Białystok
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World gathering of Bialystokers in New York
A world gathering of Bialystokers was held in New York in 1949.
David Sohn comes to America
David Sohn came to America after developing into a writer.
David Sohn writes for a 1922 jubilee issue
David Sohn wrote an article for the Bialystoker Voice special jubilee issue in May 1922.
Founding of Bialystok Relief
A young man organized collections and founded a relief organization.
Bialystok center established
A center building was developed to unite Bialystok societies and support relief work.
Kalman’s migration to America
Kalman came from Bialystok to America in 1905.
Max Ratner visits Bialystok
Max Ratner was in Bialystok and showed family members places connected with his childhood.
Founding of Greetings Corporation
Yakov Sapirshteyn founded Greetings Corporation.
Marriage of Sapirshteyn and Jeannie Kantor
Sapirshteyn married Jeannie Kantor in Cleveland on June 7, 1908.
Death of Mrs. Sapirstein
Mrs. Sapirstein is stated to have died on November 29.
Settlement of new immigrants in Kiryat Bialystok
The first one hundred homes housed newcomers from destroyed Bialystok and its surroundings.
Zalman Yerushalmi came to Israel
Zalman came to Israel with other family members in 1925.
Founding of a Białystok Jewish settlement in Israel
A group of Białystok Jews founded a settlement near Haifa in 1925.
Proposal to build Kiryat Bialystok
Delegates resolved to establish a new Bialystok settlement in the Jewish state.
Contract signing for building the first hundred units of Kiryat Bialystok
A contract was signed to build the first hundred units of Kiryat Bialystok in Israel.
Mutual-aid fund established in Melbourne
Newly arrived Bialystokers in Melbourne established a mutual-aid loan fund.
Bialystok center established in Melbourne
A Bialystok center was established to receive rescued countrymen after the war.
Permits for new immigrants
The Białystok Center administration created 600 permits for new immigrant landsleit to arrive; the passage identifies Australia as a prior residence, not the destination.
Bialystok landsleit migration to Australia
Migration of Bialystok landsleit to Australia was halted; the passage does not establish completed migration or assistance at the center.
Library fire in Melbourne
A library in Melbourne burned, after which books were donated to a cultural center.
Permits obtained for European refugees
The Bialystok Center in Australia obtained 465 permits to bring refugees from Europe.
Reestablishment of a Bialystok landsmen organization
A Bialystok landsmen organization was reestablished in 1930.
Burning of Grajewo
Cossacks came and burned Grajewo down in 1905.
Death of Jennie Sapirstein
Mrs. Sapirstein died on November 29, 1969.
Founding of the Bialystoker Stimme
The Bialystoker Stimme was conceived as a periodical in 1921.
Home cornerstone laid
The Home’s cornerstone was laid one week after the construction contract was signed.
Hiding in an underground bunker
Professor Bergman hid with his infant son and about thirty others in an underground bunker.
Forced cremation labor in the Augustow Forests
Prisoners were forced to cremate victims, sift ashes for valuables, and bury the ashes in the Augustow Forests for two weeks.
Gestapo committee visit to the ghetto
A Gestapo committee arrived in the ghetto in mid-July 1943.
Jechiel Gurwicz was murdered
Jechiel Gurwicz was murdered because he was Jewish; the inscription's date is explicitly noted as possibly incorrect.
First mass strikes of Jewish weavers
The first mass strikes of Jewish weavers broke out in Bialystok and were led by the Bund.
Beinush Mikhalevitch School
School located on Khaniekes.
Jewish secular school system in Bialystok
The Jewish secular school system in Bialystok faced political and financial difficulties.
Shmay
Listed as a Bund school worker killed during World War II.
Esther
A textile worker identified among Zukunft activists.
Yekhezkel Khovitch
Bundist committee member remembered among those who perished during World War II.