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Tag Archives: Beitar
After the Slaughter
By Mordechai Karnovsky Spring. Early morning. Only our footsteps can be heard in the street. Here, in front of Rabinovich’s store, is the haberdashery. Above it the Friedlands’ apartment. Looking left – Gurvich’s pharmacy and Wolpert’s shop. Another turn and … Continue reading
Posted in Holocaust, Memoir, Yizkor Book
Tagged Beitar, ghetto, Holocaust, Memoir, Ronder, Soviet Union
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Beitar in Keidan
By Gershon Shlapobersky It’s difficult to recall and write down events that took place 40 or more years ago. If only my friend, Yehuda Geben, may he rest in peace, who died in the prime of his life in Nahariya … Continue reading
Posted in Interwar, Yizkor Book, Zionism
Tagged Beitar, Interwar, Lithuania, Youth movements
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Sport in Keidan
By Chaim Landsberg In the early 1920’s, a branch of “Maccabi” was set up in Keidan. The impetus for this organization came from a committee of Zionist activists from various political parties, such as the General Zionists, Poalei Zion, Socialist … Continue reading
Posted in History, Interwar, Israel, Memoir, Zionism
Tagged Beitar, Education, Hashomer Hatzair, Landsberg, Sport, yiddish, youth, Youth movements, Zionism
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