Event · Migration
Herszberg arrived in Bialystok
Herszberg reported arriving in Bialystok in spring 1880.
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... When I arrived in Bialystok in the spring of 1880, the
Turkish War had ended. Textile manufacturing had
begun to flourish, Jewish participation in this industry
increasing to an advanced stage. Bialystok already
could boast of several wealthy Jews. In general, the
socioeconomic status of the Jewish population was
satisfactory. The time was ripe for an economic upturn. ...Connected nodes