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The Facebook page of the Descendants of
David-Horodok connects landsmen and friends
worldwide.
When former Detroiter Cheri Eisenberg,
currently living in Atlanta, visited David-Horodok
in 2010 with more than 100 David-Horodokers,
she was enthralled by the history. “The trip greatly
impacted me, and in 2013, I was motivated to start
a Facebook page to connect other landsmen.”
Many of her relatives perished in David-Horodok,
while some of her Eisenberg family settled in
Detroit. She explains that the page evolved fusing
her interest in Yiddishkeit and her family roots.
There are 1,500 followers, mostly with roots in
David-Horodok, but others from neighboring towns
like Stolin, Rubel and Turov joined. The page
connects people with cousins in Israel, Argentina,
Chile and all over North America. Recently, a
family in Switzerland connected with cousins in
Israel.
As the administrator of the page, Eisenberg
feels rewarded. “Opening the doors to family
connections is without a doubt the most rewarding
dividend of our Descendants of David-Horodok
Facebook page.”
www.facebook.com/descendentsofdavidhorodok
grave site, but also relays the
Jewish history in town. This
major endeavor included
securing funds, permits,
design and installation.
The prominent sculpture
of wood and granite was
designed by local artisan
Sergey Zhilevich with a
carving of a father and son
on one side and a mother and
daughter on the other. There
is an inscription in English,
Hebrew and Russian: “In
memory of the 500-year-old
Jewish community of David-
Horodok, brutally annihilated
by the Germans 1941-1942.”
The monument was com-
pleted in 2020, but due to
COVID, the dedication was
postponed. Special ceremonies
for International Holocaust
Remembrance Day were held
on Jan. 27, 2023, at the mass
grave site and at the new
sculpture in the town square.
Candles were lit and flowers
placed as Bosovets reiterated
the plight of the Jews from
David-Horodok to his stu-
dents.
Amy Friedman Brody of
West Bloomfield and Roz
Blanck of Franklin, are
co-presidents of the Detroit
David-Horodok Organization
and believe this sculpture of
remembrance evokes hope and
is making an indelible imprint.
According to Blanck, “The
monuments created are
extraordinary because future
generations will learn about
the history of the Jewish com-
munity in David-Horodok.”
Carla Eisenberg Schwartz is a former
columnist for the Detroit Jewish News
and blogger at www.motownsavvy.com.
Her father, Abe Eisenberg, was born in
David-Horodok as well as her maternal
grandmother, Ida Szusterman Mittler.
Connecting David-Horodokers
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This program is sponsored by
Barbara and Michael Kratchman
Sunday, April 30, 2023
3:00 p.m.
FEATURING
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Also Featuring:
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Ben Reisinger (Baritone)
Nathalie Doucet
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Roberto Kalb:
Newly appointed
Music Director
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