Białystok
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Zinoviev
Person whose imprisonment was mentioned alongside Kamenev's.
Mair
The narrator's brother, arrested twice and later freed from prison.
Kiev prison
Prison from which Mair was freed by socialist attackers.
Litvinov
A revolutionary who published an illegal newspaper and later escaped to Asia.
Rabbi Yaakov Valakh
Litvinov's elder brother, interviewed in Warsaw in late 1928.
Switzerland
Country to which the subject traveled before meeting Lenin and Trotsky.
Asia
Destination to which Litvinov escaped.
Nasha Zhizn
An illegal newspaper begun by the subject.
Soviet government
Government in which Maxim Litvinov held a senior position.
Wiltche Street
Street where an apothecary associated with the Valakh family stood.
Łódź
City where Litvinov's brother lived.
Polish newspaper
Newspaper whose journalist interviewed Litvinov's brother.
Geneva
City mentioned as the destination of a train journey.
The narrator’s brother
The narrator’s brother traveled on an express train toward Geneva.
Katowice
City named among places affected by bombing.
Czestochowa
City named among places affected by bombing.
Hanover
Hanover is named among German cities where Jews were murdered and humiliated.
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is named among German cities associated with violence against Jews.
Bremen
Bremen is named among German cities associated with violence against Jews.
Yitzhak Haber
Named at the end of a passage concerning Bialystok and wartime events.
September 1, 1939
A dated passage marks September 1, 1939, amid wartime developments.
East Prussia
Region where Bialystok was located before the war.
Jewish refugees in Bialystok
Jewish refugees arrived in Bialystok from various places.
Soviet Army
Army expected to march into and occupy Bialystok.
Polish government
The Polish government mobilized the army before the war.
Soviet Russia
State identified as a belligerent against Hitler Germany.
Hitlerist military units
Military units packed and withdrew toward Warsaw.
Special Committee of Non-Jews
Committee organized preparations to welcome the Soviet Army.
Soviet military units
Military units marching toward Bialystok.
Red Army
Army expected to arrive in the city.
Nazi murderers
Perpetrators who robbed Jewish businesses and homes.
Surrounding area
Area around Bialystok included in the reported Nazi operation.
Dąbrowskiego Street
A street through which soldiers entered the city.
Hitlerist Army
The army reported as reaching Bialystok and entering the city.
Nazi authorities
The Nazis are described as initiating robberies in Jewish homes.
Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht soldiers are mentioned as present in the city.