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Burning of houses on Red Friday
Houses in the synagogue courtyard were burned on Red Friday, 27 June 1941.
Formation of a reserve labor brigade
A reserve labor brigade was organized to regulate urgent labor assignments and placed at the Judenrat's disposal. The cited report is dated 20 November 1941, but the formation date is not explicit.
Evacuation of Bialystok Jews
Bialystok Jews were evacuated with their families under a Jewish Council warning.
Mass murder on November 2, 1942
The passage refers to 150,000 murdered Jews on a mournful day.
Return of Wolkowysk girls to Bialystok
In late November, the girls returned to Bialystok alive but exhausted and starving.
Jewish workers return to German firms
Jewish workers returned to German firms after the Jewish Council’s labor notice; the passage does not specifically identify the Pruzhany Jews as participants.
Women’s Aktion toward Wolkowysk
A notice concerns a women’s Aktion toward Wolkowysk and registration in a reserve brigade.
Punishment of parents in a penal camp
Seven parents were punished by confinement in a penal camp for concealing their daughters from work.
Deportations from Bialystok district
A death-bound struggle and deportations were announced in the Bialystok district.
Execution by hanging
Three people were hanged on 31 December 1942. The passage attributes the account to Fridl's report but does not establish Fridl as a witness or perpetrator of this event.
Execution of three Jews near the Biała River
Three of ten accused Jews were hanged by a Jewish policeman near a bridge over the Biała River.
Execution of named persons
Three named persons were hanged in the ghetto for allegedly stealing from the factory.
Leib Blumenthal directs Sniadowo Hospital
Leib Blumenthal was hospital director when war broke out.
Liberation of Bialystok
Red Army and partisan units entered Bialystok on July 27, 1944.
Killing of Isaac Kolkin
Isaac Kolkin is described as having perished on 15 July 1944; the OCR does not securely establish murder or the place.
Destruction of the province
The province’s destruction on November 2 reportedly shook Bialystok and surrounding settlements.
Workers sorted deportees’ returned clothing
Workers sorted returned clothing of deported Jews and found personal documents and photographs.
Bialystok uprising
An uprising occurred in Bialystok on August 16, 1943.
Massacre and raid at Kupietzka 10
Bandits killed people and forcibly used Jewish order and firefighting services during a Nazi raid.
Renewed killing operation
The killing operation resumed on Monday, February 8; the year is not stated.
Fifth day of the massacre
The murderous action continued on Wednesday, February 10; the year is not stated.
Sixth day of the massacre
Sixth day of the massacre; the Gestapo continued the action on Thursday, February 11. Date year unspecified.
Suicides of two orphans
Two orphans followed Abramchik's call and hanged themselves at the orphanage entrance.
Execution of three accused informers
Three accused men were detained, killed, and hanged near a bridge on Kupietzka Street.
Deportations and shootings from the ghetto
A newspaper reported deportations to Germany and shootings of people resisting departure.
February Deportation of Four Thousand People
A further four thousand people were transported away during the February massacre.
Malmed’s confrontation with German attackers
Malmed blinded an attacker and was then shot during the German action.
Malmed’s death by hanging
Malmed was hanged and described as dying honorably after 48 hours.
Nazi forces approach Ghetto Parkan
Nazi groups approached Ghetto Parkan, causing panic among the Jewish population.
Armed resistance in the ghetto
Self-Defense decided to burn houses near the ghetto park to facilitate escape; youth subsequently took up arms.
Tadek kills a Nazi
Tadek killed a Nazi with accurate shots before dying.
Abrasha Galterts dies fighting Nazi forces
Abrasha Galterts fell during a Nazi attack on a partisan detachment.
Fighting outside the ghetto
Nazi forces attacked streets and houses while Jewish self-defense fighters resisted.
Abrasha Galter wounded while carrying ammunition
Abrasha Galter's sister suffered severely from a Nazi bullet while bringing ammunition to ghetto fighters.
Confinement at Petrashe Field
Approximately 25,000 Jews were crowded into a narrow area and surrounded by armed forces.
Nighttime shooting
After leaving, Nazi perpetrators began a frightening shooting at night.