Białystok
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Klementynowski fled to Lithuania
Klementynowski fled to Lithuania after Soviet occupation of Bialystok.
Klementynowski reached Israel
After wandering and dislocation, Klementynowski reached Israel in 1941.
Rozenman served as chief rabbi
Gedalja Rozenman served as Bialystok’s chief rabbi from 1920 to 1943.
Rozenman perished in the Bialystok ghetto
Rabbi Gedalja Rozenman perished with the Jews of the ghetto in 1943.
Kehilla leadership election
On February 27, 1938, S. Goldman was elected chairman and M. Wisocki vice-chairman of the Kehilla.
Old Age Home founding
The Old Age Home was founded in 1882.
Incurable Home founding
The Incurable Home was founded in 1909.
Municipal Council election
Municipal Council election on May 21, 1931
Bialystok incorporated into the Polish Republic
Bialystok was incorporated into the Polish Republic after February 19, 1919.
Mass Jewish migration from Bialystok
Jewish merchants, factory owners, and workers migrated from Bialystok to multiple destinations.
Gilah Rinah established
A small Yiddish theater troupe was established in Bialystok in the late 1920s.
Permanent cooperative troupe organized
Three Bialystok theater figures organized a permanent cooperative troupe in the early 1930s.
Katowice Conference
Conference attended by Mohilever and other Jewish personalities.
Workers' strikes in Bialystok
Strikes targeted contractors rather than manufacturers during the 1890s.
First Zionist Congress
The First Zionist Congress is referenced in discussion of the Zionist movement.
Strike by 70 Jewish weavers
Seventy Jewish weavers struck factory owner Aharon Surazki for higher wages.
Textile-industry strike of 1894
A large strike reportedly involved the entire textile industry in 1894.
Second Zionist Congress
A Zionist Congress identified with the year 1898.
Zionist Congresses in Basel
Khazanovich refers to Basel and its Zionist congresses.
Zionist Congress
A Zionist Congress was scheduled to open at the Casino palace.
First Esperanto Congress
Zamenhof attended the first Esperanto congress in Belgium in 1905.
Esperantists' congress
Congress attended by representatives of peoples worldwide.
Bialystok pogrom of June 1906
A pogrom against Bialystok Jews lasted three days in June 1906.
Bialystok pogrom
Pogrom in Bialystok prompted a parliamentary delegation and hospital treatment of victims.
Russo-Japanese War
War in which Dr. Epstein and the officer served together.
June 1906 pogrom
A call addressed Bialystok Jews regarding fasting and prayers after a June 1906 pogrom.
Public Fast for the Pogroms
A public fast was announced in response to the recent pogroms.
Interparty Cultural Conference in Bialystok
Cultural conference held in Bialystok in 1915.
1905 Russian Revolution
The 1905 Russian Revolution reached the Jewish streets of Bialystok.
German occupation
German occupation referenced in connection with Bialystok’s political history.
Yiddish drama troupes perform at the Palace
Two Yiddish drama troupes performed at the Palace during the 1919 winter season.
Luxe theater opens
A smaller theater called Luxe opened at 18 Lipowa Street.
ISK and Maccabees merger
ISK and Maccabees merged in 1935, forming ISK-Maccabee.
ISK chartered
ISK was formally chartered in June 1923.
Emergence of Bialystok’s silk industry
Bialystok’s silk industry came into existence about 150 years before the article.
Motel Ostrynski left Bialystok for the United States
Motel Ostrynski left Bialystok in the early 1920s and later returned for vacations.