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Category Archives: Economy
Jewish economic life in Kėdainiai and vicinity before WWII
By Aryeh Leonard Shcherbakov and Moshe Girshovich The purpose of this study In 2011, the director of the Kėdainiai Regional Museum, Rimantas Žirgulis, compiled a list of Jewish enterprises active in Kėdainiai in the interwar period (Source #1). Here we … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, History, Interwar
Tagged Business, Directories, Economy, History, Interwar
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A Visit to a Lithuanian Town
This was published in “The Keidaner” bulletin in three parts, from October to December, 1938. It was exerpted from the Warsaw Yiddish newspaper “Haynt” (“Today”), which carried the author’s account of travel through Lithuania. By Chaim Vital “When you are … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Interwar, Memoir
Tagged Agriculture, Czapski, Economy, Folksbank, Gaon, History, Synagogues, Totleben
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Three Memorable Characters
A regular feature of “The Keidaner,” the monthly bulletin of the Keidaner Assn. of New York, were short sketches of life back in the old hometown. Here are three: The Coachman / The Feldsher / Yosse-Itse’s Payos The Coachman By … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Memoir, Personalities, Pre-WWI, Religious
Tagged Characters, medicine, Personalities, pre-WWI, railroad, Sketches
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A Greeting From Home, 1939
This unsigned article appeared in “The Keidaner” bulletin of the Keidaner Association of NY, September 1939. Never have our landsleit come to hear such an interesting report about Keidan as that which took place at the last meeting. The report … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Emigrants, History, Interwar, Landsmanshaft
Tagged Economy, Holidays, Interwar, Keidaner Association, landsmanshaft
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Keidan in the Time of Troubles
By Shabtiel Deitsh (Haifa) Even though I wasn’t born, didn’t grow up and didn’t study in Keidan, it seems to me that I have the right to write about it, as well as a lot to say. Not only am … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, History, Interwar, Landsmanshaft, Memoir, Personalities, World War I, Yizkor Book
Tagged Agriculture, JDC, Lithuania, Totleben, World War I
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Agriculture, Industry and Trade
By Israel Libenzon There were Jews in Keidan as early as the 15th century. Keidan attracted traders mainly owing to its big annual fair. From that time, the number of Jews increased from year to year, and the community began … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, History, Interwar, Yizkor Book
Tagged Agriculture, Banks, Cucumbers, Economy, History, Industry, Interwar
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The Hebrew Printing House
By Adv. Sh. Shibolet-Zang After World War I, when the Jews of Keidan began to return from their places of exile, two Torah students decided to set up a small print shop to serve needs of the community. They were … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, History, Interwar, Literature, Religious
Tagged History, Interwar, Literary, Religious
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