Event · Contract Signing
Kiryat Bialystok construction contracts signed
Contracts for building the first one hundred homes in Kiryat Bialystok were signed on June 26, 1950.
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... On Monday, June 26, 1950, at a special luncheon,
the contracts for building the first one hundred homes
in Kiryat Bialystok were signed, which thrilled the par-
ticipants. Subsequently a “brick campaign” was
launched. The price of a brick was one dollar; each
booklet contained ten coupons, or “bricks.”’ In particu-
lar, the Bialystoker Ladies Auxiliary and affiliates were
quite active in the brick campaign. This was a clever
method of involving Bialystoker Jews from all eco-
nomic strata in helping build Kiryat Bialystok, rather
than depending on a few wealthy donors. A Kiryat Bia-
lystok Foundation was formed, representing twenty-one
Bialystoker organizations. ...Connected nodes