Białystok
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Fleeing Captivity
Section describing escape from confinement and an attempt to join resistance fighters.
Red Army entry into Bialystok
Red Army battalions entered Bialystok on July 27, 1944.
Soviet Army takeover of Bialystok
Soviet Army completely overran Bialystok during the refugee influx.
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish New Year holiday during the German entry into Bialystok.
Yom Kippur
Jewish Day of Atonement on the eve of the German withdrawal.
1914 Esperanto convention in Paris
Esperanto convention attended by approximately five thousand delegates.
Attempted pogrom in Bialystok in 1882
Anticipated pogrom was prevented after Jewish butchers and drivers resisted attackers.
Second Zionist Congress in Basel
Congress to which Chazanowicz was unanimously elected as a delegate.
Awrom Szmuel Herszberg’s death
Herszberg perished during the liquidation of the ghetto in 1943.
Bialystok’s elevation from village to town
King August III raised Bialystok’s status from village to town in 1742.
Emigration of Bialystok Jews
Many Bialystok Jews emigrated to the United States, Argentina, Israel, and elsewhere.
Jews settled in Bialystok
Jews settled in Bialystok in 1749 and began building a life there.
Establishment of colonies in the Land of Israel
Bialystok Jews established famous colonies in the Land of Israel in 1882.
Founding of Bialystok settlement
A settlement named Bialystok was founded after the Yatvagans were driven from the region.
Yatvagan displacement
Vladimir and Yaroslav drove the Yatvagans from Russian regions toward the Narew.
Arian destruction of the temple
The Arians seized and desecrated the old wooden church in Białystok.
Clemens Bronicki’s development of Bialystok
Clemens Bronicki developed Bialystok, obtained city rights in 1722, and built civic structures.
Transfer of Bialystok
In 1771, Bialystok was transferred to Duke Branicki’s wife according to his will.
Reported death of Abraham Shmuel Hershberg
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Hershberg's death in Bialystok on May 10, 1940.
Visit to Paris
In 1891, a visit to Paris was made to meet Hirsch about Jewish colonization.
May Day workers’ march in 1900
May Day workers’ march in Warsaw in 1900
Bialystok Jewish population defended against a pogrom
Jewish workers’ self-defense protected Bialystok’s Jewish population against a pogrom in 1906.
Publication of a Poyale Zion proclamation
A Poyale Zion proclamation was issued in January 1905 and addressed the events of January 9.
18 October 1904 demonstration and prison assault
Bialystok workers marched to the prison while political prisoners were targeted for release.
Regional Conference Prepared
A regional conference was prepared and convened in Grodno in October, with Bialystok represented by Yankel Yanovsky.
Troupe arrival in New York
Tsemakh’s troupe arrived in New York after a performance period.
Central committee arrest
The central committee in Poltava was reported arrested in July 1906.
Fire at the Bialystok circus
The Bialystok circus burned down one evening.
1927 appointment of Knyazev and Zebin
Knyazev became Jewish hospital administrator; Zebin became manufacturers association director and vice-chairman.
Organization of sports competitions
Football and athletics competitions were organized in Bialystok during 1926–1927; the organizer is not established by the passage.
Death of Galand
Galand died heroically in 1943 after falling into a Gestapo trap.
Avoided pogrom in Bialystok in 1882
Market workers confronted attackers, and the text says a pogrom was thereby avoided.
1928 Białystok Jewish community elections
The last Jewish community elections in Białystok took place in 1928.
Leadership in Białystok community institutions
The narrator was elected chair of Białystok’s Jewish community council and represented Zionists.
Zionist Congress opening
The Zionist Congress was expected to open at the palace.
Fire at the Gerer shtibl
The Gerer shtibl burned and eight Torah scrolls were destroyed by fire.