Białystok
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Bialystok becomes a Polish royal fiefdom
Bialystok became the private fiefdom of King Zygmunt August in 1542.
Izchok Zabludowski arrives in Bialystok
Izchok Zabludowski came to Bialystok at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Death of Izchok Zabludowski
Izchok Zabludowski died in 1865.
Jan Klements Bronicki builds palace
Jan Klements Bronicki built a wooden palace for himself in Bialystok in 1703.
Arrival at Ellis Island
The narrator and family arrived at Ellis Island on January 1, 1921.
Opening of first Hebrew-language school
A first school using Hebrew as its language of instruction opened in 1918.
Marriage of the narrator’s parents
The narrator’s parents married in 1889.
First BILU group leaves for Israel
The first BILU group left for Israel in 1882.
Narrator’s first school day
The narrator recalls the first day of school at age three in 1910.
Poltava Region Conference
A regional conference held around 1905.
First Jewish Art Exhibition
Jewish art exhibition held in Bialystok in September 1919.
Jewish Art Exhibition
Exhibition held in the upper floor of Passage Warengoltz in Bialystok.
World War I
The passage refers to the period immediately after World War I.
Bialystok picture exhibition
Hundreds of visitors, schools, professional groups, organizations, and guests attended the exhibition.
First World War
The carriers' difficult lives continued through the First World War.
Uprising of August 16, 1943
An uprising in which Lyube Subatnik fell.
Outbreak of war with Germany
The passage says war with Germany broke out in 1941.
Bialystok pogrom of 1906
A major pogrom in Bialystok lasted several terrifying days and caused Jewish casualties.
Graduation of the Jewish folk schools in 1929
A 1929 graduation of Jewish folk schools is referenced in a photograph caption.
September 1, 1939
A dated passage marks September 1, 1939, amid wartime developments.
The New Life of the Jews
A section describes Jewish life in Bialystok gradually becoming normal.
Outbreak of the war in September 1939
The war broke out at the beginning of September 1939.
Soviet-German friendship pact
The passage refers to a friendship pact between Soviet Russia and Hitler's Germany.
Second World War
The pact is described as contributing to the outbreak of the Second World War.
Bialystok Ghetto Uprising
Armed resistance associated with the Jews of Bialystok.
Black Saturday massacre
A later, larger massacre in Bialystok on July 12, 1941.
February Action
Large, horrific action recorded in Kaplan’s chronicle.
November 1942 Aktion
A bloody Aktion began in November 1942 in the Białystok district.
The February 1943 upheaval
An upheaval in February 1943 preceded subsequent deaths and changes.
NOVA Industrial Exhibition
An exhibition displayed diverse goods produced by NOVA Industry.
Murder of Jews on Bialystok streets
More than a thousand murdered Jews were left on Bialystok streets.
Bialystok Ghetto resistance
Heroic resistance during the final liquidation of the ghetto.
Bialystok financial assistance to Pruzhany
Bialystok’s Jewish Council allocated 100,000 rubles once and 50,000 rubles monthly.
Pruzhany delegation request
A Pruzhany Jewish Council delegation requested Bialystok support for Pruzhany.
Ghetto uprising
Uprising in the ghetto began on 6 August 1943.
Warsaw Jewish self-defense battle
Jewish self-defense in Warsaw fought German gendarmes on January 19, 1942.