Number 4, Autumn 2001

Number 4, Autumn 2001

SPECIAL SECTION ON OPATÔW: • From Pinkas HaKehillot translated by Jerry Tepperman 3 • From the Opatôw Yizkor Book QKkfcc by Moshe Greenstein, translated by Mark Froimowitz 1 1 • From Slownik Geograficzny translated by Roman Kowalski 2 0 • 1929 Business Directory 2 1 • Painted Memories: A Jewish Childhood in Poland Before the Holocaust by Mayer Kirshenblatt and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett 2 4 OZARÔW CEMETERY RESTORATIO N iai interest Qrouf by Dr. Norman L Weinberg 2 8 THE US AND LUBLINER FAMILIES AND THE RIDDLE OF THE SLOMNIK RECORDS journal byShabsaLis 3 0 JRI-POLAND - PINCZÔW ARCHIVES PROJECT by Susan Javinsky 3 8 5^ <^utn&er 4 JRI-POLAND/JHI PROJECT: DZIALOSZYCE VITAL RECORDS 200* by Susan Javinsky 4 0 EXTRACT DATA IN THIS ISSUE 4 1 ^ journal o • KSIAZWIELK I MARRIAGES 1847-186 5 byShabsaLis 4 2 cohering the (Ju&ernias of • CHMIELNI K DEATHS 1876-188 4 by David Price 5 0 and • OPOCZN O BIRTHS 1848-185 1 ojtfte by Debra J.Kay 6 2 as dcfin&d 6* ^ the ooutwCarics INDEX to KIELCE-RADOM SIG JOURNAL I-V by Warren Blatt 7 0 as tftc^ existed 1867-1917' GLOSSARY, PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 7 2 ...but first a word from your editor 2 Kielce-Radom SIG Journal Volum e 5, Number 4 Autumn 2001 ... but first a word from our editor As we complete our fifth year of publication, I am very proud of our journal, which has now published a total of 1,26 8 pages - including 616 pages of vital records extracts, which contain over 30,000 events and the names of nearly 150,00 0 persons. A n index of all articles in these five volumes appears on the last two pages journal of this issue. ISSN No. 1092-800 6 A focus of several articles in the front section of this issue is Published quarterly, the town of Opatow ("Apt", i n Yiddish). W e present some diverse in January, April, July and October, by the articles, translated from Hebrew, Yiddish, and Polish; and an English-language memoir. W e begin with a translation of the KIELCE-RADOM Opatôw entry from Ya d Vashem's Hebrew-language Pinkas Special Interest Group (SIG) HaKehillot, "Encyclopaedia of Jewish Communities". W e again c/o Mark Froimowitz thank Yad Vashem for granting permission to translate and publish 90 Eastbourne Road these excerpts. W e have excerpts from the Apt Yizkor Book, Newton Centre, MA 02459-1206 translated fro m the Yiddish. Othe r items about Opatôw are parts email: [email protected] of the article from the 19th-centur y Slownik Geograficzny [Geographical Dictionary]; a transcription of the 192 9 Polish Annual subscription rates (U.S. funds): Business Directory entries for Opatôw; and excerpts from a U.S.A.: $26.00 forthcoming book of memories of Opatôw and Hza. Canada: $30.00 Other towns that start with "O" are also featured i n this issue: Elsewhere: $37.00 Ozarôw and Opoczno. Th e Jewish cemetery of Ozarôw is being Subscriptions and changes of address restored; and we have birth extracts from Opoczno. should be sent to the above. Also in this issue is an extensive research analysis of two Postmaster: Send changes to the above. families from Stomniki by Shabsa Lis, and reports on new JR1- Application to Mail at Periodicals Postage Rates is Pending at Boston, MA. Poland projects fo r our area. The extracts of Jewish vital records from LDS microfilms i n The KIELCE-RADOM SI G this issue include the marriage records of Ksia.z Wielki, covering is a non-profit, informa l world-wid e 1847-1865, extracted by Shabsa Lis. Thes e records also include body o f individuals interested in Jewish the towns of Slomniki and Miechôw. W e also complete the genealogical researc h from Kielc e and microfilmed record s of Chmielnik, with David Price's extracts of Radom, two gubernias in the Kingdom the death records for 1876-1884 ; and extracts for a "new" town - of Poland a s defined b y the boundaries Opoczno - th e 1848-5 1 births, extracted by Debra J. Kay. as they existed from 1867-1917 . I'm very glad to report progress with JRI's "Polish Stat e Archives" project - Jewis h Records Indexing-Poland's project to ADVISORY GROUP: obtain indexes of non-microfilmed Jewis h vital records of the late Warren Blatt, Editor 19th century. W e now have Archive Coordinators fo r several of Mark Froimowitz, Coordinato r the archives holding the Jewish vital