Lipa Sukenik

... In Hebrew literature, art and theater, Bialystokers left their mark: Chajele Grober, the actress; Nochum Cemach, founder and director of the Habimah National Theater Company; Professor Israel Halperin, historian and author; Yosef Serlin, the late Minister of Health; Professor Lipa Sukenik, noted archaeologist and presi- dent of the historical society that published A. S. Hersz- berg’s two volume Pinkas Bialystok; Dr. Shlomo Kaplan-Kaplanski, a founder and director of the Tech- nion in Haifa; and numerous others who enriched the religion, politics and economy of Israel. ...

... The Labor Zionists in Bialystok began an intensive propaganda campaign among the Jewish youth. Public assemblies in various batei midrashim were conducted; the leader of the Bialystok party, Jankl Janowski, a fine speaker with a sharp mind, led these meetings. The party also gathered smaller groups of young Jewish boys and girls, teaching them history, political econ- omy, current events, Zionism, discussing the question of labor strikes, etc. Conducting these lectures were: Lipa Sukenik, Josef Antokolski, Chajkel Oldak, Maks Chmelnik, Dowid Klementynowski, Ana _ Alperin, Chaszke Fajnsod and Awrom Liberman.