The Bielsker Bruderlicher
Unterstitzungs Verein purchased burial plots in Washington
Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY and Mt. Lebanon
cemetery in Queens, NY. Some members of the BBUV were laid to
rest on the burial society plots located in these cemeteries.
Phone calls to the cemeteries may help you locate ancestors or
relatives.
There have been variations in the
spelling and abbreviation of the verein's name. Six of them and
their sources are:
For a discussion on the spelling
variations, click
here.
The BBUV was affiliated with the
United Bielsker Relief, which was organized in New York after
World War I by Bielsk Podlaski landsmanshaftn.
Its purpose was to provide assistance to Jews from the town.
United Bielsker Relief was also active in relief
work for Holocaust survivors, and in philanthropic work in
Israel.
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
holds records of the Bielsker Bruderlicher Unterstitzungs Verein
in record group 1046. These materials include souvenir journals
(which themselves contain a history of the organization, member
lists, photos, memorials and advertisements), membership
directories and financial records. You can visit YIVO to examine
these materials and search for your ancestors. Photo copies of
pages from souvenir journals can be viewed from the links below.
These are individual pages and represent a small portion of the
complete journals.
Certificate of Incorporation, 1888
Souvenir Journal of the Loan Fund's 20th Anniversary Banquet, 1924
Partial journal of dues payments, 1926
40th Anniversary Banquet Souvenir Journal, 1928
50th Anniversary Banquet Souvenir Journal, 1938
Membership Directory, 1949
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Updated June 22, 2023
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