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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

Tradition and Innovation
at Detroit Opera: 
A New Generation of
Jewish Leadership

at Congregation Shaarey Zedek

Also Featuring:
Elizabeth Polese (Soprano)
Ben Reisinger (Baritone)
Nathalie Doucet
(Collaborative Pianist)

Roberto Kalb: 
Newly appointed 
Music Director

Yuval Sharon: 
Gary L. Wasserman 
Artistic Director

