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M. Garelik
A letter writer signing from Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gothenburg
City in Sweden identified as the letter writer’s location.
Paradner Khod
A named entrance in the remembered house, decorated with mirrors and runners.
Chorni Khod
A named entrance leading to the kitchen, stables, and attic.
Synagogues of Bialystok
Synagogues whose roofs were visible from the remembered building.
Factories of Bialystok
Factories forming part of the cityscape seen from above.
Stockholm
The correspondent's location when writing to the editorial office.
Shlomo Mikhoels
A renowned artist under whose direction Beker studied and taught art.
Moscow Jewish State Theater
The theater where Beker studied and taught art under Shlomo Mikhoels.
Habima
The Hebrew national theater whose sixtieth anniversary celebrations framed Beker's album.
Y. Freidkes
Named contributor associated with “Our Bialystoker.”
Childhood Years
A painting credited to Israel Beker.
Ben's grandfather
Ben's grandfather was a rabbi from Novaradok.
Novaradok
The place associated with Ben's grandfather as a rabbi.
Shlomo-Yaakov Rabinovitch
Ben's father, an esteemed architect and builder.
Aharon Zeitlin
The author of a passage describing Bialystok and its Jewish lineage.
Bialystoker Life
A journal published in 1947 by Bialystoker Bikur Cholim of Brooklyn, New York.
Bialystoker Bikur Cholim of Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn organization that published the 1947 journal Bialystoker Life.
Shmuel-Leyb Rabinovitch
The writer credited with the described text and reported as living in London.
Sh. L. Rabinovitsh
Author associated with a description of old Bialystok.
Gera
Famous female artist mentioned in connection with a Paris art studio.
Holocaust under Hitler
The destruction and disappearance of the Jewish Bialystok environment during the Holocaust.
Christian family
A Christian family hid Ben in a cellar for several years.
Tashkent
The song was created in Tashkent, Russia, in 1942.
Isaac Perlov
Yiddish writer credited with creating the song.
Yehuda Grinhaus
Author or subject of a memoir about Bialystok.
Tanhum-Fisher Alley
An alley mentioned in the Bialystok narrative.
Bunem-Esigmacher Alley
An alley mentioned in the Bialystok narrative.
Old House of Study
One of the Bialystok religious institutions mentioned.
New House of Study
One of the Bialystok religious institutions mentioned.
Khevra Shas
A religious organization mentioned among Bialystok institutions.
Rabbi Chaim Hertz’s Minyan
A minyan associated with Rabbi Chaim Hertz.
the camps
The passage refers to subsequent experiences in camps.
Karakuzels Courtyard
The narrator recalls the location of Karakuzels Courtyard and its large wall.
overgrown field
An overgrown field occupies the former residential area.
Surmacher Street
A street remembered as a center of workers’ activity.