David-Horodok
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Employment at district office
The narrator accepted a job at the district office and gained the governor's trust.
Mareika appointed mayor of David-Horodok
Mareika was appointed head of the city by the Germans.
Death of Aharon Slominsky
Aharon Slominsky was thrown from a bridge into the Horin River and died.
Murder of Simha Mishlov
Simha Mishlov was murdered near his home before his wife and children.
Escape from the Aktion
Baruch Katzman and his sons escaped the Aktion and hid in a barn.
Murder of Baruch Katzman and his sons
Baruch Katzman and his sons were murdered by Ilia Shtuvra with an axe.
Murder of Ezra Solomianik
Ezra Solomianik was discovered by his neighbor Yosip Dubak and murdered.
Mass murder of Jewish men
More than 3,000 Jewish men aged fourteen and older were murdered and buried in mass graves.
Arrest of Marejka
Marejka was arrested after being located near Warsaw.
Misha returned to Poland after the war
Misha returned to Poland after the war.
Misha married a Jewish woman in England
Misha married a Jewish woman while in England.
Arrests in Poland
The Polish embassy reported accused people arrested in Poland.
Yibplov imprisoned by Soviet authorities
Soviet authorities imprisoned Yibplov for alleged White Guard affiliation.
Murder of Leizer Ronkin
Yibplov ordered the murder of Leizer Ronkin after they reached David-Horodok.
Murder of Jacob Gritsolin
Marusia murdered Jacob Gritsolin after discovering his hiding place.
Arrest of the Yibplov couple
Secret police tracked and arrested the fugitives near their home.
Arrests during the investigation
Khary and Dimian Mareyka, Babke, and others were arrested.
Narrator’s immigration to Israel
The narrator’s turn to immigrate to Israel arrived, ending personal involvement in the case.
Testimonies were collected in Tel Aviv
Testimonies were collected at the Tel Aviv Magistrate Court in 1953 and forwarded to Warsaw.
Construction of the Rovlaya synagogue
Shlomo and Moshe Dorzin carried heavy timber to lay the synagogue foundation in Rovlaya.
Double murder at the synagogue in 1920
The Bulakhovtsy gang murdered Aharon Hershel Dorzin and Shalom Boir during Simchat Torah.
Foundation associated with the Katowice Conference
The 1884 conference laid the foundation for Lovers of Zion.
Kishinev Pogrom
A major pogrom occurred in Kishinev in spring 1903.
Death of Theodor Herzl
The community learned of the prominent leader’s death in summer 1904.
Herzl memorial observance
Young people organized and held a memorial observance for Herzl in the synagogue.
Opening of a modern school in Horodok
Aharon Yona Shefer brought Yeshayahu Adler and opened a modern school in Horodok.
Opening of a modern village school
Young people opened a coeducational school teaching Hebrew through modern methods.
Founding of a Hovevei Zion association in Katowice
Wissotzky was one of the founders of an association in Katowice in 1884.
Construction of the village bathhouse
A bathhouse with a mikveh was built on the riverbank at the initiative of the first rabbi; the rabbi is not identified in this passage.
Establishment of the second synagogue
Working Jews established a small synagogue in their neighborhood.
Establishment of a neighborhood bathhouse
Residents established a bathhouse in their synagogue courtyard.
Mordechai Nosentshuk leaves the village for Stolin
Mordechai Nosentshuk left the village and went to Stolin.
Rabbi Rabinovitch moved to Dombrovitz
After seven years in the village, Rabbi Rabinovitch moved to Dombrovitz.
Rabbinical leadership in Rublya
Moshe Chaim Hechtman led Rublya's small congregation before the Holocaust.
Move to Sarney
After Rublya's community was disrupted, Hechtman left for Sarney.
Murder of Moshe Chaim Hechtman
Hechtman was discovered in hiding, taken outside, and killed.