David-Horodok
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Service in the information branch
The narrator joined an information branch and gathered military intelligence.
Soviet liaison aircraft operated from an airfield
Soviet liaison aircraft landed at the Kalvareyskaia-Lesa airfield and carried away seriously wounded people.
Capture of Emilchana
The group captured the village of Emilchana near Zhytomyr during an attack.
Service in the Red Army
The narrator served as a head nurse in a wounded and typhus patients transport for one week.
Accidental death of a partisan
An unnamed partisan who survived many battles died accidentally and was buried by the group.
Employment at sawmill bureau
The narrator began working as an employee in a bureau associated with a large sawmill.
Liberation of Pinsk
The narrator learned that Pinsk had been liberated.
Arrival in Sarny
The narrator traveled to Sarny while attempting to return home.
Work for the military commissar
The narrator accepted work as an official under the military commissar in Sarny.
NKVD employment
The narrator agreed to join the NKVD after receiving orders to go to the front.
Arrests of suspected Jewish murderers
The narrator arrested several non-Jews he identified as Jewish murderers.
Arrest after selling paper
The narrator was caught and arrested while selling paper to finance travel costs.
Release from arrest
After extensive efforts, the narrator was released and a report was sent to Sarny.
Michael Nasantshuk joins anti-Nazi partisans
Michael escaped during the massacres and joined anti-Nazi partisans.
1941 David-Horodok massacre
Fifty-three people were murdered, including Jacob, Hannah's father, and Gitl's husband.
Partisan service
The narrator joined a partisan unit during wartime.
Red Army service
The narrator entered the Red Army after partisan service.
Death of Moses Chaim in Stalin prison
Moses Chaim died in Stalin prison after being tortured and stabbed.
Death of Aunt Golde
Aunt Golde died at the narrator's home during Hanukkah.
Quiet funeral of Aunt Golde
Aunt Golde received a quiet funeral because the Germans prohibited funerals.
Mass killing in Stolin
Seven thousand people in Stolin were killed on the eve of Rosh Hashanah in 1942.
Parents prepare for death
The narrator's parents prepared for death during the final night in the ghetto.
Escape from the ghetto
The narrator escaped the ghetto and was led out by a tall Gentile.
Joining a partisan detachment
The narrator joined a partisan detachment after becoming independent.
May 1946 repatriation transport
A transport carrying repatriants stopped in Klodzko, Poland.
Taxi purchase in Wrocław
The narrator purchased a taxi and necessary parts for the starostvo office.
Detention of a suspected collaborator
Militia took the narrator and an unidentified man to the police station after an accusation of wartime collaboration.
Ivan Mareyko appointed town mayor
The Germans appointed Ivan Mareyko as mayor of the town.
Isaac and Gadaliah Edel shot
Isaac Edel and his son Gadaliah were reportedly shot on the same day.
Aharon Salamiansky thrown into river
Aharon Salamiansky was thrown alive from a bridge into the Zarin River.
Murder of Simkha Mishalov
Simkha Mishalov was murdered near his own house in the presence of his wife and children.
Killing of Rabbi Moshele
Rabbi Moshele was taken with the town’s men to be slaughtered and died with them.
Massacre of Jewish men from David-Horodok
More than 3,000 Jewish men over age fourteen were murdered and buried in mass graves.
Ilja Stavra’s self-immolation
After the murder, Ilja Stavra burned down his house and burned himself alive.
Murder of Ezra Salomianic
Ezra Salomianic was discovered and murdered by his neighbor Jesif Dubak.
Mareika was found near Warsaw
Judah Spivak-Singer found Ivan Mareika working in a small town near Warsaw.