Białystok
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Count Bronicki
Credited with building Bialystok’s town clock.
Jewish labor movement in Bialystok
Movement that spearheaded dissatisfaction with the political status quo.
Old Bet Hamidrash
House of study constructed in 1718 within the synagogue court.
Bronicki
Elevated Bialystok to city status and provided land and materials to Jewish settlers.
Bialy River
River near which Bialystok was located.
Choroscz
Smaller community surrounding Bialystok.
Janowa
Smaller community surrounding Bialystok.
Jaszynowka
Smaller community surrounding Bialystok.
Knyszin
Smaller community surrounding Bialystok.
Odelsk
Smaller community surrounding Bialystok.
Sokola
Smaller community surrounding Bialystok.
Zabludowa
Smaller community surrounding Bialystok.
Waszlykowa
Smaller community surrounding Bialystok.
Petach Tikvah
Israeli settlement helped establish by Bialystok pioneers in 1882.
Habimah
Hebrew theater company started by Nochum Cemach.
Zygmunt August
Polish ruler whose private fiefdom included Bialystok in 1542.
Izchok Zabludowski
Wealthy Jew who came to Bialystok, engaged in lumber, and supported charity.
Zabludowski family
Descendants of Izchok Zabludowski described as wealthy and influential in Bialystok.
Jan Klements Bronicki
Polish count who built a wooden palace in Bialystok in 1703.
Arians
Christian cult described as occupying Lithuania and Poland at the end of the sixteenth century.
Kalman (Charles)
Max Ratner’s brother, who advised the family to travel to the United States.
Lejb Fajans
Teacher who translated Russian books into Hebrew.
Mojsze Lewin
Teacher who translated Russian books into Hebrew.
Ellis Island
Arrival point in New York for the narrator and family in 1921.
Cleveland, Ohio
Location associated with Max Ratner’s signature.
Dr. Herzl
Named as the figure associated with formal Zionism in 1897.
Narrator’s parents
Parents who married in 1889 and sought permission to immigrate to Israel.
Bialystok Jewry
Jewish population active in the rebirth of Israel before formal Zionism.
Rothschilds
Family said to have helped establish Rishon Lezion.
Bet Hasefer Haamimi Haivri Harishon
Bialystok school attended by the foreword writer in fourth grade.
Tarbut Schools
Schools for which the named Bialystok school was a forerunner.
Czysta Street
Street where the narrator’s house was illuminated by a factory loom.
Max Ratner
Contributor memorializing Mojsze and Pesze Ratowcer.
Mojsze and Pesze Ratowcer
Parents memorialized by Max and Betty Ratner.
Ginger Bramson
Professional copy editor who made stylistic suggestions.
Bialystoker Memorial Book Committee
Committee responsible for the memorial book.