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  • Makkabi Sports Club of Rohatyn

    Makkabi Sports Club of Rohatyn

    In the late 1800s/early 1900s, Jewish sporting clubs began to form throughout Europe with the idea of cultivating youth with physical attributes through training and sports. These clubs named themselves after heroic characters and moments in Jewish history such as Makkabi, Bar Kochba, Shimshon, HaKoach, Gibbor, and Gevurah. The intent, voiced by Theodore Herzl and…

  • Max Faust’s 1938 Address Book

    Max Faust’s 1938 Address Book

    I woke up on Christmas morning and thanked G-d for creating Christmas so that I can have a day off.  The holy day of Shabbat has lost its significance as I have worked on Saturdays for many years.  Even the Sunday Sabbath for the rest of the staff has taken a back seat as Sunday…

  • Visa Files

    Visa Files

    I have been using the little bit of free time I have to delve more into my own family history and retrace some of the steps I took many years ago.  I thought at the same time I would write about my methods and findings in some sort of blog.  Hopefully it will spark some…