Dr. Ze'ev Yunis:
"The
Old Hometown"
Mlawa:
"Das Shul-Gessel" - The Synagogue Lane
Dr.
Izhak Ze'ev Yunis of blessed memory, wrote his reminiscences about his old
town Mlawa in a most unique and breathtaking fashion. He used a panoramic view,
to describe the Jewish town of
It was published in the Yizkor Book of Mlawa, in the original language and with
translations to Yiddish and English.
Dr. Yunis describes every street and every
house, every road and every site, every corner and every bush of his old home
town. He writes with immense love and longings to the Jewish inhabitants of
Mlawa. He brushes the Shtetl colorful figures and images; he brings to life the
smells of the market and the whispers of silent prayers coming from the
direction of the grand synagogue...
He writes about the Jewish Community'
institutions and movements, the people' tradition, their believes, their lives,
their aspirations, and their dreams. It is the best Memorial to Jewish Mlawa
and to all other lost
shtetls where once we walked...
It was contributed to my Web Page, by the
Landsmanschaften of Mlawa in
The project of re-typing and posting this
unique and rare piece of literature and history of Jewish Mlawa was
accomplished by the joint efforts of Robert Tachna and Ada Holtzman, August 1998.
MLAWA!
Jewish Center,
The Town of Our Fathers and of Our Childhood
The Old Hometown
Dedicated
in memory of my father Abraham Yaacov the son of Reb Zvi Tuvia, may their
memory be blessed.
The Chapters:
4) The Inhabitants of the Old Market
8) Superstitions, Remedies and Cures
12) A Train Passes Through Town
ד"ר
זאב יוניס:
הבית הישן
(עברית, ספר
יזכור "מלאבה
היהודית", ת"א
1984) 
Memorial Book Mlawa – List of Contents (Hebrew)
This page was posted in ZCHOR ince January 1999!
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