Category Archives: Literature

Thinkers and Doers

Posted on February 27, 2020 by ACassel

From “Yahadut Lita” Vol. 3, Tel Aviv, 1967.  Einhorn, Aharon (1884-1942) Journalist, born in Keidan. He studied Talmud until he was 17. Completed secondary school in Paris, afterwards studied at the Sorbonne. He began his career as a journalist in … Continue reading →

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The Big Celebration

Posted on February 27, 2020 by ACassel

By Hirsh Bloshtein Originally published in the newspaper “Birobidzhaner Shtern,” October 1970.  I once had a friend. We were born in the same town, on the same street and in the same year. We were together through our childhood years and … Continue reading →

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Hebrew Books Printed in Keidan

Posted on February 26, 2020 by ACassel

1923 “Beit Israel,” Innovations on tractate Shabbat by scholars of Beit Hamidrash, edited by Sh. Berlin, Keidan, 1923, 1924, 1925 (72 pages, 72 pages and 149 pages). 1924 “Le Plagot Reuven.” On rabbinic divisions and connections from the end of … Continue reading →

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The Hebrew Printing House

Posted on February 26, 2020 by ACassel

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 →

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The Library and Drama Club

Posted on February 26, 2020 by ACassel

By Haviva Rochin-Carmeli (Kfar Masaryk, Israel) I have locked inside me a few memories of a number of projects and classes within the cultural life of my town, Keidan. The first is the town library, from which most of the … Continue reading →

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Keidan in the 17th Century

Posted on February 26, 2020 by ACassel

Excerpt from “The Deluge: A historical novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia”  by Henryk Sienkiewicz; Published 1893. The night was clear and warm ; the stars twinkled by thousands in the sky. Dragging on at a walk, they slept sweetly till, when … Continue reading →

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The Keidan Memorial Books, and More

Posted on February 25, 2020 by ACassel

If someone met a Jew from Keidan on a journey and asked, “Where are you from?” he would answer proudly, “Me? I’m a Keidaner!” And on the word “me” he would thump his finger into his chest. Envious, other Lithuanian … Continue reading →

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