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Kiev area
the Kiev area
Destination where Porecki-Gawenski transferred products.
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... With the outbreak of World War I, the silk pro-
ducers grew rich from the heavy demand generated by
the Russian government. When the German army
neared Poland, the Jewish manufacturers transferred
their products to the Russian interior: Jeruchem Bril to
Klynci, Porecki-Gawenski to the Kiev area, Triling to
Moscow. But when the Bolsheviks overthrew the Cza-
rist regime, they confiscated many of the goods manu-
factured by Bialystok’s industries. When the Jewish
industrialists returned to Bialystok under Polish rule,
they found the factories dilapidated and neglected.Connected nodes
Person
Y. H. Kancypolski
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Place
Bialystok
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Person
Aron Suraski
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Person
Tewja Slonimski
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Person
Eliezer Abramowski
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Person
Binjomin Amdurski
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Person
Judl Kronenberg
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Business
Porecki-Gawenski
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Person
Jeruchem Bril
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Place
Klynci
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Place
Moscow
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