David-Horodok
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Rabbi Avigdor
Leader of the opponents of Hasidism in the described conflict.
Jan Kazimir
The king permitted Jews to organize in guilds in 1669.
Yosel Morbatshik
Person whose family began the Jewish settlement at Nirtshe.
Prince Radziwill
Prince Radziwill owned Nirtshe's land and selected the settlement for a sawmill.
Yuri Olshansky
Prince who reportedly founded Olshan and ruled in Pinsk.
Avotshenkov
Police commander credited with preventing a larger pogrom against Jews.
Napoleon
Napoleon's troops did not reach David-Horodok.
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Supreme commander who ordered Jews from specified districts to leave within 24 hours.
Misha Tukin
Known revolutionary recently released from prison.
Yosef Bigon
Person identified in the caption of the first Tarbut school.
Anshel Zeitshik
A Jewish speaker who addressed a festive gathering in David-Horodok in 1917.
Yesif Onushko
A Christian resident who stood beside Anshel Zeitshik at the gathering.
Adam Pawvik
Non-Jewish man who preceded Berl Eisenberg while he was publicly shamed.
Rabbi of Slonim
Rabbi of Slonim who left the city with several families.
Tsar Nicholas
The text reports that Tsar Nicholas relinquished the throne in favor of his son.
Obtshinnikov
The district police officer tore the epaulettes from his uniform coat in the marketplace.
Volvel Karpel
Klezmer musician who composed musical notation for “Hatikvah.”
Rabbi Ravinsky
Refugee who served as rabbi in the town after passing through during the war.
Berl Eisenberg
Jewish resident punished for violating a ban on brewing alcoholic beverages.
Beitzel Yudovich
A Jewish civilian reportedly shot and killed by a punitive company.
B. Yudovitz
A respected Jewish man executed and initially buried in a Christian cemetery.
Karpivko
A Jewish leader of a professional organization under Bolshevik rule, sentenced to death by the Poles.
Morgenthau
Morgenthau came to Pinsk to investigate the situation.
Bulak Balakovic
General who led the Balakovic forces alongside the Polish army.
Motel Golovitsky
Jewish resident attacked while walking to prayer.
Rabbi Rabinsky
A rabbi detained and released to collect ransom for Jewish captives.
Balachovich
Leader of the Balachovich forces who addressed complaints about his soldiers.
Grabski
The finance minister associated with a tax system that burdened Jewish merchants and artisans.
Pilsudski
A political leader whose coup preceded some stabilization.
Peretz Smolenskin
Author whose works were read in David-Horodok Jewish homes.
Nahum Sokolow
Writer whose Hebrew Sabbath-eve articles were read and studied.
Shimon Leichtman
Sold Jewish National Fund stamps at weddings.
Shlomo Rozman
Sold Jewish National Fund stamps at weddings.
Sheine
Wife of teacher Shimon Leibtman and among the first Hebrew-in-Hebrew teachers.
Dr. Hayimzon
The first emissary of the Foundation Fund to visit the town in 1923.
Yehoshua Manoah
An emissary of the Jewish National Fund from Degania and the Land of Israel.