David-Horodok
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H. Finkelstein
Student from a modernized religious school who visited the family home.
Z. Lutski
Student from a modernized religious school who visited the family home.
Sh. Mishalov
Student from a modernized religious school who visited the family home.
N. Filavin
Student from a modernized religious school who visited the family home.
P. Novak
Yeshiva student who visited the family home.
Y. L. Zager
Yeshiva student who visited the family home.
Shustakovsky
Read works by Pushkin, Lermontov, and Tolstoy at local gatherings.
Nehemiah Filbin
Was renowned for reading and recitation, including works by Bialik.
I. L. Peretz
Author of a work that strongly impressed the local audience.
Zev Lutski
Was an expert on the Hebrew Bible and advocated speaking only Hebrew.
Old Post Office in David-Horodok
Old post office located near the narrator’s home.
S. Katz
Co-subscribed with the narrator to a Russian liberal newspaper.
Viedomosti
Russian liberal newspaper read collectively after Jewish newspapers closed.
Chaim-David Katz
Served as the main reader of the newspaper’s news.
Eizel Shuster
Interpreted political news and explained the war front using a Russian map.
Aizel
Aizel knew much about the town’s earlier history and opposed the tsar.
Lviv
A city captured by Russian forces during the described wartime episode.
Mackensen
A German general who launched an offensive in Galicia.
Meir
The narrator’s brother who examined Aizel’s old notebook.
Nisan Gorvitz
The resident who brought the town’s first gramophone.
First gramophone
The town’s first gramophone, displayed and heard by residents.
First sewing machine
The town’s first sewing machine, whose mechanism puzzled residents.
Zionists
One of two political groupings into which the town divided after the revolution.
Poale Zion
A political movement mentioned in the town’s post-revolutionary division.
Abba
The narrator’s father, a civic and Zionist representative in David-Horodok.
Moshele Ginaburg
A rabbi with whom Abba maintained good relations despite opposition.
Moshele Perlov
The Stoliner rebbe with whom Abba maintained close friendly relations.
Abraham Dortsin
A David-Horodok returnee who studied in Kyiv and was active in Zionist youth movements.
Youth of Zion
A Zionist youth organization Abraham Dortsin joined in 1917.
Peace of Riga
The peace agreement between Russia and Poland that eased the town’s military situation.
A. Dortsyn
Visitor who described Jewish life in Russia, Zionist activity, and communism.
Meir
One of the narrator’s brothers present during the discussion.
Aharon
One of the narrator’s brothers present during the discussion.
Dov Sheffer
Participant in the discussion about Zionism and communism.
A. Moravchik
Participant in the discussion about Zionism and communism.
Soroka
Man from Turov who remained in David-Horodok.