Zvi Klementynowski

... Zvi Klementynowski, a leading activist in the Bia- lystoker community in Israel and a delegate to the con- vention in New York, stated: ‘‘A new Bialystok in the Jewish State will provide not only a roof over the heads of many Bialystoker immigrants but will serve as a rest- ing place for the souls of our martyrs, which wander all over the world seeking their final peace and are present among us in this auditorium.” In response to Mr. Klementynowski’s moving address and to a fervent appeal from David Sohn, founder of the convention, $100,000 was raised at a banquet for construction of Kiryat Bialystok in Israel. ...

... Committee for Constructing Kiryat Bialystok in Israel: Zvi Klementynowski, Esq. ...

... Zalman Yerushalmi and Zvi Klementynowski, as well as others in Israel, insisted all along that a Bialy- stok memorial volume be published as soon as possible. We are proud of Zalman, successful businessman, con- scientious Bialystoker leader and communal activist. His long and productive life has brought prestige to Bialystokers everywhere. We hope he will enjoy many more healthy and fruitful years continuing the wonder- ful work he has been doing for a lifetime. ...

... Later on, we built a community in Israel, Kiryat Bialystok, which carried the name of our beloved hometown destroyed by Hitler. For this reason, the late David Sohn convened a world conference in 1949 in New York, attended by representatives of Bialystoker organizations throughout the world. The delegate from Israel was Zvi Klementynowski. At the convention, the Kiryat Bialystok Foundation was formed, headed by the late Ralph Wein. Simultaneously in Israel, a Kiryat Bialystok committee was organized, whose members included the following leaders of our Center: Zalman Yerushalmi, Zvi Klementynowski, the late Mordechaj Krugliak and others. ...