Organization · Jewish community organization
Kehilla
Kehilla
Democratic Jewish community organization in Bialystok.
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... The downfall of the Czarist regime was enhanced
by efforts of Bialystoker Jewish revolutionaries. The
previously autocratic Vaad Hakahal (Jewish Commu-
nity Council) was replaced by an exemplary democratic
Kehilla that could have endured for many generations
were it not for the Nazi Holocaust. ...Connected nodes
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Succeeded By
Vaad Hakahal → Kehilla
Vaad Hakahal (Jewish Commu- nity Council) was replaced by an exemplary democratic Kehilla