At the time that Zambrów retained an additional shokhet, because of the increase in population, both Rabbis needed to certify his capacity to perform slaughter in accordance with ritual. The Kozioner Rabbiner immediately offered his concurrence. However, the old Rabbi, Regensburg k"mz was opposed. Meanwhile, the shokhet performed slaughter, and Jews ate from his produce. The town Maggid, as usual, sided with the old Rabbi. In town, two sides were formed immediately. The majority sided with the Kozioner Rabbiner. the Maggid, who was a great exponent of Musar, in his usual Sabbath sermon, exhorted and indicated to the Jews that ate from the new shokhet’s produce that they were eating trayf, and they will suffer for it in this world and the world to come. He also called out balebatim by name, whom he knew to be eating from this shokhet’s produce. A dispute broke out immediately between the two factions of Jews in the town. It was taken to Lomza, to the provincial committee, where it was averred that there was such-and-such who was a trouble-maker. An investigation committee then arrived, and it decided that the prominent people of the town would decided by a blackball vote: each person would receive two balls, a white one and a red one. If he throws in the white ball – he favors the Maggid, a red one – opposed. The side that held in favor of the Kozioner Rabbiner was in the majority.
 

photo: Hershel Kusharer, building contractor of the army barracks and his wife, Esther-Matl.