Jaszynowka

... Bialystok, located near the Bialy River (Bialystok means ‘‘White River” in Polish), became a haven for Jews. Bronicki invited them to settle there and build up the town; he provided them with land, lumber and other materials. In 1749 a small number of Jews settled in Bialystok, totaling 765 by 1765. In the next fifty years the Jewish community grew in both numbers and influence. In 1800 the ‘‘new Bet Hamidrash” was estab- lished in the synagogue court. Bialystok replaced Tyk- tin as the dominant city, surrounded by smaller satellite communities such as Choroscz, Horodok, Janowa, Jaszynowka, Knyszin, Odelsk, Sokola, Zabludowa, and Waszlykowa. ...