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SECTION	TEXT	AUTHOR	PAGE
	Foreword		xv
PART I	JEWS OF PRZEMYSL FROM BEGINNING TO PARTITION OF POLAND
Chapter
1	From the History of Przemysl Jewry	Prof. M. Schor	7
2	Life of Przemysl Jews in the past (summary of historical literature:	D. Nitzani	15
	a) Before Polish hegemony
	b) Period of Polish independence
	c) On the writers of Przemysl
3	First Jewish Craftsmen in Przemysl	Dr. E. Bloch	40
4	Ancient synagogue of Przemysl and its place in architectural history	Dr. N. Schneid	45
5	Sources:		52
	Q and A of R. Yehuda b. Meir Hacohen of Mintz
	Book of penitential prayers in Przemysl
	4 inscriptions on monuments
	Papal (?) edict of 1753
	The secret Tzadik – R. Yitzchak Eizik Schochet
6	Rabbis of Przemysl 1535-1893	Ch. Trau & D.N.	56
PART II	PRZEMYSL JEWS DURING AUSTRIAN RULE (1772- 1918)
Chapter
1	From 1772-1867	Y. Altbauer & L. Goetz	69
2	In the city and in the community	D. N.	74
3	Political movements in the Jewish street	D. N.	90
	History of Zionist movements in Przemysl before W.W. I
	"Yehudia" - some memories"	Tz. Amit	100
	On "Haivria"	Y. Altbauer	103
	Poale Zion in Przemysl until the outbreak of W.W. I	E. Bloch	106
	Dr. Herman Lieberman	E. Bloch	112
	History of Jewish assimilation	D. N.	119
4	Religious life	D. N.	122
	Rabbi Gedalia Shmelkes	Ch. Trau and D. Nitzani	135
	Religious functionaries in the last 25 years of Austrian rule	D. N.	140
	Famous "Admorim" (chasidic rebbes) in Przemysl	D. N.	141
	Images from the great Kloitz in Przemysl	Y. Adif	144
5	Jewish education	Y. Adif	146
	'Tikvas Yisroel' school	D. N.	149
	Religious studies	E. Bloch	150
	Study of Hebrew language in Przemysl	D. N.	154
6	Avraham ben Yitzchak Sonne	H. C.	157
	Avraham ben Yitzchak Sonne	Leah Goldberg	160
7	Writers and Intellectuals		164
	R. Mordechai Yona Rosenfeld	A. Kahana	164
	Shimon Menachem Lazer	Y. A.	166
	Images of Intellectuals in Przemysl		168
	"Birech (Berechiyahu) Shapir - Humorous poet"	D. N.	170
8	Days of W.W. I
	Przemysl in the time of seige	Y. Altbauer	172
	Beseiged Przemysl	Y. Michelsburg	177
	Yom Kippur in the fortress	Dr. V.A. Fordes	178
PART III	PRZEMYSL JEWS (1918-1939)
Chapter
1	Przemysl passes under Polish rule	Y. Altbauer	185
2	Dr. M. Rosenfeld	M. Henish	191
3	"November 1918"	Z. Luft	193
4	"The nation - city and community"	Y. A.	199
	The rabbinical court	D. N.	205
5	The Jewish population – constituents and economy	Y. A.	207
6	Institutions of education and culture	Y. A.	214
7	Jewish health institutions	Y. A.	231
8	Jewish social institutions in Przemysl	Y. A.	229
9	Jewish sport in Przemysl	Y. A.	243
10	Zionist movement in Przemysl (1918-1939)	Y. A.	246
	Zionist Labor movement in Przemysl	K. Y. Golan	252
	Revsionist movement "HTzHR" in Przemysl	Dr. Y. Schechter	258
	Mizrachi in Przemysl	A. Ben Pazi	261
	Zionist youth movements in Przemysl	Y. A.	264
	Renewed "Herzl Group"	Y. A.	264
	Hashomer Hatzair	Y. A.	268
	"Gordonia"	D. Sim	275
	Hanoar Hatzioni (Zionist youth)	Y. A.	280
	Hebrew youth group "Akiva"	Y. A.	282
	The scouts	S. Antmann	285
11	Other Jewish parties
	Agudas Yisroel	R. A. Weinberger	286
	The JPS (later "Bund")	Y.A.	288
	Jewish participation in PPS and Communist Party	Y. A.	290
12	Jewish newspapers	Y. A.	291
