Białystok
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Isk-Maccabi
A proposed joint organization intended to promote sports outside party politics.
Christian workers
Christian workers were described discussing an alleged order to rob Jewish property.
Jewish butchers
Jewish butchers closed their shops and prepared to confront attackers.
Furmen
Furmen prepared with poles to confront the pogrom attackers.
Water carriers
Water carriers joined the defense of the market.
Pogromists
Pogromists attacked market groups and threw merchandise from stalls.
Bialystok community administration
Community administration concerned with Jewish security and interests.
Zionist faction
One of two Jewish factions in the city council.
Investigation commission
Commission that prepared a protocol after the fire.
German army
Army supplied with weapons, ammunition, food, and clothing.
Polish Sejm
Polish parliamentary body to which representatives were elected.
Polish Senate
Polish legislative body mentioned alongside the Sejm.
Polish Revolutionary Organization P.P.S.
Polish revolutionary organization active among Polish workers.
Second manufacturers’ association
Association formed from medium-sized and some large manufacturers.
American Jewish organizations
Organizations described as providing major financial support to Jewish life.
Bialystoker Relief Committee in America
Relief committee listed among financial supporters of Jewish life.
Secular organizations
Organizations whose influence was absent from the religious community.
Bialystok relief organization
Relief organization that sent support to the community and its institutions.
Chevra Kadisha
Existed before the old cemetery and was founded in 1855.
Help Committee
Was organized in the community after a pogrom.
Refugee Committee
Named in the passage alongside the Help Committee.
Women's Committee
Committee that cared for the old-age home and charitable institution.
Tzedakah Gedolah
Religious-philanthropic organization founded in 1921 to coordinate charitable activities.
The Committee
Charitable committee founded in 1869 and active in communal functions.
Yad Harutzim
Charitable society established by the committee.
Hevra Yoldot
Charitable society established by the committee.
Hachnasat Orchim
Charitable society established by the committee.
Youth Association
Association connected with founding the Sholem Aleichem Library.
Bialystok Esperanto Society
Esperanto society in Bialystok named after Ludwik Zamenhof.
Industrial Association
Association representing industry across the voivodeship.
Textile Masters Association
Association founded to support textile masters’ interests.
Merchants Association
Organization representing merchants and smaller industrialists.
Economic Council
Council involving artisans, small retailers, and merchants.
Retailers Association
Association founded at the end of 1927 and later moved to Kupietzka 27.
Jewish Craftsmen Society PNR Bialystok
A Jewish craftsmen society officially legalized under this name in Bialystok.
Bialystok Craftsmen Association
The craftsmen association had 1,653 enrolled members in 1933.