ebooks MEDALS OF BRITISH NAVY by W.H. Long in History

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This book is the translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the destroyed Jewish Community of Ostrow Mazowiecka; Poland; (in Hebrew: Sefer ha-zikaron le-kehilat Ostrov-Mazovyetsk ) written by the former residents who survived the Holocaust (Shoah) or emigrated before the war. It contains the history of the community in addition to descriptions of the institutions (synagogues; prayer houses); cultural activities; personalities (Rabbis; leaders; prominent people; characters) and other aspects of the town. It also describes the events of the Shoah in the town and lists the victims. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for either research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents; grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history! The book was originally written in Hebrew and Yiddish in 1960; translated into English by volunteers in the Yizkor Book Project of JewishGen; Inc. and published by the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project. Ostrow Mazowiecka; Poland is also known as: Ostrow Mazowiecka [Polish]; Ostrov-Mazovyetsk [Yiddish]; Ostrova [Yiddish]; Ostrow; Ostrov; Ostrova; Ostrove; Ostreve; Mazovyetska; Ostrov-Mazovetskiy; Ostrow Mazowiecki. Book also includes information about these towns: Andrzejewo; Bialystok; Brok; Ciechanowiec; Czyzewo; Dlugosiodlo; Goworowo; Komorowo; Kosow-Lacki; Lomza; Malkinia; Nowogrod; Nur; Ostrolêka; Poreba; Pultusk; Rozan; Siedlce; Slonim; Sokolow-Podlaski; Szumowo; Tykocin; Warszawa; Wasewo;Wysokie Mazowieckie; Wyszkow; Zambrow; and Zareby Koscielne. Ostrow Mazowiecka is located at 52°48' North Latitute 21°54' East Longitude; 54 miles North-East of Warsaw. The book has 892 pages; with many illustrations and photos.