Sin Takes A Holiday (1930) __FULL__

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Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)

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[Page 31 (H), 83 (Y)]My Town – An Islandby Dina Grobstein (Schwitzka)Translated by Jerrold LandauPrzytyk was like an island. It was surrounded by water, fields, forests and gardens. The city itself consisted of three parts: the market square, Zachonta, and Podgajak.When the pleasant summer came, we bathed in the water. We ran through the fields to cut flowers. How pleasant it was to wake up early in the morning, to go out to the forest to collect mushrooms, and then to search for the way back and not find it very easily…On the other hand, in the winter we would skate on the ice. It was so nice to fall, to get a bruise, and then to go back home, even crying. There, mother would comfort us.* * *Przytyk was a typical Jewish city, with all factions and organizations. The Zionist organization had a wonderful library. There was also Beitar and a professional organization. At Beitar, to which I belonged, they sang and danced. When the central commissioner of Beitar, A. Propas, came to Przytyk, we greeted him wearing fatigues, and marched through the market square in military formation – it was literally a military parade.There was also an illegal Communist party. Who does not remember Mota Bernsztajn, who died in the Woronka Prison? Fiery debates took place on the streets, at home, and in the Beis Midrash.The city also had its Hassidim, known by the names of the Admorim to whom they were faithful. There were Hassidim of Aleksander, Worka, and Gur. I recall once that when the Worka Rebbe came to Przytyk, the Hassidim came out to greet him some distance from the city, and danced outside. The important guest was put up with our in-law, Yosef Chaim Shochet.Przytyk did not have its own yeshiva, but it had no shortage of yeshiva students. They studied in the various shtibels and in the synagogue. We also had a “Bnos” girls' organization and a Bnos Yaakov School. Jewish students were given a traditional, Hassidic education.There was also Poale Agudas Yisroel. My brother Yisrael-Avraham Schwitzka was their chairman. He went to Hachsharah in Czanow along with other youths. The sporting organization was primarily occupied with basketball. The best players included Rusak and Blicher. The competitions always attracted a large crowd. There were unavoidable clashes when they played against Polish groups, but our youths always won…I remember my Hassidic home. My father was a Hassid of Aleksander. My brother studied in various yeshivas. My mother (of the Zelcer family) was an upright, good-hearted woman.[Page 32]On Friday it was my responsibility to bring some fish to a poor Jew, and some soup to another one. Chava, the daughter of Moshe Yechezkel worked with us. She had a lung disease. Therefore, my mother made sure that she would have milk, butter and eggs every day. Such was my mother. There were many women like that in Przytyk, who lived not only for themselves, but also were concerned about their fellows.My father was an honorable, handsome Jew, tall and wise. He occupied himself in communal affairs: he was a trustee of the Chevra Kadisha (burial society), and the chairman of “Bikur Cholim” which assisted the poor. He had many tribulations from the community. My mother always complained, “Why do you do all this?” However my father answered that it is never possible to satisfy everyone, but it is necessary that someone should take care of such matters.My father was also a member of the town council, which consisted of four Jews and four gentiles. The Jews were Moshe Kirszencweig, Lewental, Zucholc and my father.When the town council decided to expand the bounds of the city and to dry out a section of the water, my father invested a great deal of energy into this plan. However, nothing came from the work, for the water burst forth from below and covered the ground. The endeavor cost the city 4,000 zloty. Hershel Zalcszirer, a pleasant, vibrant youth, took advantage of the failure of the city elders and composed a special poem for the occasion:In the small town of PrzytykWhich lies there in a valley --There were four communal workersWho looked as lovely as a painting...The first is named Reb LeviA Jew with an unkempt beard.He sits like Noah in the arkTo whom the money of the community is a great waste...The innuendo in this poem was indeed directed to my pleasant, dear father.Life was more or less quiet until Hitler ascended to power. Then, the Poles began to follow the ways of Hitler. Anti-Semitism increased in Poland. An Endek Party[1] was formed in Przytyk, headed by someone named Korczak They conducted propaganda against the Jews, confiscated Jewish merchandise, and incited during the fairs. A Jewish self-defense was organized through the efforts of Yitzchak Frajdman.The year 1936 arrived. Worrying information about attacks on Jews came from the nearby villages of Klwów, Odrzywól, and others. I remember that on one