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Faivel Rimer
Jacob Rimer's brother, reported to be in Israel.
Aharon Lifshitz
A dedicated Zionist and educator who remained in the village until the Holocaust.
Tzipora Lifshitz
Aharon Lifshitz's wife who helped educate their children.
Shalom Dorcin
A cheerful man who guided emigrants and perished with his family in Stolín Ghetto.
Batia
A mother remembered for her courage after the deaths of her sons.
Aharon Hershel
A beloved young man murdered during Simchat Torah in a synagogue vestibule.
Sonia Lifshitz
A witty Jewish man who remained in the village and perished with his family.
Alta
A close neighbor who told stories and plucked feathers during winter evenings.
Noah-Lib
A close neighbor who studied quietly beside the table.
The narrator's father
He studied in Bokoyisk at the Karlin school and drove a horse-drawn carriage.
Leah
The narrator's sister who joined a children's trip beyond the river.
Chaim-Baruch
The narrator's teacher who taught Hebrew and the Torah.
Father
The narrator’s father, who teaches and studies with the narrator.
Velvel Leibes
The narrator’s best friend.
Rabbi Lib Dortchin
Teacher who reviews lessons with the narrator and Velvel Leibes.
Sovistinia
The narrator’s neighbor who plays an April Fools’ prank.
Lipa Dortchin
Person whose home Sovistinia visits to receive a letter.
Yelina
Sovistinia’s daughter, for whom the purported letter is intended.
Baruch of Mainz
Historical figure referenced in the narrator’s reading.
Teacher Boktsin
Teacher who asks what happened while the narrator is crying.
Hershel
The narrator’s brother and a student of their father.
Ada
A daughter born on Passover and accompanied annually to midwife Ovapa.
Ada's father
Ada's father was the last of five victims from the village.
Aharon the Teacher
Aharon the teacher was mistaken for Ada's father upon her return home.
Leah
Person who sent the narrator to climb onto the roof.
Zelda Kagan-Stolman
Author of a dated note from Tel Aviv.
Baruch
Son of Alta and Noah-Lib.
Aharon Tzvi Dortsin
Man killed after refusing a demanded payment.
Israel Nahum
Witness who reported the events and hid near the synagogue.
Kaplinski
A legionnaire who issued payment certificates and extorted Jewish residents.
Smirnov
The legionnaire's deputy who accompanied him with soldiers.
Andreiev
A poruchik who accompanied the legionnaire and soldiers.
Kaplinski
A legionnaire who returned with soldiers and signed an order protecting Jews.
Haim Cohen
A ritual slaughterer and father of five small children who was killed.
Arie Leib Bukov
A 50-year-old father of seven sons who was killed in the forest.
Nahum Stolman
A 45-year-old teacher and father of seven children, murdered after being found hiding.