Białystok
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Youth chess group formed
A youth group of chess players formed in Bialystok in 1922.
Older chess players' group formed
A group of older chess players was formed in 1924.
Deportation of Jewish hospital personnel to Treblinka
A photograph depicts Jewish hospital personnel being taken to Treblinka.
Founding of Gan Yeladim
The first children's home was established and named Gan Yeladim.
Jewish folk-school graduation in 1929
Jewish folk-school students graduated in 1929; Deborah Mintz is identified in the photograph.
Founding of Bialystok Jewish Journalists and Writers Association
The association was founded in Bialystok at the beginning of the 1920s.
Jewish publishing house founded
A Jewish publishing house was established in Białystok in the early 1930s.
Pesach Kaplan entered Białystok
Pesach Kaplan crossed Białystok’s threshold at age seventeen.
Kaplan's visit to America
Kaplan visited America and spent three months there.
First Jewish men's choir organized in Bialystok
A first Jewish men's choir was organized in Bialystok and directed with a hundred-member choir.
Kaplan's seventieth birthday
The Bialystok Jewish literary family gathered to celebrate Kaplan’s seventieth birthday.
Kaplan's death in the ghetto
Kaplan died in the ghetto during wartime.
Final liquidation of the Bialystok Ghetto
The final liquidation of the Bialystok Ghetto occurred on August 16, 1942.
German occupation of Bialystok
German forces occupied Bialystok on 27 June 1941.
Fire at the government printing house
German forces set the government printing house on fire.
First Jewish printing press opens
Aaron Halevi Horowitz opened Bialystok’s first Jewish printing press.
Bialystok founded
The Lithuanian duke Gediminas founded Bialystok.
Death of Rabbi Yehuda Leib of Horodishch
The passage records Rabbi Yehuda Leib of Horodishch as deceased.
Death of Malka Raizel Bloch
The passage records Malka Raizel Bloch as deceased.
Birth of Joseph Perlman
Joseph Perlman is recorded as born in Bialystok.
Birth of Rabbi Chaim Heller
Rabbi Chaim Heller is recorded as born in Bialystok.
Founding of Bet Midrash Elyon
Bet Midrash Elyon was founded in Berlin in 1922.
Rabbi Chaim Heller’s emigration to America
After Berlin, Rabbi Chaim Heller emigrated to America.
Founding of the Lovers of Zion society
The Lovers of Zion society was founded in Bialystok.
Death of Sussman Segalovich
Sussman Segalovich died in New York.
Death of Eliezer Halberstam
Eliezer Halberstam died in 1899.
Death of Rabbi Elikum Getzel Meir Podrabinek
Rabbi Elikum Getzel Meir Podrabinek died in 1850.
Founding of the Jewish hospital
Sender Bloch founded the Jewish hospital.
Death of Yehoshua Heshl Halpern
Yehoshua Heshl Halpern died at age 74.
Birth of Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof
Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof was born in Bialystok.
Alexander II visits Bialystok
Alexander II visited Bialystok and received a delegation.
Birth of Dr. L. Pines
Dr. L. Pines was born in Rozhinai in 1865.
Yosef Mohilever travels to Odessa and the Land of Israel
Yosef Mohilever later traveled to Odessa and then the Land of Israel.
Dr. Shimon Zitrin settles in Bialystok
Dr. Shimon Zitrin settled in Bialystok and founded Central-Consum.
Dr. Joseph Rubinstein settles in Bialystok
Dr. Joseph Rubinstein settled in Bialystok and later chaired Linat Hatzedek.
Death of Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever
Rabbi Shmuel Mohilever died; a large funeral was held in Bialystok.