Białystok
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Shooting of self-defense members
Most resistance members attempting escape were shot at the start of their dangerous work.
Murder of Białystok Jews
Camp commander Tuman led the slaughter of Białystok Jews.
Nazi searches and attacks on hiding places
Nazi perpetrators searched hiding places and attacked concealed Jews.
Liquidation of more than 200 hospital patients
Nazi murderers liquidated more than 200 patients, along with the doctors and nurses, in the Jewish hospital.
Fifth massacre day
The fifth massacre day brought nearly 400 victims from the hospital and hiding places.
Deportation train to Treblinka
Deportation trains carried victims toward Treblinka.
Deportation of skilled workers to Blizhin
More than one thousand skilled workers were deported to Blizhin labor camp.
Deaths from hunger and disease
Hundreds died from hunger and various illnesses during the first winter.
Workers moved to the Small Ghetto
Seven hundred workers were ordered to leave the factory and assemble on Kupieczka Street.
Jews driven into the Small Ghetto
Nearly two thousand Jews were driven from Kupieczka into the Small Ghetto.
Children were taken to Auschwitz
Children and Jewish personnel were taken to Auschwitz and most personnel entered gas chambers.
Murder of Bialystoker Jews at Poniatow
Bialystoker Jews brought to Poniatow were murdered there shortly afterward.
Deportation from the small ghetto to Lublin-Poniatow
More than 1,200 Jews from the small ghetto were deported to Lublin-Poniatow.
Arrival of Bialystok Jews in Paniatov
Bialystok Jews arrived in Paniatov and obtained work in local factories.
Mass shooting in Paniatov
Jews found in Paniatov were taken to a large site and shot on 3 November 1943.
Deportation of Jews to extermination camps
The Nazis took Jews to various extermination camps, where they were murdered.
Detention in Bialystok prison
Selected people were taken from the site and placed in Bialystok prison.
Dramatic resistance begins
A dramatic armed resistance began in the described quarter.
Transformation into forest Jews
The speakers say they became “forest Jews” after being left in the forest.
Escape from the labor site
On November 1, 1943, a group escaped from a labor site at 27 Warsawer Street and sought contact with partisans.
Capture and imprisonment in Bialystok prison
Gendarmes captured the narrator and held him in Bialystok prison and a prison cellar.
Seventy-two hours in a prison cellar
The narrator spent 72 hours in a dark prison cellar.
Decision to return to Bialystok
The narrator decided to return to Bialystok after reaching Horodok.
Poale Zion Workers Party conference
A Poale Zion Workers Party conference held in Bialystok in 1916.
Transfer to Bialystok Prison
The Germans returned the group to Bialystok prison after worsening conditions.
Liberation from the forest
On July 1944, the group heard Soviet songs and emerged from the forest.
Transport to Bialystok
The Soviet army transported the survivors to Bialystok after their ordeal under the Nazis.
August 1943 ghetto operation
Vehicles and perpetrators entered the ghetto on 16 August 1943.
Shooting of Zabludowe Jewish council members
Fridl ordered reduced nourishment and personally shot twelve members of the Zabludowe Jewish council.
Murder of Jews in the Białystok area
German murderers under Fridl’s leadership committed crimes against Jews in Białystok.
Trial concerning murders of Bialystok Jews
Trial concerning the murder of Bialystok Jews
Survivors return to Bialystok
The first few survivors returned to Bialystok in 1946.
Shooting of 25 Jews at Grodno prison
Fridl reportedly shot 25 Jews during a visit to Grodno prison.
Ghetto uprising
Ghetto uprising
Schoolchildren and teacher in Bialystok
A caption identifies schoolchildren with their teacher in Bialystok in 1946.
Shootings at a ruined ghetto wall
People were shot by German killers at a ruined ghetto wall.