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Execution of hostages at Malmed-Tat
Fridl participated in shooting one hundred hostages at Malmed-Tat.
Gustav Friedl’s murders and shootings
Gustav Friedl murdered Jews in Bialystok and separately shot two partisans on Erich-Koch Street; other killings are dated August 1942, 1943, and January 1944. Zhabie Street is associated with prepared pits, not all listed acts.
Transport of Jews to death camps
A transport of Jews was prepared for delivery to death camps.
Bialystok Jewish youth prepare armed resistance
Bialystok Jewish youth decided to establish armed resistance against the enemy and prepared for combat.
Deportation to death camps
Białystok ghetto fighters were taken to death camps after their bunker was discovered.
Hiding in an attic in Bialystok
A group of 17 people hid together in an attic in Bialystok in 1946.
Gazhalchani siblings seek shelter
Two brothers and a sister appealed for refuge and were taken in by the hidden group.
Ghetto uprising
An uprising involved armed resistance, attempted escape, and confrontation with German forces.
Attempted escape from the ghetto
Several hundred insurgents attempted to break out at night but were repelled.
Assembly of Jews on Fabrichne Street
Germans assembled Jews on Fabrichne Street after destroying a shelter.
Deportation to Majdanek
A wagon transported victims to Majdanek.
Deportation of Jewish fighters to Treblinka
Captured Jewish fighters were deported to Treblinka.
Jews killed in synagogue fire
About 1,600 people died in the flames after being confined in the synagogue.
Memorial gatherings in Bialystok, August 1944
From 16 to 24 August 1944, Bialystok Jews held mourning gatherings.
Train escape near Narew
Leib Pudlowski jumped from a train near Narew while traveling toward Bialystok.
Bialystok ghetto uprising
Bialystok is described as having heroically resisted the German occupier in a ghetto uprising.
Renaming of the Białystok Library for Pesach Kaplan
The Jewish committee in Białystok decided to name its new library after Pesach Kaplan.
Wojewodish convention committee election
More than sixty delegates elected a committee democratically at a Wojewodish convention.
Memorial unveiling for fallen Bialystok Jews
A memorial to 60,000 fallen Bialystok Jews was unveiled at the cemetery on August 16, 1945.
Creation of the Jewish Voivodeship Committee
A Jewish Voivodeship Committee was created under Dr. Shimon Datner’s chairmanship.
Shooting of Jewish resistance fighters
Seventy Jewish resistance fighters were shot by Nazi murderers on 23 July 1942.
Death and funeral of Franke Horowitz
Franke Horowitz was brought for burial and received a large mass funeral in the ghetto; Subatnik (Berl) delivered the eulogy.
Funeral of Bajunie Bergman
Bajunie Bergman received a funeral during the ghetto period.
Second massacre action
Ten days later, a second victim fell in the great massacre action.
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.