records for towns in Kielce and Radom gubernias. A report by Piriczôw Archives coordinato r VISIT OUR WE B PAGE Susan Javinsky appears on page 38. Th e Sandomierz Archives www.jewishgen.org/krsig also now has a coordinator, and her report will appear i n the next issue. Pleas e participate in this important endeavor. All matters relating to research and ' editorial articles should be directed to: Don't forget to renew your subscription for 2002, using the enclosed subscriptio n form . Becaus e of the huge increase in Warren Blatt, Editor postal rates earlier this year, we have had to raise the subscription 8 Bishops Forest Drive rate for Canada to US$30. Fo r other countries, the rate is for Waltham,MA 02452-880 1 surface mail and we are no longer offering a n airmail rate. e-mail: [email protected] — Warren Blatt ©2001, all material this issue Autumn 2001 Kielce-Radom SIG Journal Volum e 5, Number 4 Opatôw from Pinkas HaKehillot, Polen, Volume VII (Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 1999) , pages 58-64 By Shmuel Levin and Rachel Grossbaum-Pasternak Translated fro m the Hebrew by Jerry Tepperman Opatôw was able to return to its former stature as Opatôw a regional center. I n 1795, with the third partition In Yiddish: V2H, NDQ K (Apt, Apta) of Poland, Opatô w fel l unde r the contro l o f th e Opatôw district, Kielce province Austrian Empire, and i n 180 7 it was included i n Total Jewish the Duch y o f Warsaw . The n i n 1815 , i t wa s Year Population Population included in what was known as Congress Poland. 1663 936 - During the 19t h century, the previous patter n o f 1827 2,723 1,377 demographic an d commercia l expansio n 1857 3,471 2,279 continued. Toward s the end of the 19t h century, 1897 6,603 4,138 119 out of 457 homes in the city were built with 1910 8,107 5,193 stone or bricks. Durin g this period, commercia l 1921 8,827 5,462 ties betwee n Congres s Polan d an d Gdans k flourished, an d Opatôw served as an interim por t for barge s o n th e Wisi a Rive r lade n wit h far m Opatow is an ancient Polish town located near the produce, lumber and other goods. A t that point, Wisla Rive r i n a n are a filled wit h forest s an d several ne w factorie s wer e establishe d fo r th e lakes. I n th e 12t h century , i t serve d a s th e manufacture of chicory, starch, and cotton. A t the headquarters of the regional governor, the Kastlin, beginning of the 20th century, two flour mills and and o f th e loca l Catholi c Bishop . I n th e yea r plants, which manufacture d combs , needles an d 1237, Opato w wa s awarde d privileges , whic h pins were also established. Trad e i n Hungaria n secured the rights of i t citizens, an d by the year and French wine and in salt was also an important 1361 it received th e statu s o f a City, along with contributor to Opatôw's economic activity. the associate d broa d right s an d powers . I n th e year 1514 , princ e Rrzyszto f Szydlowieck i During the Polish rebellion of 1863, major battles acquired ownershi p o f the city. H e restored the took place near Opatôw that silenced al l norma l city; surrounded it with a wall; built a villa within activity. Th e Jewis h inhabitant s o f Opatô w it and a structure to house the government offices ; supported th e rebels . Th e leade r o f th e fina l and improved the water supply to the citizens of rebellion, Ludwik Zwizdowski, was executed b y the city. Citizen s of Opatôw were able to boast of hanging i n the market square o f Opatôw. I n the two marke t day s ever y wee k an d tw o annua l First Worl d War , Opatô w wa s occupie d b y th e major fairs . Austrians, wh o controlle d th e cit y unti l 1918 . Later, after the independence of Poland, Opatôw At it s inception , Opatô w wa s a cente r o f became a district capital. commerce i n lumbe r products , a s a result o f it s proximity t o loca l forest s an d it s locatio n a t the crossroads of two main highways. Quantitie s of The Jews until the End of the First World War lumber were transported fro m Opatô w to Gdansk (Danzig) by river and by land. A t the end of the It would seem that the first Jews settled in Opatôw 16th century a new road was paved that connected during the 16t h century, even though i t was only Opatôw with many other cities in the area.

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