Białystok
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Zionists
Zionist organizations are listed among groups whose leaders and activists remained.
Revisionists
Revisionist organizations are listed among groups whose leaders and activists remained.
Deep Russia
Families of detainees were deported to deep Russia in freight wagons.
Special Writers’ House
House that accommodated refugee writers in Białystok.
Białystoker Shtern
Yiddish newspaper appearing three times in Białystok.
Dzhigan-Shumacher Theater
Theater troupe whose artists traveled mainly in Russia.
Soviet North
Distant northern Soviet locations containing camps.
Jewish refugees
Jewish refugees affected by Soviet passport and deportation policies.
Bialystok synagogues and social institutions
Places where refugees were detained during the nighttime arrests.
Soviet secret police
The Soviet secret police conducted a roundup in Bialystok.
Yosef Rubinshteyn
A Jewish poet who wrote about wartime Bialystok.
Megiles Rusland
A poem by Yosef Rubinshteyn about wartime experiences.
Hitler's Germany
Hitler's Germany is mentioned in relation to the Soviet-German pact.
Soviet-German friendship pact
The passage refers to a friendship pact between Soviet Russia and Hitler's Germany.
Second World War
The pact is described as contributing to the outbreak of the Second World War.
Bialystok Ghetto Uprising
Armed resistance associated with the Jews of Bialystok.
Jewish intelligentsia of Bialystok
Jewish cultural and political intellectual community in Bialystok.
Bialystok synagogues and houses of study
Synagogues and houses of study offered their spaces as sleeping quarters for refugees.
Community premises
Community premises were provided for refugees to sleep overnight.
Hana Bushal-Solov
Named author of a Yiddish poem.
Yiddish Writers' Union
Organization whose secretary is discussed.
Yurovtser Street
A Bialystok street mentioned in a historical account.
Lapidus
Person credited with erecting a three-story building with shops and apartments.
Sarahle
The eldest daughter of Khantse, identified as the narrator’s cousin.
Khantse
The narrator’s aunt and Sarahle’s mother.
Yurovtse
A village mentioned near the railway line.
Bialystok-Warsaw Railway Station
The railway station associated with the railway line near Yurovtser Street.
Lichtenstein
A manufacturer who built a wall with a dwelling and weaving workshop.
Stalin
Stalin is described as deceived before a new war began.
Soviet military
Military units leaving the Bialystok area.
The large prison
Prison whose guards left and which was later set on fire.
Hitler Germany
Germany identified as a belligerent against Soviet Russia.
Zalman Weinreich
Long-serving municipal cashier killed by bombs.
Goldberg
A baker listed among bombing victims.
Great Synagogue
Synagogue where Jewish men were confined during Nazi violence.
Soviet guard posts
Remaining Soviet guard posts attempted to stop looting.