Documents of the Zionist Congress in Poland
These pictures show the results of the elections to the Zionist Congress in Poland. These results are dated November 7, 1937, and July 23, 1939.
Every small community, including Klodawa, had documents recording the number of votes in elections.
In the last picture there are signatures of the board committee of the elections. One of the names is TZVI HERTZ ROTBART.
Sent by Lee Rotbart.
24 KLODAWA SURVIVORS. LANDSBERG, GERMANY DP CAMP. JANUARY, 1947.
In Their Own Words...Survivors' Memorial to the Fallen. Landsberg DP Camp, Laupheim, Germany. 1947.
English:
MEMORIAL,1942 - 1947,
TO REMEMBER 350 JEWISH FAMILIES,
MARTYRS,
WHO FELL AT THE HANDS OF THE NAZIS,
IN KŁODOWA,
5702 - 22nd DAY OF TEVET / JANUARY 11, 1942,
T'hae Nishmahtahm Tz'rurot Bitz'ror HaChayim/
(Literally: May Their Souls Be Bound In the Bond of Life.
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Klodawa Survivors Israel-Unidentified
PHOTO OF KLODAWA SURVIVORS IN ISRAEL SUBMITTED BY RACHEL FRID, DAUGHTER OF CHANA JAKLINSKI. CHANA APPEARS IN THIS PHOTO, STARTING FROM THE RIGHT, SHE IS THE 5TH PERSON IN.
DOES ANYBODY RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE OTHER KLODAWA SURVIVORS???
PLEASE HELP OUT IF YOU CAN.
JUDY
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Klodawa Cheder 1935/6
The above photo of the cheder in Klodawa was taken in 1935/6. Several people have produced a copy of this photo--Dean Rotbart, Joseph Francuz, Moshe Krel. As of March, 2008 the following children have been identified:
First Row Seated Left to Right: 4th boy: Menel Grynfel, 5th boy: Avrum Opyczynski, Last Boy Seated: Motek Krel.
Middle Row: First Boy Standing on Left: Shmulik Krel.
Third Row Left to Right: Second Boy, Tzvi Francuz, 4th Boy: Jaretsky {Unknown First Name], Last Three Boys Left to Right: Motek [Max] Rotbart, Motek Rzeszewski[Max Rose], David Burdowski.
TEACHERS: Eidenberg [first name unknown--per Joe Francuz]
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THE SHUL OF OUR ANCESTORS
This photo was given to Judy Muratore by Moshe Krell in February, 2008 at the time of Judy's visit to Moshe's home in Florida.
As we have heard from the Klodawa survivors, there were three temples, shuls in the town, one of which may be exclusively a Bat Midresh. There was an orthodox temple, and a more conservative temple. I am not sure which of the two this was.
According to Barbara Ganczyk, Klodawa historian, the original building that served as the shul was destroyed in 1945, and a ...<< MORE >>
Imagine Me and Zhou
If my grandfather were alive today, I can’t image what he would have made of my recent breakfast meeting with His Excellency Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese Ambassador to the United States.
Hersz Rotbart was born in Kolo, Poland and spent most of his adult life making hats by hand and selling them in the weekly open-air market of Klodawa, a small village about one-hour’s drive west of Warsaw.
Zaydie, as I suspect I would have called him had I ever had the privilege of knowing Hersz, had no formal education to speak of and no doubt only knew China as a distant world inhabited by a great number of people of very foreign culture.
Indeed, from Klodawa to Beijing was a distance not counted in miles, but in millennia, for that is how long each culture had marched along its own unique path.
Zaydie died in Auschwitz in 1940, long before I was born and five years before Ambassador Zhou’s parents gave birth to him in China’s Jiangsu Province. As Ambassador, Zhou Wenzhong today represents his country’s 1.3 billion citizens in all of China’s political and business affairs with the United States of America.
<< MORE >>SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ON ORNER/TAUBE/RUBENSTAIN FAMILY
My name is Esther Penn and i was born in Klodawa in the year 1938. My parents names were:
Foigel Orner maiden name Taube
Nahum-Haim Orner from Kutno
My mother passed away recently in Israel
My father perished in Auszwitz on 29th July 1942.
I would like to make contact with anyone who new my parents or my grandparents Taube Asher and Rebeca (Rubinstain) who owned a flour mill.
Thank you for the opportunity of getting people together.
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ROBIN NICINSKI'S TRIP TO KLODAWA: SUMMER 2007
See Robin's Pictures Here
" We hired a guide named Roman from a very responsible agency, and he drove us the two hours to Klodawa from Warsaw. He fit in very well with the locals, and as a result we had a very good experience. Did you know that Klodawa is known for its salt mine? We met two residents of Klodawa, one who lived on Rynek Street today and showed us a picture of the street from the 1930's. He was very friendly ...<< MORE >>
SEEKING BACKGROUND ON ABRAHAMS FAMILY (RELATION OF NICHINSKY)
YAD VASHEM SHOAH DATABASE
Several people have written in looking for any information that can be found about their family members from Klodawa. One simple first step that is accessible to all, and quite easy to use is the Yad Vashem Shoah Database. In this database you can look up by town, or by family name anyone you are looking for. To get to the database, use this link:
http://www.yadvashem.org/lwp/workplace/IY_HON_Entrance
Once there you will see: "To search the Database or submit names Click Here".
Once you click, you will see boxes to enter either family name or location, or both. It ...<< MORE >>
KLODAWA SOCIETY CEMETERY PLOT. MT. LEBANON CEMETERY. GLENDALE, NY.
More than two years ago when I first began getting in touch with fellow Klodawa researchers, Karen Kroneheim and I connected and discovered that our families had been friends via the Klodawa Society. The Society was formed of the "Landsmanshaft" of the town who were newly settled in the U.S., mostly in the New York area, but also from Boston, as with my own family, and probably other places. I hope to find out more about the Klodawa Society, itself. In fact one of the cousins I spoke with over the years told me had actually had a program from ...<< MORE >>
Photos Posted to "We Are All Strangers"
I hope to be posting my entire photo album very, very soon!
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Klodawa Today: A Recent Visit by Paul Davison
Paul Davison has created a photo gallery from his visit to Klodawa as part a family trip to Poland in April 2006. As his pictures show, Klodawa's Jewish history lives on without its lost Jewish soul.
Chanukah Skypefest
Could they believe that their grandchildren and greatgrandchildren -- spread around the world -- could reunite for Chanukah 2006 to celebrate the holiday and get to know one another?
The Internet party is scheduled for noon New York Time, so that Klodawa descendants in every time zone can participate. We will light a Chanukah menorah, spin a dreidel or two and share our family histories. Please spread the word and plan to join us! ...<< MORE >>