13	Hechalutz and first Jewish chalutzim	S. Antmann	293
	Shimshon Goldstein	D. N.	297
	Dr. Zvi Luft	M. Gans	301
	Annals of the third Aliya	S. Goldstein	304
Part IV	PERSONALITIES
	Prof. Dr. Moshe Shor	D. N.	311
	Dr. Leib Landau	B. Weintreub	315
	Memories of Leib Landau	M. Melman	317
	The last days of Leib Landau	Y. Avrahami	320
	Rabbi Dr. Yosef Mieses	D. N.	322
	Matityahu Mieses	Dr. A. Menczer	324
	Prof. Dr. Yaakov Mann	D. N.	328
	Dr. Yitzchak Mann	Dr. Y. Klausner	331
	Avraham Kahana ("Avrech")	M. N.	333
	Rabbi Dr. Shmuel Hirshfeld		335
	R. Yitzchak Yaakov Teomim	D. N.	337
	Dr. Moshe Richter	Y. A.	339
	Dr. Tzvi Reichman	Y. A.	339
	Dr. Ephhraim Schutzmann	Y. A.	340
	Avraham Chaim Klagsbald	Y. A.	341
	Words of eulogy that were not spoken	A. Cohen	342
	Lippe Geller	Y. A.	343
	Dr. Alexander Steinhardt	Dr. B. Weintraub	343
	Wilhelm Haspel	Y. A.	344
	Eng. Tzvi Mendel Yavetz	Y. A.	345
	Chaim Eliash	Y. b. Eliezer	345
	Mordechai Hacke	Y. A.	346
	Yosef Rinde	Y. A.	346
	Avraham Schachter	Y. A.	347
	Meir Honigwachs	Y. A.	347
	The family Akser	Y. A.	348
	Dr. Yosef Akser	Y. A.	348
	Dr. David Sack	Y. A.	349
	Dr. Nisan Stein-Goldstein	Y. A.	349
	Victor Emanuel Fordes	D. N.	350
	R. Shmuel Babad	Y. A.	351
	R. Shmuel b. David Knoller	D. N.	351
	Mordechai Gottfried	R. A. Meir	352
	R. Menachem Shlomo Schussheim	M. Henish	353
	Prof. Dr. Mannes Kartgenner	D. N.	354
	Prof. Dr. Maximilian Rose	Y. A.	355
	Prof. Dr. H. Meisel	Y. A.	355
	Prof. Ludwig Sohn	Y. A.	356
	Dr. Helena Rosenbach-Deutch	Y. A.	356
	APPENDIX
	Organization of Przemysl emigrants in Israel	Y. A.	359
	Przemysl Landsmanschaften in New York		361
	Fallen in the establishment of State of Israel		364
PART V	DESTRUCTION AND THE HOLOCAUST
Chapter
1	From outbreak of WW II until the liberation	Dr. M. Shatner	371
2	Reminiscences	Dr. L. Frim	394
	Przemysl today	Dr. M. Shatner
	YIDDISH SECTION		405
	Introduction		409
	The city on the River San	Dr. Y. Zinneman	413
	History of the Jews of Przemysl	D. N.	416
	Anti-Jewish edicts of Bishop of Przemysl in 1743		421
	Austrian period (1772-1914)	D. N.	422
	History of the Jews of Przemysl (1914-1939)	Y. Altbauer	428
	Synagogues, Bes medrash, Kloizer and Minyanim in Przemysl	D. N.	433
	Rabbi Gedalia Schmelkes	C. Trau & D. Nitzani	439
	Jewish labor movement in Przemysl	Y. Lobstein	442
	Dr. Leib Landau		451
	Edward Leib Landau – a great man in Israel	A. Marovsky	451
	Memories of Leib Landau	Ida Kaminska	456
	Dr. Herman Lieberman	Dr. E. Bloch	458
	Michael Ostereicher	D. N.	464
	Dr. Ludwig Grossfeld	D. N.	465
	Przemysl Maskilim: Mordechai Yonah Rosenfeld	A. Kahana	467
	Birech Shapir – the Jewish troubador of Przemysl	A. Kahana	469
	Rachel Korn	A. B.	471
	On the ruins	Rachel H. Korn	472
	Yaakov Zinneman	D. N.	474
	The brothers Schwebel	Chanoch Hand	475
	Types from the Jewish street	E. Bloch	478
	The tzadik of Volinitz	Dr. H. Bergman	490
	The hidden tzadik R. Eizik Schochet		492
	Organization of Przemysl in Israel	Y. A.	494
	Przemysl landsmanschaften in New York		497
	The destruction of Przemysl	Dr. M. Shatner	501
	My experiences in the occupation	Dr. Leon Frim	527
	INDEX OF NAMES (Hebrew)		537
	INDEX OF NAMES (Yiddish)		547

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