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Monastery built in David-Horodok market

Yukhnievich built a monastery in the middle of the market.

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Cossack uprising

The Cossack uprising under Bohdan Khmelnytsky affected Polesia in 1648.

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Swedish forces appear in Polesie

Swedish forces appeared in Polesie in 1707 and later left the region.

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Swedish patrol enters David-Horodok

A patrol of three Swedish soldiers entered David-Horodok.

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Red Army enters David-Horodok

The Red Army entered David-Horodok on September 19, 1939.

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Hitlerist forces capture David-Horodok

Hitlerist forces captured David-Horodok in July 1941.

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Armed resistance against the Red Army

The local Christian population mounted armed resistance against the Red Army after the opportunity arose.

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November 1939 elections in Western Belarus

Elections for the National Assembly took place in Western Belarus in November 1939.

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German forces enter David-Horodok

German forces entered David-Horodok after the Bolsheviks withdrew in early July 1941.

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First Aktion in David-Horodok

Haradchukes and Germans conducted an Aktion murdering all the town's men.

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Red Army liberation of David-Horodok

The Red Army liberated David-Horodok in 1944 and found no living Jews there; remove the Jews as a SURVIVOR participant.

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Founding of the Vladimir-Volynsky Jewish community

The Vladimir-Volynsky Jewish community was founded in 1388.

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Formation of the organized Pinsk Jewish community

An organized Jewish community was formed in Pinsk in 1506.

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Second partition of Poland

The second partition of Poland occurred in 1793, and the region transferred to Russia.

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Development of the Hasidic movement

The Hasidic movement began developing strongly at the end of the eighteenth century.

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Authorization for Jewish Guild Organization

King John Casimir permitted Jews to organize into guilds in 1669.

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Establishment of a Jewish settlement in Nirtshe

A Jewish settlement arose in Nirtshe at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

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Liquidation and relocation of Nirtshe settlement

The Nirtshe settlement was liquidated in 1906, and its residents moved to David-Horodok.

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Opening of the Polesie railway line

The Polesie railway line opened in 1888.

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Organization of five carters and ferry purchase

Five carters organized and purchased a small ferry in 1898.

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World War I outbreak and mobilization

World War I broke out, mobilizing large parts of the population and separating families.

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Order for Jews to leave three gubernias

Chief commander Nikolai Nikolaievich ordered Jews to leave their homes within 24 hours.

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Arrival and assistance of Jewish refugees

The Jewish community of David-Horodok assisted Jewish refugees by providing shelter, clothing, and food.

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Rabbi and families leave during evacuation preparations

The Slanimer Rabbi and several families departed as David-Horodok considered evacuation.

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German occupation of Pinsk

German forces occupied Pinsk on September 16, 1915.

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Kerensky Revolution

The Kerensky Revolution broke out at the beginning of 1917.

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May Day Committee Established

A joint committee of Jews and Christians was established to organize May Day.

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May Day Celebration

The town held a full May Day celebration in which everyone participated.

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Revolutionary meeting in David-Horodok

A meeting in David-Horodok during the 1917 revolution celebrated friendship and brotherhood among peoples.

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German entry into David-Horodok

German forces entered David-Horodok in autumn 1918.

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German military withdrawal from Ukraine

The German military began leaving Ukraine after revolution broke out in Germany.

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Delegation sent to Stolin

A delegation was sent to Stolin to request help from the Petliurists.

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Three David-Horodok residents shot

Three David-Horodok residents—two Christians and one Jew, including Beitzl Yudovitch—were shot by the punitive expedition.

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David-Horodok town emptied

The punitive expedition completely emptied the town and seized everything.

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Execution of B. Yudavitch

B. Yudavitch was executed at the Christian cemetery and buried there before later reburial.

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Bolshevik Mobilization

The Bolshevik authority declared a mobilization.

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