Białystok
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Burials in mass graves at Zabier Cemetery
People shot with machine-gun bullets were buried in long mass graves at Zabier Cemetery.
Restoration of Zabier Cemetery
Survivors cleaned the graves, enclosed the cemetery with a solid wall, appointed a watchman, and built a small synagogue.
Exhumation and reburial
Commemoration, exhumation, and reburial on April 11, 1946.
Birth of Shulamit
Shulamit was born in 1929.
Founding of the Hebrew Gymnasium in Bialystok
The Hebrew Gymnasium in Bialystok was founded in 1919.
Dr. Chaim Welger left for Galicia
Dr. Chaim Welger departed with his family several days before the war.
Moshe Ziman departed for the Land of Israel
Moshe Ziman departed for the Land of Israel during the war.
Mendel Kaplan died after the Germans arrived
Mendel Kaplan died after the Germans arrived.
Ratberg was killed in July 1941
Ratberg was killed in the July 1941 massacre of Bialystok Jewish intellectuals.
Killing of Zabludovsky and Bialystok Jews
Zabludovsky and 4,000 Bialystok Jews were shot at Pietrasze on July 12, 1941.
First bombs fell on Bialystok
The first bombs fell on Bialystok on Sunday, June 22, 1941.
February 1942 Aktion
An Aktion occurred on 5 February 1942; Franke Horowitz died by suicide and Bazyunie was strangled.
First Aktion in Bialystok
During the First Aktion, Dr. Franke Horowitz and four-year-old Baziunie Bergman were killed. The supplied passage does not establish that A. Bamkhil or D. Petziner were victims.
Rescue and relocation of Bialystok children
Rescued Bialystok children were in France and ultimately brought to Israel.
Children are sent to Soviet Russia
Jewish children were sent from Druskiniki to Soviet Russia during the war.
Evacuation of Bialystok children to the Soviet interior
More than eighty Jewish children were evacuated from Druskininkai into Soviet territory after the German attack.
Illegal immigration to the Land of Israel
The children and Jacob Tobias undertook illegal immigration and were detained on Cyprus.
Departure of 49 Jewish children and youths
A group of 49 Jewish children and youths began a journey toward immigration on July 2, 1946.
Arrival after twelve difficult days
The children arrived at a first place on June 22, 1941, after bombing and hunger.
Arrival in Ural
The group came to Ural and resisted attempts to separate them.
Death of Aharon Menschkowski
Aharon Menschkowski died near the Czech border in 1946 at age 16.
Death of Hor Piltsky
Hor Piltsky died during the Six-Day War.
Return of rescued Bialystok children from Russia
Yakov Tobias returned 80 rescued Bialystok children from Russia.
Children's kibbutz continued toward Eretz Israel
The rescued Bialystok children continued toward Eretz Israel as a children's kibbutz.
Postwar survivor contacts with the Bialystok Center
Survivors from Europe, Israel, and elsewhere contacted the New York center after the war.
Voyage and transfer to Cyprus
Passengers approached Israel, were intercepted, transferred, and brought to Cyprus.
Journey through camps and countries
The narrators traveled between camps and countries for nearly a year toward the Land of Israel.
Collection at Nachama Schupak’s home
A collection at Nachama Schupak’s Bronx home raised 200 dollars.
Children’s clothing campaign
A women’s group undertook a campaign to clothe orphaned children from Bialystok.
Israel Beker studied and taught art in Moscow
Israel Beker studied and taught art at the Moscow Jewish State Theater.
Return to Białystok in winter 1945
The narrator returned to Białystok in winter 1945 and found the city in ruins.
Ben went to Paris to study art
In 1929, Ben received a stipend and went to Paris to study art.
Second World War begins
The Second World War broke out, after which Jews entered a fearful period.
Creation of a Bialystok song
A song about Bialystok was created in Tashkent in 1942 by Isaac Perlov.
Return to Bialystok after the war
The narrator came to Bialystok in 1945 and encountered evidence of destruction.
Visit to Bialystok in 1977
The narrator visited Bialystok again in late 1977 and found little remaining.