Forest behind Bialystok

... Behind the city was a forest that was the tradi- tional place for unauthorized meetings of the Bund, not only throughout the Russian occupation but also later during the years of the first German administration. In the beerhalls of Bialystok, where Russian weavers, tanners and porters used to go for a drink or to eat goose meat after a hard day’s work, they would tell each other stories about the Bundist representatives, their strengths and weaknesses, their heroism or their oratorical ability. During work breaks in the factories, political discussions among the Bundists and their ...