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Translating a memorial book opens window on Jewish history
by Elaine Durbach, New Jersey Jewish News, January 9, 2003
Sid Shaievitz's work to  translate the Felshtin yizkor book profiled

 

Mel Werbach recently returned from a trip to Gvardeyskoye and shares his views in an essay, Felshtin 70 Years Later.  He also has made photos from his trip available.

 Transcriptions from the Felshtin  Cemetery Photographed by Mel Werbach in May 2007

 In May 2006 Steven Shaer visited the Jewish cemetery in Gvardeyskoye, Ukraine, formerly Felshtin.  Read about his experience and view his photos.  Additional photos and videos from his trip are available at http://steve70638.multiply.com/

 Thanks to Alan Bernstein, new research on Felshtin conducted by the BLITZ genealogical research organization is available here.

19 illustrations from the Felshtin yizkor book now online, plus more photos from the yizkor book added to the Felshtin Gallery.

A reprint of the original Felshtin yizkor book in Yiddish, hardbound and printed on acid-free paper, is available from the National Yiddish Book Center. 

 
A Felshtin Who's Who: a compilation of names from many archival sources.
 

  The Jewish Landsmanschaften of New York, translated by Sid Shaievitz
A Yiddish version of the Felshtin Yiskor Book is available for free public access online at the NY Public Library's Jewish Division web site at: www.nypl.org/humanities/jewish.
 
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