Białystok
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Family arrival in Bialystok
The narrator’s family came to Bialystok from Trestine at the end of 1941.
Bialystok Ghetto uprising
Shimon Garfinkel participated in the Bialystok Ghetto uprising and was shot by the Nazis.
Bialystok Ghetto liquidation
The Bialystok Ghetto was liquidated in 1943, with Jews deported and assembled at a courtyard.
Transport toward Treblinka
A transport carried Jews from the Bialystok ghetto toward Treblinka.
Transport to Majdanek
The transport eventually brought the narrator and others to Majdanek.
Shooting of eight Jews
Nazi murderers shot and killed eight Jews near the gate.
Beating and capture of disguised woman
The disguised woman was severely beaten and then released or ordered to run; the passage does not establish an arrest.
Death of Berl Shvecher at Blizhin
Berl Shvecher died at Blizhin camp.
Transport to Auschwitz
The narrator was transported onward to Auschwitz in June 1944.
Arrival at Auschwitz
The narrator describes arrival at Auschwitz and confinement in a quarantine area.
Deportation of Jewish children to Auschwitz
Jewish children were brought from Vilna to Auschwitz and killed there.
Family separation at Petrashe
German perpetrators separated the narrator's family at Petrashe, dividing older and younger people.
Mother deported to Treblinka
The narrator's mother was deported to Treblinka with others.
Mother murdered at Treblinka
The narrator's mother was killed at Treblinka.
Liberation from the Hitlerist nightmare
The narrator says they were liberated several months after enduring deadly conditions.
April 1943 uprising
A heroic uprising occurred in April 1943.
Migration from Bialystok to Paris
The writer emigrated from Bialystok to Paris in January 1933.
Rescue and concealment of Jewish children
French helpers concealed Jewish children and helped obtain false documents and weapons.
Organization of children’s homes in France
Children’s homes were organized in France through labor committees.
Villeurbanne uprising
Young people fought the Germans during the Villeurbanne uprising in August 1944.
German reprisals against residents
German forces shot residents and burned houses as punishment for aiding resistance fighters.
First Bialystoker Youth Association administration
The first administration of the Bialystoker Youth Association is listed for 1916.
Slave labor at Jaworzno
The narrator's husband worked as a slave laborer in Jaworzno's coal mines for nineteen months.
Escape from Blechhammer camp
Bialystoker Jewish prisoners organized an escape from Blechhammer camp.
Founding of Sumakh Noflim
Sumakh Noflim was founded in 1886.
Death of Simkha Tsefet
Simkha Tsefet died in New York at age 102.
Shimkha Tzfat arrives in America
Shimkha Tzfat is described as the first Bialystok Jew to arrive in America in 1942.
Visits to the Land of Israel
Shimkha visited the Land of Israel five times.
Shimkha’s occupations in America
Shimkha held numerous jobs in America, including longshoreman, laborer, fisherman, miner, soldier, farmer, and night watchman.
Charter issued to a Bialystok organization
A charter was issued to a Bialystok organization in New York in 1864.
Founding of the Bialystoker Center
The Bialystoker Center was established in 1921.
Murder of former Bialystokers
Most named former Bialystokers were murdered by Nazi perpetrators.
Establishment of Kiryat Bialystok
The Bialystoker Center helped establish Kiryat Bialystok in Israel in 1949.
Founding of the Bialystoker Stimme
David Sohn and Bialystoker Center activists founded and published the journal in 1921.
Founding of the Bialystoker Young Men's Benevolent Association
The association was founded on October 1, 1906.
Bialystok Ladies Auxiliary founded
The Bialystok Ladies Auxiliary was founded in February 1922.