felshtin … Continue reading Felshtin Yizkor Book → Read More »

History of the Cathedral in Felshtin

November 17, 2013HistoryWebmaster Webmaster

The settlement of Felshtin is closely connected with a Herbut family of Czech origin that moved to Podolia from the Polish town of Slask in the second half of … Continue reading History of the Cathedral in Felshtin → Read More »

The Proskurov Massacre

November 17, 2013HistoryWebmaster Webmaster

By Mark Shvidler Excerpt from Jewish Pogroms 1918-1921. Moscow, 1926. We thank Dr. Mel Werbach for having this translated. Read More »

Jews Slain in Ukraine (NY Times, 1919)

November 17, 2013HistoryWebmaster Webmaster

The following article was published in the New York Times on September 14, 1919: Download a pdf of the article here. Read More »

After the Pogrom

November 17, 2013HistoryWebmaster Webmaster

by Tova Perlshtein Tova Perlshtein was born in Kupel, Ukraine in 1912 to Frieda and Baruch Rudman. She escaped the Holocaust because she was sentenced to 20 years labor … Continue reading After the Pogrom → Read More »

Felshtin’s Last Jew

November 17, 2013History, People of FelshtinWebmaster Webmaster

By Dr. Michael Nevins Polina Shvartz Lerner was born in Felshtin in 1947, the last Jew born in the shtetl. Her maternal grandfather, Sruel Modick, had been killed by … Continue reading Felshtin’s Last Jew → Read More »

A Short History of Felshtin

November 17, 2013HistoryWebmaster Webmaster

By Michael Nevins, M.D. Pre-1900 Felshtin A Russian almanac written in 1865 describes Felshtin as being near the origin of the Smotrich River, 22 versts from Proskurov. During the … Continue reading A Short History of Felshtin → Read More »

Holocaust Testimony of Etya Tsalevich

November 17, 2013History, People of FelshtinWebmaster Webmaster

Etya Remembers Testimony of Etya Tsalevich, former prisoner of the German extermination camp in the city of Proskurov (Khmelnitskiy), Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Read More »

The Felshtin Society

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

All posts by Webmaster Webmaster

Rabbi Yisroel Kitover: Felshtin’s Superstar

Reconstructing Felshtin

Felshtin Yizkor Book

History of the Cathedral in Felshtin

The Proskurov Massacre

Jews Slain in Ukraine (NY Times, 1919)

After the Pogrom

Felshtin’s Last Jew

A Short History of Felshtin

Holocaust Testimony of Etya Tsalevich