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Mendel
Mendel
Mojsze Sohn’s father and early Bialystok silk manufacturer.
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... Nechome found such a man in Mojsze Sohn, eru-
dite in religious studies, an expert in Hebrew and sev-
eral European languages. Although ordained a rabbi at
17, he never practiced. His father, Mendel, came from
one of the oldest, most honored Bialystok families.
Mendel was well educated and one of the first silk
manufacturers in Bialystok, starting his in 1842. With
such a_ background, Mojsze Sohn was_ chosen
Nechome’s bridegroom. ...Connected nodes
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Mojsze Sohn
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David Sohn
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Bialystoker Relief Committee
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Community
Bialystok Jewish community
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Zalman Heller
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Mojsze Dowid Bialostocki
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Szejne
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Zalman Kalisker
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Nechome
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Mojsze Sohn
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Jurowcer Street
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