Person · Bundist librarian
Izchok Rywkin
Izchok Rywkin
Izchok Rywkin founded and administered the Sholem Aleichem Library.
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... This veritable treasury was collected over a period
of years. The founder of the library, who gave it all his
free time and full commitment, was the Bundist Izchok
Rywkin. All of Bialystok knew that he was not just the
library’s administrator but its heart and soul as well.
His life was devoted to Yiddish books and rare manu-
scripts. Always striving to enlarge the collection of the
Sholem Aleichem Library, he often traveled to Warsaw
to buy new books for his beloved child, the library. He
frequently confronted people with his inability to
understand how they could occupy themselves with
other matters besides the library. Later he was extermi-
nated by the Nazis. ...Connected nodes
Institution
Sholem Aleichem Library
Founded By
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Sholem Aleichem Library
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Place
Warsaw
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Event
Founding of the Sholem Aleichem Library
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Community
Bialystok Jewish community
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Organization
Bund
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Organization
Polish Bund
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Communists
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Albert Lurie
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Ana Rozental
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Pawel Rozental
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Taras
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Bundist schools
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Sholem Aleichem Library
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Warsaw
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Jewish trade unions
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Founded By
Izchok Rywkin → Sholem Aleichem Library
The founder of the library, who gave it all his free time and full commitment, was the Bundist Izchok Rywkin.
Traveled To
Izchok Rywkin → Warsaw
he often traveled to Warsaw
- purpose:
- book purchases
- frequency:
- often
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