Friday, Jews came in perplexity from Klwów, some by vehicle and some by foot. Many of them were injured. All of the Jews of Przytyk accepted a family into their homes for the Sabbath. The sick and the wounded received medical attention.I will never forget that Sabbath night (perhaps this was a provocation)? It was said that gentiles from the nearby villages were marching toward Przytyk. We lived in Podgajak. My uncle Moshe David and two of his sons came to take us, and we walked with them to the town. My brother held an ax, and my father, a wooden stake. We left the house empty. It was already dark outside. We heard the question, “Jew or Christian?” My brother lit a match and we saw Yitzchak Kestenberg. He held a small knife in his hands. He was a Hassidic Jew who was slightly paralyzed, yet he did not shut himself into his house.This is how the Jews of Przytyk acted at a time of trouble. Everyone decided to protect Jewish honor. Nothing happened, however. We just lived in fear. The incitement of the Endeks had its effect. Two days later, on Monday, the event which we are afraid of indeed took place. Those who lived in the town did not experience the terrible events as we, who lived in Zachonta and Podgajak, did.[Page 33]When I went to my aunt Sheindel Szwyczak, I realized that the traveling formation of the gentiles was different than usual. They traveled four or five wagons across. I did not reach my aunt, and I ran home. There was nobody in the house aside from Mother. At that time, she had just recovered from an illness. I took her on my shoulders, and brought her to Reb Yitzchak Meir in the mill, carrying her on my shoulders through the fruit garden. I told them what was transpiring. Everyone entered the mill, and we closed the doors. The gentiles began to throw stones and tried to break the doors. Ovadia Langer took a dumbbell in his hand and stood by the door. I looked through the window and saw the gentiles breaking Berish Przytyky's windows and throwing stones. They indeed wanted to break in. They suddenly started to flee. A miracle occurred. Yitzchak Meir Langer came with the police. We all burst out crying. Reb Yitzchak Meir Langer, a good-hearted, very charitable Jew, told about what was taking place in the city. My mother fainted, and we revived her with difficulty. I was the only one of the children in the house, and we did not know what happened to the others. Father was in Lodz. My sister was hiding with Menashe Weber.Later, we found out what had happened. When the gentiles began to beat the Jews in the city, the Jews mounted a resistance. They chased the gentiles out of the town. The Poles went to Zachonta and Podgajak. Then, the great tragedy with the Minkowskis took place. Many Jews were injured badly in Zachonta, including my cousin Chava Bas.My brother arrived from the town and told how the Jews in the market square mounted a resistance and soundly beat the Christians. Reb Leizer Blachaj, his children and Moshe Furszt especially excelled. (Hillel Cytlyn devoted a special article to Reb Leizer in the “Heint” daily.)We returned home. Everything was destroyed in the house, including the furniture and the looms. Father returned immediately from Lodz. He heard on the radio what had happened in Przytyk. Delegates of the Jewish communal council of Warsaw arrived the next day. Jews sent assistance from there, including window panes. Eight Jews were arrested, including Moshe Lasker, Leizer Kirszencweig, and my brother-in-law Chaim Schwitzka, who was freed after the trial.After the pogrom, a number of the members of the Jewish self-defense received certificates and made aliya to the Land of Israel. My family moved to Lodz.* * *After the outbreak of the war, I set out to Russia with my husband. Life was very difficult. We moved to far-off Ural, where the cold reached 40 degrees below zero. We worked hard. Later we moved to Vitebsk. I graduated from a course as a nurse. We received letters from our family in Poland. Their situation was very bad. We sent them packages and everything that we could.When the Russo-German war broke out, Vitebsk was bombed. We set out again to Ural. I was drafted into the army in 1942. I worked in a hospital on the front.In 1954, when Praga was liberated, we returned to Poland. After the Red Army conquered[Page 34]Lodz, I went there. I saw the ghetto with the barbed wire. I did not go to Przytyk. I was told that Przytyk no longer exists, and was destroyed completely. Gangs of A. K.