Białystok
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Journey to Israel in 1967
Journey to Israel in 1967, including entry into Bialystok
Nicholas II visited Bialystok
Nicholas II visited Bialystok in 1912.
Opening of first Hebrew-language school
The first Hebrew-language school opened in 1918.
Marriage of the narrator's parents
The narrator's parents married in 1889.
Bialystok Jews migrate to Israel
The first emigrants left Bialystok for Israel in 1882.
Founding of Rishon LeZion
The first emigrants from Bialystok founded Rishon LeZion with Rothschild assistance.
Opening of Bialystok’s first printing house
Bialystok’s first printing house opened in 1804 through Aaron Halevi Horowitz.
Pogroms against Bialystok Jews
Tsarist police and military conducted bloody pogroms against local Jews in 1905 and 1906.
Burning of the Great City School
The Nazis burned the Great City School together with nearby streets in 1941.
Introduction of steam looms
Nahum Mints and Sender Bloch introduced steam looms among Bialystok manufacturers.
Grant of Bialystok to Stefan Czarniecki
John Casimir granted Bialystok to Stefan Czarniecki in 1659.
Marriage of Alexandra Catherine and Jan Klemens Branicki
Alexandra Catherine married Jan Klemens Branicki.
Varvara’s marriage to Sigismund Augustus
Varvara married the Polish king Sigismund Augustus.
Burning of the former temple
The Arians expelled and burned the former temple; afterward, a new temple was built from fired bricks.
Church rebuilding
A new temple was built from fired bricks after the earlier temple burned, with rebuilding lasting from 1580 to 1617.
Transfer of Bialystok to Russian rule
Alexander I purchased Bialystok from the Prussian king, bringing it under Russian control.
Construction of the new city synagogue
The new city synagogue was built between 1909 and 1913.
Bank loans for newly built houses
The Tuler and Wilner Zemelni Bank began issuing loans for newly built houses.
Death of Abraham Shmuel Hershberg in Bialystok Ghetto
Berl Mark wrote that Hershberg perished during the second liquidation of the Bialystok Ghetto in 1943.
First central Hovevei Zion gathering in Odessa
The first central Hovevei Zion gathering took place in Odessa in 1890, with Bialystok delegates present.
First Zionist organization gathering in Bialystok
A gathering in autumn 1897 established the basis for the Zionist organization in Russia.
Death of Shmuel Mohilever
Shmuel Mohilever died shortly after the 1897 gathering, in May 1898.
Founding of the Hovevei Zion movement
The Hovevei Zion movement was established after Shavuot in 1882.
Founding of the first Hibbat Zion association in Warsaw
Samuel Mohilever founded the first Hibbat Zion association in Warsaw.
Birth of Rabbi Samuel Mohilever
Rabbi Samuel Mohilever was born in Glubokoye near Vilna.
Founding of the Montefiore Association
A central association was decided upon to colonize Jews in Israel during Montefiore’s centenary commemoration.
Founding of the Jewish National Fund
The Jewish National Fund was established at the first Basel Congress.
Emergence of Zionism
The Jewish national movement, Zionism, emerged in 1897.
Founding of the first Poalei Zion group in Bialystok
The first Poalei Zion group in Bialystok emerged around late 1902.
Zamenhof taught in Warsaw
Zamenhof taught German and French at a Russian gymnasium in Warsaw.
Isaac Zabludovsky brought to Bialystok
Isaac Zabludovsky brought his teachers to Bialystok.
Rabbi Lipele’s dacha prayer gathering
Rabbi Lipele held a minyan for prayer at the dacha, attended by local people.
Death of the narrator's father
The narrator's father died on the 27th of Tevet 5639.
Death of Rabbi Lipele
Rabbi Lipele died on the 6th of Shevat 5639, nine days later.
Rabbi Lipele's burial
Rabbi Lipele died as a Jew and was brought to a Jewish burial.
Election as delegate to the Second Zionist Congress
Khazanovich was unanimously elected as a delegate to the Second Zionist Congress in Basel.