Sierpc Yizkor Book Translation Complete!!!!

I received the following email from Sandra Kirsch, regarding the completion of the project to translate the Sierpc Yizkor Book. Sandra Kirsch and Dorothy Lipsky have been fundraising and coordinating the translation. Sierpc's history is important to me as my grandfather, Charles Lelonek was born in Sierpc. The Israel Moshe Kadetsky family line lists Sierpc as there city of origin. Charles Lelonek's mother Pesa Kadecki was originally from Biezun before she married Yitzchak Meyer Lelonek of Sierpc and moved to Sierpc. Her brother, Yechezkel Kadecki also moved to Sierpc and he and his family perished in the Holocaust. Charles Lelonek was one of the 5 editors for the first edition of the Sierpc Yizkor Book in 1948, Zaml-Bukh Fun Sherptser Sheyres Hakhurbn, published in the US Zone in Germany. Later Ephraim Talmi (Wluka) expanded the Yizkor book and published a second edition in 1959 in Israel. That Yizkor Book's translation is now completed and available online. There will be an opportunity to buy a hard copy of the book and I will share details when they become available. The book offers a complete perspective on the typical lives of our ancestors in the 200 years leading up to Holocaust and the immigration to America, Israel and Argentina.

Here is the email from Sandra Kirsch, one of the translation coordinators:
"Dear friends,

I am delighted to share wonderful news about the Yizkor Book for Sierpc,
Poland. Translation of this 600-plus page volume is now complete and it
is online in its entirety at
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Sierpc/Sierpc.html

I am indebted to Dorothy Lipsky, who shared with me the project
coordination and editing of this extraordinary volume. We had the
benefit of the masterful translations of Alex Weingarten (Hebrew
sections) and Jerrold Landau (Yiddish sections), each a joy to work with.
We are deeply indebted to Perry Rosenstein and the Puffin Foundation
(Teaneck, NJ) for financial support. And of course we acknowledge the
incomparable support of Lance Ackerfeld and his team in making our
work available to all.

If you have ancestral roots in Sierpc or nearby communities (e.g.,
Zuromin, Rypin, Raciaz, Plock) I encourage you to access the translation.
The amount of detail and the quality of the writing are superb. Much of
it is heartbreaking, but all is illuminating.

Sandra Krisch
Carefree, AZ"

Sussman Kadetsky 1905 NYC Census

Sussman Kadetsky (45yo) 1905 Census at 709 Columbus Ave. Living at home were his wife Julia (44yo),Anna (22yo), Benjamin (20yo), Isaac (18yo), Bella (16yo), and Charles (14yo). Also living with them were Harry Soule (32yo) and Jacob (2yo).

Harry Soule and Anna Kadetsky Headstone

Photo courtesy of Joel Lelonek. Harry and Anna Soule are buried in Mt Carmel Cemetery. Anna's insciption reads Chaya bat Alexander. Harry's inscription reads Tzvi Hersch ben Avraham Moshe Hakohen. Harry was a Kohen.

Harry Soule, Sussman Kadetsky son in law, newpaper bio

History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
John E Gable: Historical Publishing Company, 1926 - Pages 441-479
Transcribed 08 March 2007 by Martha A Crosley Graham


Harry Soule, furrier and ladies tailor, is a progressive and enter prising business man of Johnstown. He was born in Poland, Jan. 12, 1875, and is the son of Abraham and Tena (Fluster) Soule.
Abraham Soule came to this country from Poland at an early date and settled in St. Louis, Mo., where he engaged in the shoe business for a number of years. He is now retired. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Soule : Harry, the subject of this sketch ; Sarah, lives in Poland ; Nathan, a tailor, lives in St. Louis, Mo.; Max, a merchant, lives in St. Louis, Mo. ; and Yetta, at home.
In March, 1892, Harry Soule came to the United States. He spent eight years in Boston, Mass., and later lived in Albany, N. Y., and New York City, where he engaged in the tailoring business. He has conducted his present business in Johnstown since 1911, and before that time was associated with George K. Kline, merchant. Mr. Soule has an extensive business and is reliable in his work.
On Aug. 17, 1902, Mr. Soule was married to Miss Anna Kadetsky, of New York City. They have four children, as follows : Jacob Brown, associated in business with his father; Nellie, a student in New York University ; Sidney and Herbert Henry, both at home. Mr. Soule is a Republican and holds membership in the Beth Zion Temple of Johnstown.