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Bialystok surrounding communities
surrounding communities
Communities surrounding Bialystok whose residents were affected by economic decline.
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... A large number of homes were taken over by the
banks because tenants could no longer pay the land-
lords. Many buildings were sold at lower prices. The
resulting economic downturn led many Jews to leave
Bialystok and its surrounding communities. Housing no
longer generated the earlier copious revenues; rents
plummeted sharply. Banks, which previously had
granted mortgages on liberal terms, stopped because of
the unfavorable circumstances. As a consequence, hous-
ing construction ceased altogether. ...Connected nodes
Community
Bialystok
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Person
Awrom Szmuel Herszberg
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Work
Pinkas Bialystok
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Organization
Hebrew Language Society
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Event
Bialystok pogrom of 1906
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Event
Awrom Szmuel Herszberg’s death
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