[2] were roving through Poland, and it was dangerous to travel to the small settlements.I met Minkus when I was still in the army. I met the husband of Chava Bonda in Bytom. I found nobody from my family – they all perished.I arrived in Israel in 1950Religious Values in the Life of the Jews of Przytykby Chancha Friedman-HonigTranslated by Jerrold LandauMy small town, Przytyk! I will never forget you – with all of the tortured and murdered Jews, including my dear parents, sisters and brother, who always stand before my eyes as if alive. I was born and educated in this small town, until I managed to leave it when the Germans entered…We lived near the Beis Midrash and the synagogue. There, my older brothers studied Gemara along with other religious youths. There is a great deal to tell about this synagogue. The entire life of the adult Jews centered around the synagogue. Bar Mitzvah celebrations, weddings, yahrzeit meals (on the anniversary of the death of family members), as well as funerals and eulogies – all of these took place around or inside the synagogue. A preacher (maggid) would often come, preaching about this world or the World to Come, lecturing about morality, explaining how to fulfill the commandments, or telling a fine story or a parable.My father was a pious, good and upright man. He would invite such preachers to eat and sleep at our house. Other guests or poor people would come to our home for various meals. My father would get up early and go to the Beis Midrash to worship. Then he would go to work. He had a tailoring workshop. He worked hard in order to earn a bit of livelihood. He employed several workers who looked to him with great honor, for he treated them with justice and uprightness. Even the villagers who would purchase from him related to Father with great trust. They would buy from us for many years. They would even come to buy from us when the Germans were in control. Once a village farmer whom we knew brought us various provisions, a matter which was fraught with mortal danger during the time of the occupation.[Page 35]Most of the Jews of the community were very Orthodox. On Friday, the approach of the holy Sabbath could already be felt. The spirit was sublime. Preparations were made for every holiday, and everything was done so that their holiday would be joyous and would be prepared as was required by tradition. Everything was done with a full heart and great devotion. Each holiday had its own character. A spirit of sadness pervaded on Yom Kippur. Everyone, young and old , went to the synagogue. The prayers of the cantor were heard from afar. Jews would weep bitterly and pray to G-d that He forgive their sins and seal them for a good verdict.I loved the festival of Passover more than anything, especially the night of the Seder. The Seder ceremony was conducted with great festivity.Thus was life conducted with a strong connection to religion.We would not study in school on Saturdays or Sundays. Saturday was our day of rest and Sunday was the day of rest of the Christians. We felt ourselves as strangers. Their relationship with us was poor. Anti-Semitism was quite strong. The Polish children tormented us and made us feel that we were Zhyds. Once, when the students of the Polish school mocked the Jews during a performance, my brother protested this (he was then in the seventh grade). They expelled him from school, and he did not continue to study.On the other hand, we had a “Beis Yaakov” School, where we felt ourselves free, literally at home. We would go to the Polish government school in the morning and to the Beis Yaakov in the afternoon. Many girls studied there. The main courses were Chumash, Jewish history, writing, and laws. I studied there for several years. Mrs. Sarah Schenirer, the founder of Beis Yaakov, came to visit us once. I looked at her with great reverence. When she stood up in the evening to recite the Arvit service, she conducted herself literally as a man.The school was on a high level. There, we studied many good things from the Torah. At the same time, we enjoyed ourselves well. We would arrange excursions; we had a drama club; we observed various historical dates and jubilees.We had various teachers, but we particularly liked the teacher Baum (today Weizer, living in Israel). She was a teacher and simultaneously a friend. When she made aliya to the Land of Israel prior to the war, the school disbanded. In brief – life in Przytyk was multi-faceted.[Page 36]The Education of Jewish Children in our Townby Shlomo Eitan, Tel AvivTranslated by Jerrold LandauIn memory of my parents, brothers and sisters of blessed memory who perished in the Holocaust, and in memory of my eldest daughter Orna of blessed memory who became ill during her service in the Israel Defense Forces and died at the age of 20.There were two types of education in our town: a) traditional Jewish religious education, and b) public government education. Religious education began from the age of four or five, and took place in institutions that were called cheders, located in the private residence of the teacher, who was known as the rebbe. There was a long table in the middle of the room. The rebbe sat at the head, and the students sat on two long benches on both sides. At times there were up to thirty students. The first level cheder, for young children, such as that of “Der Gonczus” where the students learned the letters of the aleph beit, the beginnings of reading, prayers, and the meaning of the words of the first Torah portions of the chumash. The teaching style was very primitive and simplistic. The rebbe would read and the students would respond in chorus. 041b061a72