Białystok
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Bialystok Jewish Middle School
Jewish middle school using Yiddish as its instructional language.
Bialystok City Council
The city council of Bialystok.
Jewish Community of Bialystok
The Jewish community institution of Bialystok.
Mendele School
School that stood on Kostelny Street in a former Russian High Court building.
Bialystok Workers’ Exchange
A workers’ exchange where political conflict took place daily.
Museum in Warsaw
Museum visited by the narrator before the exhibition.
Bialystok prison
Prison where the song’s author was held in a cellar.
New Beth Midrash
Beth midrash established in Bialystok by 1800.
Bialystok first printing house
First printing house in Bialystok, opened in 1804.
Great City School
A school in Bialystok burned by the Nazis in 1941.
yeshivas in Białystok
Yeshivas in Białystok educated younger generations and students from nearby towns.
Talmud Torah schools in Białystok
Talmud Torah schools educated younger generations in a religious spirit.
Old-age home
An old-age home was among the institutions supported by local philanthropy.
Jewish hospital
A Jewish hospital mentioned among communal institutions.
Orphanages
Orphanages were among the institutions supported by local philanthropy.
Church rebuilt from fired bricks
A new church built after the Arians expelled and burned the previous temple.
Jewish school
Jewish school that received a loan of 1,000 guilders.
Old wooden church
A wooden church standing in Bialystok in earlier years.
Great House of Study (Pulkavoyer)
One of Bialystok’s larger houses of study.
Officers' Club
An officers' club mentioned among Bialystok's notable buildings.
Bikur Cholim
Bikur Cholim received a percentage of lottery winnings.
Yeshiva
A yeshiva operated alongside the Talmud Torah in four wooden houses.
Main synagogue
A neglected, comparatively small synagogue in the schoolyard quarter.
New city synagogue
A city synagogue begun in 1909 and completed in 1913.
Beth midrash
A social center mentioned among Bialystok Jewish institutions.
Stibl
A dirty small prayer room is mentioned.
Talmud Torah
A Talmud Torah operated in Bialystok in four wooden houses.
Sholem Aleichem Library
Library described as holding many Yiddish books.
Community Study Library
Study library associated with the community.
Bialystok Rabbinical Court
Rabbinical court whose legal authorities were described as Torah scholars.
Bialystok Yizkor Book
The title of the Bialystok memorial book appears in the colophon.
Jewish community
The passage identifies a secretary of the Jewish community.
National Library of Jerusalem
Institution described as founded by Dr. Khazanovich.
The two libraries
Two libraries that influenced social and Jewish national consciousness.
Washlikower prayer house
A prayer house opposite Halberstam's residence.
Edat Yisuron Synagogue
Synagogue on Novolipie Street hosting Zionist meetings from 1900 to 1904.