David-Horodok
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Political arrests of David-Horodok Jews
Thirteen Jews from David-Horodok were subjected to political arrests.
Death of Leizer Rankin
Leizer Rankin died with the Jews of David-Horodok during the German-Soviet war.
Deaths in Soviet camps
Five named political detainees died in various Soviet camps.
Arrests and removal of several Jewish families
Several Jewish families were arrested and sent away shortly before the war.
Mobilization of the town’s youth
The town’s youth were immediately mobilized, though not all entered the army.
Soviet authorities evacuate
Soviet town leaders began evacuating.
Jewish evacuation attempt
Hundreds of Jewish youths and families attempted to flee toward Russia but were turned back.
Meeting organized by the Horadchukes
The Horadchukes organized an outdoor meeting honoring a great historic day.
Mass shooting at Khinavsk
Gathered people were shot one by one at Khinavsk; the victims are collective and should not be represented by Khinavsk as a victim.
Escape of two children
Two unnamed children escaped the massacre, joined a partisan detachment, and survived.
Men disguised themselves as women
Several men disguised themselves in women’s clothing and went along with the women and children.
Ghetto established
A ghetto was established in several alleys containing non-Jewish houses.
Murder of surviving women, children, and men
Surviving women, children, and several men were taken to a killing site and shot.
End of Jewish settlement in David-Horodok
The nearly 500-year existence of the Jewish settlement in David-Horodok ended.
Burning of Jewish houses
Partisans burned almost all Jewish houses in the town during the occupation.
Destruction of town electrical station
Partisans blew up the town electrical station during the occupation.
Liberation of David-Horodok
The Red Army liberated David-Horodok in 1944.
Post-liberation visit to David-Horodok
Several survivors visited David-Horodok after liberation and found the town burned.
Postwar survivor dispersal
Survivors were mainly in Israel; others remained in the Soviet Union or Poland, or emigrated to America.
Mass emigration to America
Young people began mass emigration to America after the Russo-Japanese War.
Pogrom violence reaches David-Horodok
An echo of pogroms across Jewish towns and villages reached David-Horodok.
Berl appointed head of a yeshiva in Slutsk
Slutsk appointed Berl the sexton as a yeshiva head.
Yishai Adler opens a Hebrew-language educational room
Yishai Adler opened a room in David-Horodok to teach children Hebrew in Hebrew.
Nakh closes his forge
Nakh the blacksmith had closed his forge and was hurrying home before the Sabbath.
Market activity
Residents repeatedly went to the market to sell goods, buy products, and seek livelihoods.
Punitive expedition shoots prominent townspeople
A punitive expedition shot prominent people from the town.
Education at the Tarbut School
An exemplary youth cohort was educated at the well-organized Tarbut School in Hebrew.
Founding of the Horodaker Hasidic dynasty
An independent Hasidic dynasty was founded in David-Horodok around the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Rabbi Israel Yosef Halevi’s visit to Pinsk
Rabbi Israel Yosef visited the Horodaker synagogue in Pinsk and hosted a respected rabbi at his table.
Death of Israel Joseph
Israel Joseph died around 1899.
Murder of Moses, the last Horodok rabbi
Moses was killed by the Nazis as a martyr.
Death of Yitzhak-Leib Zager
Yitzhak-Leib Zager drowned while bathing in Nirtche on August 1, 1939.
Funeral of Yitzhak-Leib Zager
A large funeral for Zager took place in David-Horodok on August 2, 1939.
Second World War begins
The outbreak of the Second World War on September 1 disrupted the plans and prevented erection of a gravestone.
Visit to David-Horodok
M. Rapafart visited David-Horodok in late August 1939.
Telegram ordering immediate return
The narrator received a telegram from his wife and authorities ordering immediate return.