Białystok
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House of Study
The house of study hosted Torah-school and yeshiva officials for Sabbath prayers.
Yiddish theater
Theater described as important in interwar Bialystok.
The newspaper
A newspaper assessing the quality of theater performances.
Palace Theater
Theater associated with touring performances by the Vilner troupe.
Linat HaTzedek
Institution whose premises hosted the Maccabi group’s activities.
Study library of the Bialystok community
Study library opened at the Bialystok community on 15 January 1933.
Jewish community and city council
Bodies in which the Bund was represented.
Białystok Jewish community council
Community council in which the narrator held leadership roles.
Białystok city council
City council joined by the narrator and Reuven Nakhumovsky in spring 1939.
Jewish Hospital
Jewish institution receiving city subsidies.
Workers School
Jewish educational institution receiving city subsidies.
Heders
Jewish educational institutions receiving city subsidies.
Yesodei HaTorah
Jewish educational institution receiving city subsidies.
Tarbut Schools
Jewish educational institutions receiving city subsidies.
Folk Schools
Jewish educational institutions receiving city subsidies.
Branicki Palace
Palace associated with the voivode’s offices.
Kotsk shtibl
Prayer house where Surazki reportedly prayed and studied.
Electric station in Bialystok
An electric station built in Bialystok after a Belgian concession.
Orphanage
A new large orphanage operated in a fine building on Wesola Street.
Ministry of War
Ministry that received a Jewish manufacturers’ delegation.
Jewish school system
A strong school system is described as part of Jewish life.
Magistrate Statistical Bureau
The Magistrate Statistical Bureau is cited for Bialystok population figures.
Study library
Library located in the same building as the administration.
Bialystok community institutions
Institutions developed by the community, including schools and welfare services.
Handicraft school
School for boys and girls established among the community’s modern institutions.
Jewish Hospital of Bialystok
Hospital whose centenary was commemorated in Bialystok.
Bialystok Community Administration
Held its first meeting on July 11.
Bialystok Rabbinat
Was located on Niwelt and consisted of ten rabbis.
Yehoash Reading Room
Reading room established in Bialystok in 1927.
Library
Library holding approximately 14,000 volumes in 1929.
Colonial Bank, or Merchants' Colonial Bank
A bank founded by members of the merchants' union.
Jewish Interest-Free Loan Fund
Legal name adopted by the relief committee in January 1928.
Jewish Credit Society
Founded in 1901 to provide smaller loans to members.
Municipal Credit Society
Founded in 1907 and resumed work in January 1921.
Trade and Industry Bank
A bank at 12 Kościuszko Street, founded in 1910.
Bialystok bookshops
Bookshops described in a section on Jewish bookselling.