Białystok
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Murder of Rachel’s family in Estonia
Rachel, her husband, and their two sons were murdered in Estonia.
Deportation from the Białystok Ghetto to Auschwitz
Nazis deported people brought from the Białystok Ghetto to Auschwitz, where they were murdered.
First ghetto action
Bunkers were created after the first action on February 5.
Reuben’s death
The text states Reuben died in 1955.
Deaths from typhus at Blizhin
Typhus killed hundreds at Blizhin in a week.
Survival of Nazi-era destruction
The narrator recalls being saved from destruction under Hitler and the Nazis.
Liberation from the camp
An unnamed narrator states that they were liberated in May 1945; the passage does not securely identify the narrator as Charles Shweiker or establish Nordhausen as the liberation place.
Death of Yankl at Blizhin
Yankl became ill and died at Blizhin camp.
Number assigned to the narrator's father
A number was written down for the narrator's father; imprisonment is not directly stated.
Removal from the barrack on the second day of Sukkot
In 1944, the narrator's group was forcibly taken from a barrack to a gate, where the narrator's brother accompanied them in farewell.
Emptying Bialystok of Jews
On 16 August 1943, Nazis ordered remaining Jews gathered before emptying Bialystok.
Bunker discovered
Attackers discovered the bunker, causing the survivors to scatter.
Deportation to Auschwitz
The narrator's husband was deported to Auschwitz and separated from his mother and sister.
Death of Rabbi Chaim Shraga Brodsky
Rabbi Chaim Shraga Brodsky died in Newark, New Jersey, in 1927.
Shimkha Tzfat arrives in America
Shimkha Tzfat reportedly arrived in America by sailing ship in 1842.
Founding of the Bialystoker Relief Committee
The Bialystoker Relief Committee was founded in 1919 after hunger and poverty following World War I.
Founding of the Bialystoker Support Association
The Bialystoker Support Association was founded in 1864.
Formation of the Bialystoker Relief Committee
A newly established relief committee collected aid and operated after World War I.
Reestablishment of the Bialystok Center
The Bialystok Center was reestablished and organized aid work in 1945.
Moshav Zekenim construction campaign
A major construction campaign for Moshav Zekenim during 1921–1930.
Founding of a special cultural circle
A special cultural circle was founded at the club in 1947.
Opening session of the Bialystok Jews' historic gathering
David Sohn chaired the opening session of the historic Bialystok Jews' gathering in New York in 1949.
Founding of the Old Bialystok Synagogue
The Old Bialystok Synagogue celebrated its centennial at the end of 1978.
Founding of Anshei Bialystok Synagogue
Bialystok societies united and rebuilt a large synagogue in 1878.
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.