Photos Religious Life

Photos of Jewish Religious Life in Mielec before 1939

  • Rabbi Naftali Horowitz –
    great-grandson of Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz, grandson of Rabbi Jacob Horowitz, son of Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz, and direct descendant of the Ba’al Shem Tov. Rabbi Naftali was the Mielec Rebbe from 1879 until his death in 1916. Photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • The Mielec Synagogue circa 1902 — photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • The Mielec Synagogue as seen from above — photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • Mielec mikveh — photo courtesy JDC archives (ref: NY_03989_dt1)
  • Mielec mikveh — photo courtesy JDC archives (ref: NY_03990_dt1)
  • Rabbi and religiious leaders inspecting the Mielec mikveh — photo courtesy JDC archives (ref: NY_04194_dt1)
  • Mielec prayer book — photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • Rebbetzin Frumet Horowitz née Francel (wife of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Horowitz of Mielec) and her children. From left: Sure (Sarah), Rebbetzin Frumet Horowitz, Chaim Pinkas Horowitz, Alter Elimelech Horowitz, and Jacob Moses Horowitz (in chair) — photo courtesy Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • Rabbi Menachem Mendel Horowitz – great-great-grandson of Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz, great-grandson of Rabbi Jacob Horowitz, grandson of Rabbi Yehuda Horowitz, son of Rabbi Naftali Horowitz, and direct descendant of the Ba’al Shem Tov. Rabbi Menachem Mendel was the last Rebbe of Mielec and was killed in Radomyśl Wielki in 1943.
  • A letter from Rabbi Naftali Horowitz to Rabbi L. Horowitz in Kraków concerning the anti-semitic riots in Kishinev. This letter sold for $4000 in a recent private auction
  • A torah scroll believed to be from the Mielec Synagogue. It is now owned by the Oborski Museum in Mielec and was on display in November 2019. Photo courtesy Oborski Museum and the Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • Menorah (Chanukiah), prayer book, and portrait of Eliezer Verstandig — photo courtesy Oborski Museum in Mielec via Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”
  • Menorah (Chanukiah) — photo courtesy Oborski Museum in Mielec via Muzeum Historii Fotografii “Jadernowka”