Białystok
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Falas Theater
The passage names the oldest private masonry building as the Falas Theater.
Schoolyard quarter
A quarter concentrated around the Jewish hospital and synagogue courtyard.
Bialystok city synagogue
A synagogue where worshippers heard a popular cantor on holidays.
Bialystok surroundings
The economic crisis affected Bialystok and its surrounding area.
Old Beth Midrash
An old study house is mentioned among institutions found in the town.
Beth Rabbi
Beth Rabbi is described as a small wooden house.
Tuler and Wilner Zemelni Bank
A bank that began issuing loans for newly built houses.
Vashlikave
Place affected by a major fire aided by Bialystok.
Reported death of Abraham Shmuel Hershberg
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Hershberg's death in Bialystok on May 10, 1940.
Eli Malk
The police chief who ordered police to capture roaming animals.
Hershberg family
Family in New York that received Berl Mark's letter.
Jewish Literary Association of Warsaw
Newly established Jewish literary association chaired by Berl Mark.
Dr. Khazanovich
Delegate from Bialystok to the first central Hovevei Zion gathering in Odessa.
Yitzhak Isaac Tuvim
Delegate from Bialystok to the first central Hovevei Zion gathering in Odessa.
Dr. Pinsker
Chair of the Hovevei Zion central organization.
Odessa
Location designated as the central seat of Hovevei Zion.
Konin
Jews from Konin traded with Königsberg.
Orla
Jews from Orla traded with Königsberg.
Toruń
Toruń is listed among cities whose merchants traded in the region.
Boćki
Boćki is listed among the Jewish communities active in regional trade.
Goniądz Jewish community
The Jewish community of Goniądz is listed among established Jewish communities.
Visit to Paris
In 1891, a visit to Paris was made to meet Hirsch about Jewish colonization.
May Day workers’ march in 1900
May Day workers’ march in Warsaw in 1900
Bialystok Jewish population defended against a pogrom
Jewish workers’ self-defense protected Bialystok’s Jewish population against a pogrom in 1906.
Publication of a Poyale Zion proclamation
A Poyale Zion proclamation was issued in January 1905 and addressed the events of January 9.
18 October 1904 demonstration and prison assault
Bialystok workers marched to the prison while political prisoners were targeted for release.
Regional Conference Prepared
A regional conference was prepared and convened in Grodno in October, with Bialystok represented by Yankel Yanovsky.
Troupe arrival in New York
Tsemakh’s troupe arrived in New York after a performance period.
Central committee arrest
The central committee in Poltava was reported arrested in July 1906.
Fire at the Bialystok circus
The Bialystok circus burned down one evening.
1927 appointment of Knyazev and Zebin
Knyazev became Jewish hospital administrator; Zebin became manufacturers association director and vice-chairman.
Organization of sports competitions
Football and athletics competitions were organized in Bialystok during 1926–1927; the organizer is not established by the passage.
Death of Galand
Galand died heroically in 1943 after falling into a Gestapo trap.
Suwałki
Place where Mohilever first served as rabbi.
Avoided pogrom in Bialystok in 1882
Market workers confronted attackers, and the text says a pogrom was thereby avoided.
Rabbi Shmuel
Rabbi Shmuel is described as the actual founder of the Jewish National Fund.