Białystok
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Arrival in Bialystok
A family arrived in Bialystok in mid-November 1929 after dramatic events.
School year 1929–1940
The passage states that the school year 1929–1940 ended.
Death of Dr. Welger's wife and child in Lemberg
Dr. Welger's wife and child perished in Lemberg.
Return of the children from Soviet Russia
In summer 1946, Jacob Tobias succeeded in bringing the children out of Soviet Russia to France.
Postwar survivor resettlement assistance
The Bialystok Center helped survivors organize in American and Canadian cities.
Ben's first Paris exhibition
Ben held his first Paris exhibition in 1931 and received a strong critical response.
First action in Bialystok
The passage recalls the first action in Bialystok in February 1943.
Journey through Europe
The narrator travels through Warsaw, Krakow, Katowice, Salzburg, Czechia, and Germany.
Liquidation of the Bialystok Ghetto
The Bialystok ghetto was liquidated in August 1942, and Jews were deported to Treblinka.
Salazh escaped a transport to Treblinka
Salazh jumped from a moving transport bound for Treblinka and survived.
Escape from transport to Treblinka
Salazh escaped from a transport heading to Treblinka and remained in mortal danger.
Murder of Jews from Danzig and Pomerania
The passage states that Jews from Danzig and Pomerania were murdered at the camp.
Murder of Rachel’s family in Estonia
Rachel, her husband, and their two sons were murdered in Estonia.
Deportation from the Białystok Ghetto to Auschwitz
Nazis deported people brought from the Białystok Ghetto to Auschwitz, where they were murdered.
First ghetto action
Bunkers were created after the first action on February 5.
Reuben’s death
The text states Reuben died in 1955.
Deaths from typhus at Blizhin
Typhus killed hundreds at Blizhin in a week.
Survival of Nazi-era destruction
The narrator recalls being saved from destruction under Hitler and the Nazis.
Liberation from the camp
An unnamed narrator states that they were liberated in May 1945; the passage does not securely identify the narrator as Charles Shweiker or establish Nordhausen as the liberation place.
Death of Yankl at Blizhin
Yankl became ill and died at Blizhin camp.
Number assigned to the narrator's father
A number was written down for the narrator's father; imprisonment is not directly stated.
Removal from the barrack on the second day of Sukkot
In 1944, the narrator's group was forcibly taken from a barrack to a gate, where the narrator's brother accompanied them in farewell.
Emptying Bialystok of Jews
On 16 August 1943, Nazis ordered remaining Jews gathered before emptying Bialystok.
Bunker discovered
Attackers discovered the bunker, causing the survivors to scatter.
Deportation to Auschwitz
The narrator's husband was deported to Auschwitz and separated from his mother and sister.
Death of Rabbi Chaim Shraga Brodsky
Rabbi Chaim Shraga Brodsky died in Newark, New Jersey, in 1927.
Shimkha Tzfat arrives in America
Shimkha Tzfat reportedly arrived in America by sailing ship in 1842.
Founding of the Bialystoker Relief Committee
The Bialystoker Relief Committee was founded in 1919 after hunger and poverty following World War I.
Founding of the Bialystoker Support Association
The Bialystoker Support Association was founded in 1864.
Formation of the Bialystoker Relief Committee
A newly established relief committee collected aid and operated after World War I.
Reestablishment of the Bialystok Center
The Bialystok Center was reestablished and organized aid work in 1945.
Moshav Zekenim construction campaign
A major construction campaign for Moshav Zekenim during 1921–1930.
Founding of a special cultural circle
A special cultural circle was founded at the club in 1947.
Opening session of the Bialystok Jews' historic gathering
David Sohn chaired the opening session of the historic Bialystok Jews' gathering in New York in 1949.
Founding of the Old Bialystok Synagogue
The Old Bialystok Synagogue celebrated its centennial at the end of 1978.
Founding of Anshei Bialystok Synagogue
Bialystok societies united and rebuilt a large synagogue in 1878.