David-Horodok
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Murder of the Alshansky family
Abrasha Alshansky, his wife, and children were killed in Bialystok.
Bible course lectures begin
Lectures began in 1937 and continued almost until the start of the Second World War.
Yavne public school establishment attempt
Mizrachi activists attempted to establish a religious public school in 1927; it closed after two years.
Children’s library organized
S. Zagarodsky organized a library for children and school youth before 1905.
Zionist library founded
The town’s Zionist organization founded a library in 1917.
J. L. Peretz library founded
Poalei Zion founded a J. L. Peretz library in 1925.
Youth amateur group founded
A youth amateur group was founded in 1936.
The Dybbuk performance
The youth amateur group performed The Dybbuk in David-Horodok in 1938.
Founding of the David-Horodok orphanage
The Joint founded an orphanage in David-Horodok.
Founding of the Orphan Committee
An orphan committee was founded to support orphans in private homes.
Founding of the Merchants' Bank
The merchants' bank was founded in David-Horodok in 1909.
Founding of a Merchants' Bank
A merchants' bank was founded in 1923 under M. Kviernes's leadership.
Founding of the People's Bank
The people's bank was founded in 1924 under Sh. Papish's leadership.
Establishment of a fire brigade
A fire brigade was established in earlier times to combat fires.
Fire in 1936
A fire broke out in daylight in 1936 and could not be localized in windy conditions.
Fire on the mountain
Part of the town burned together with an Orthodox monastery on the mountain.
Town administration established
The town elected an administration every three years before Russian rule.
Nominated town council administered David-Horodok
The nominated town council administered the town until 1928.
First democratic town elections
The first democratic elections for the David-Horodok town administration were held, and eight Jews were elected.
First democratic Jewish community elections
First democratic elections for the Jewish community were held in David-Horodok in 1917.
Jewish community elections
Jewish community elections were held in David-Horodok in 1928.
Jewish community elections
Jewish community elections were held in David-Horodok in 1936.
German invasion of Poland
Hitlerist military forces crossed the border and attacked Poland on 1 September 1939.
Red Army entry into David-Horodok
Red Army assault units entered after Polish forces withdrew and crossed the river.
River skirmish between Polish and Soviet forces
A brief exchange of fire killed one Red Army soldier and wounded another.
Communist activists govern David-Horodok
Jewish and Christian Communist activists governed David-Horodok during its first months.
Soviet arrests and deportations
The Soviets arrested and deported Polish families and a Jewish border-village family.
Secret departure of Jewish youths
More than a dozen Jewish youths secretly left David-Horodok for Vilna.
Nationalization of larger businesses
Larger shops and enterprises, including tanneries, the tartak, and mills, were nationalized.
Merger of three tanneries
Three tanneries were united into one large tannery employing over 100 workers.
Establishment of a permanent cinema
A permanent cinema hall was established in David-Horodok.
Arrest of Hertzl Tsipin
Hertzl Tsipin was caught speculating with sausage.
Sentencing of Hertzl Tsipin
Hertzl Tsipin was sentenced to five years in prison after a public trial.
Arrest of Lazer Rankin
Lazer Rankin was arrested shortly after Yosef Yudovich.
Arrest of Yanie (Yosef) Barukhin
Yanie (Yosef) Barukhin was arrested after Lazer Rankin.
Arrest of ten activists
Ten activists from David-Horodok were arrested during the night of February 10–11, 1941.