Białystok
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Meir Markus
Bialystok Zionist figure who helped lead the movement.
Jakow Wolf
Bialystok Zionist figure who helped lead the movement.
Izchok Ajzik Ben Towim
Bialystok delegate to the 1890 Odessa convention.
Herszberg’s daughter
Unnamed daughter led out with Herszberg during the ghetto liquidation.
Sonja Zadrunski
Comedienne who entertained at weddings in Bialystok.
Sonja der Badchen
Alternative name given for the comedienne Sonja Zadrunski.
Count Jan Klemens Bronicki II
Inherited Bialystok village from his father during the eighteenth century.
King August III
Raised Bialystok from village to town in 1742.
Z. Segalowicz
Author of a poem titled “My Bialystok.”
Count Bronicki
Credited with building Bialystok’s town clock.
Bronicki
Elevated Bialystok to city status and provided land and materials to Jewish settlers.
Zygmunt August
Polish ruler whose private fiefdom included Bialystok in 1542.
Izchok Zabludowski
Wealthy Jew who came to Bialystok, engaged in lumber, and supported charity.
Jan Klements Bronicki
Polish count who built a wooden palace in Bialystok in 1703.
Kalman (Charles)
Max Ratner’s brother, who advised the family to travel to the United States.
Lejb Fajans
Teacher who translated Russian books into Hebrew.
Mojsze Lewin
Teacher who translated Russian books into Hebrew.
Dr. Herzl
Named as the figure associated with formal Zionism in 1897.
Max Ratner
Contributor memorializing Mojsze and Pesze Ratowcer.
Ginger Bramson
Professional copy editor who made stylistic suggestions.
Diana Medvedev
Book committee member listed in the first row.
Rubin Bindler
Book committee member listed in the first row.
Raya Zak
Book committee member listed in the first row.
Yehoshua Schachter
Book committee member listed in the second row.
Morris Molosofsky
Book committee member listed in the second row.
Paul Schochet
Book committee member listed in the second row.
Dora Mintz
Book committee member listed in the second row.
Abraham Mintz
Book committee member listed in the second row.
Mike Kremer
Book committee member listed in the third row.
Jacob Beren
Book committee member listed in the third row.
Harold Talin
Book committee member listed in the third row.
Harold Morrow
Book committee member listed in the third row.
J. Shmulewitz
A Yiddish journalist who edited the volume’s Yiddish manuscript.
Hirsh Gansbourg
A printer at Empire Press who contributed production expertise.
Louis Evans
Louis Evans proofread the Yiddish manuscript.
Bernard Bindler
Named in the book committee list.