Event · Jewish holiday
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Jewish Day of Atonement on the eve of the German withdrawal.
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... Thursday, September 21, during the day, three
Soviet airplanes flew over Bialystok, dropping leaflets
over the city. The people were informed that the Soviet
Army would shortly take over. The next day, the eve of
Yom Kippur, the Germans were seen packing their
bags, heading for Warsaw. The Jews were greatly
relieved, hoping that a new and better period was
approaching. ...Connected nodes
Person
Adolf Hitler
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Community
Bialystok Jewish community
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Place
Bialystok
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Place
Poland
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Organization
Wehrmacht
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Organization
Soviet Army
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Event
Rosh Hashanah
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Organization
Nazi authorities
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Place
Warsaw
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Place
Western Ukraine
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Place
Western Byelorussia
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Document
The Bialystoker Memorial Book
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