David-Horodok
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Yitzhak Leib Zager’s drowning
Yitzhak Leib Zager drowned while bathing in a river on Saturday, August 1; the year is unspecified.
Departure from David-Horodok
A traveler left David-Horodok and was accompanied to Luninyets station.
Moshe Moravchik's postwar journey to Poland and visit to Auschwitz
The narrator describes traveling through ruined Poland and standing at the former Auschwitz extermination camp.
Ordered return due to tension
The narrator received telegrams from his wife and institutions ordering immediate return.
Red Army entered David-Horodok
The Red Army entered David-Horodok on 19 September 1939.
Departure from David-Horodok
The narrator left David-Horodok with Leibl Freiman after consulting family; the departure was two days after 22 September 1939, not 1 October.
Chaia Yudovitz jumps into the Horin River
Chaia Yudovitz jumped into the Horin River while holding her infant; the text does not state that she died.
Armed clash in the woods
Partisans exchanged fire with police and three partisans fell.
Shelter with Jewish doctor’s family
The narrator stayed for one month with a Jewish doctor’s family living in the forest.
Hiding from armed partisans
The narrator hid among bushes overnight after refusing to answer an armed partisan's summons.
Capture of Emilchino
The narrator recalls capturing Emilchino with the partisans.
Assignment to the front
The narrator accepted an offer after being ordered to go to the front with her commander.
Women's convoy returned from Stolin route
A convoy of women returned from the route toward Stolin and stayed near Lisovitz.
Deaths of Bracha and Baruch Shmul
Two children returned from Dubinets forest died in the marketplace.
Arrests of Mareyka relatives
Mareyka’s daughter, two sons-in-law, and Misha were reportedly arrested.
Service at the village library
Activists maintained and expanded the village library and helped increase its holdings and resources.
Rabbinic authorization of the village library
Rabbi Moshe Haim Hachtman authorized Aharon Hershil regarding the existing village library.
Murder of Hirshel Stolman
Hirshel Stolman was murdered by the Balakhovtsy in Rublia.
Abraham Ber’s migration to the Land of Israel
Abraham Ber of Koszen-Horodok departed for the Land of Israel.
Death of Mendel Nosentsuk
Mendel Nosentsuk was killed by a bullet while defending a Jewish woman’s honor.
Attendance at Russian elementary school
The narrator attended a Russian elementary school.
Shulamit killed in the final battle
Shulamit fell during the decisive battle while helping wounded comrades.
Probable founding of David-Horodok
Tatars reportedly founded David-Horodok after remaining in Polesia.
Foundation of David-Horodok
David-Horodok was reportedly founded by Tatars in the late eleventh or early twelfth century.
Soviet return to David-Horodok
Bolsheviks reentered David-Horodok on 19 September 1939; the passage does not identify them as the Red Army.
First historical record of the David-Horodok Jewish community
The first precise historical information about the David-Horodok Jewish community dates to 1667.
Devastation of Jewish settlement in Eastern Europe
Bogdan Khmelnytsky's uprising devastated Jewish settlement in Eastern Europe.
Establishment of the Jewish settlement in Nirtshe
A Jewish settlement arose in Nirtshe after Napoleon's defeat in 1812.
Slaughter of Jewish neighbors
In early autumn 1941, local residents reportedly led Jewish neighbors to slaughter.
Shooting of Jewish young men in Pinsk
Polish forces reportedly shot thirty-five Jewish young men in Pinsk.
Polish army retreat
The retreating Polish army passed through the town for two consecutive weeks.
Bolshevik entry into David-Horodok
The Bolsheviks entered David-Horodok in the morning.
Opening of a savings and loan fund
A savings and loan fund opened in David-Horodok after similar funds developed in Russia.
Opening of a second savings and loan fund
A second savings and loan fund opened afterward in David-Horodok.
Polish withdrawal from David-Horodok
Polish forces began withdrawing westward from David-Horodok as the Red Army approached from the east; the quoted passage does not establish 1939-09-07.
Welcome of Red Army units
Residents welcomed Red Army units on the main street after fighting with Polish forces ended.