Dear Fellow Genners,
The Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project of JewishGen, Inc. is pleased
to announce the publication of the following five books which were
translated >from either Hebrew or Yiddish by JewishGen's volunteers.
All of the books are available in hard cover, approximately 8.5" by
11" and can be purchased >from online booksellers, frequently at
discounted prices. All contain many photos and images. To see all
our publications and to learn more about the project, please go to
jewishgen.org/Yizkor/ybip.html .
YIZKOR (MEMORIAL BOOK) OF LYUBCHA AND DELYATICHI (Belarus)
Published in Haifa, Israel, 1971 Translation Project Coordinator: Ann
Belinsky
The Lyubcha and Delyatichi (Lubtch and Delatitch) Memorial Book is the
English translation of the Yizkor (Memorial) Book published in 1971 by
survivors and former residents of these towns, situated in present-day
Belarus. There are many alternate names for these towns.
442 pages. List price: $52.95 Available on Amazon for around $39,
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KORCZYNA MEMORIAL BOOK (Korczyna, Poland)
Project Coordinator and Translator: William Leibner
Editor: Phyllis Kramer
Original Yiddish Book edited by
Morris Zucker and Isaac Wasserstrom
New York, 1967
Most of the survivors faced many daily problems of
survival, yet took time out to tell their sad experiences. Their stories
revived Jewish Korczyn. As one reads the stories, one can feel the great
nostalgia that the authors feel for the little place in Galicia that is no
longer.
310 pages, including new lists of residents compiled recently.
List $49.95. At Amazon about $36
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YIZKOR (MEMORIAL) BOOK OF HORODENKA, UKRAINE
(Translation of Sefer Horodenka)
Original Yizkor Book? Edited by: Shimon Meltzer
Published in Tel Aviv, 1963
558 pages.
The rich Jewish culture that developed in the town is well described. It
all came to an end in June
1941, when the Nazis invaded Russian territory; according to reliable
evidence about 3,000 adults and children were murdered in 1941 and 1942 in
three “Actions.” 558 pages. List: $51.95 At Amazon for $41.
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DROHITCHIN MEMORIAL (YIZKOR) BOOK 500 YEARS OF JEWISH LIFE
Drohitchin Finf Hundert Yor Yidish Lebn
Original Edited by: Dov Warshawsky, Book Committee Drohiczyn Originally
Published in Yiddish in Chicago, 1958
Florence Schumacher, Print Editor
This book is both history and memoir, including poetry, tributes, and a
necrology of Shoah victims >from Drahichyn and nearby towns murdered in the
two massacres there on July 25 and October 15, 1942. Former residents and
descendants contributed first-hand accounts to this heart-wrenching book>
736 pages. List $64.95 At Amazon for around $47.
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YAMPOL MEMORIAL BOOK (Yampol, Ukraine)
Originally written in Hebrew and Yiddish in 1963.
Translation >from Hebrew of Ayara be-lehavot; Pinkas
Yampola, Pelekh Volyn- A City in Flames. It tells of the destroyed Jewish
Community of Yampol, Ukraine, written by the former residents who survived
the Holocaust or emigrated before the war.
Unlike the previous books, three version of the Yampol book are available,
all with identical content:
Hardcover version List Price: $41.95 Available on Amazon for around $32.
Student Edition (paperback) $14.99
Researcher Edition (e-book) $6.99
Sandra Hirschhorn, Publicity Specialist
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