David-Horodok
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Christian quarter
The Christian quarter suffered a major fire in 1936.
Old cemetery in David-Horodok
An old cemetery on the riverbank, repeatedly damaged by flooding and erosion.
Bathhouse
Communal facility among the few matters handled by the community.
Cemetery
Communal cemetery among the few matters handled by the community.
England
England declared war on Germany on 3 September.
France
France declared war on Germany on 3 September.
Białystok
Białystok was captured by German forces.
Belarus
Region identified as western Belarus in the military advance narrative.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union, referenced in discussions about life and minority policies.
Brest prison
Prison from which Lazer Ronkin escaped during transfer.
Soviet concentration camps
Camps where five named people reportedly died.
Mikashevichi
City captured by the Germans before David-Horodok was reached.
Former Soviet-Polish border
Border approached by youths and families seeking escape to Russia.
Catholic church
Assembly point designated for Jewish men ordered to report for work.
Mass grave of David-Horodok Jews
A mass grave containing Jews from David-Horodok who were described as tormented.
Mass grave in David-Horodok
The mass grave where Yitzhak Nakhmanovich was pictured in 1945.
Mir
Place associated with the author’s maternal grandfather, a yeshiva leader.
Polesia
A forested region containing towns described in the passage.
The well
A courtyard well where a missing child was found playing.
Pinsk-Karlin
A place identified as having followers of Aharale Karliner.
Horodok
The town where Moshe der Poiker lived.
Berlin
The city where a Katzman family member studied.
Horin River
A river navigated by a small steamboat after spring thaw and flooding.
Kremenchuk
A large city named among destinations of river trade.
Israel
The country where Bnei Yehuda members currently reside.
Mishmar-Hayarden
Place named on postcards that reached the town.
Rehovot
Place named on postcards that reached the town.
Kastina
Place named on postcards that reached the town.
Meron
Site mentioned in connection with celebrations described by Frishman.
Western Wall
Site mentioned alongside Rachel's Tomb and Meron.
Rachel's Tomb
Site mentioned in connection with writing by Frishman.
The narrator's childhood district
District where the final spark of revolution was said to have faded.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem appears in the preacher's engraved images and Zionist imagery.
Zion
Zion is invoked in the passage's descriptions of songs and visions.
Gravelia Street
A street in David-Horodok shown in a caption.
Greblie
A place where residents walked on Sabbath nights.