David-Horodok
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Baruch Dubrovitsky
Man who hid in a synagogue during a Balakhovtsy incursion.
Rabbi Davidel
Worshipper seized in the street and forced to dance while wearing his prayer shawl.
Shmaryahu Sharmok
Person murdered during the Balakhovtsy period.
Hannah, wife of Yosef Broder
Woman murdered during the Balakhovtsy period.
Roshka, daughter of Dov Moravchik
Young woman murdered during the Balakhovtsy period.
Hovorsk
Village where Yosef was hanged from a doorway lintel.
Yosef
Man hanged from a doorway lintel in Hovorsk.
Lipa Finkelstein
Jewish man saved from hanging through Asher Berman’s intervention.
Shmuel Metzulski
Jewish man saved from hanging through Asher Berman’s intervention.
Asher Berman
Saved many Jews from hanging through an acquaintance with a Balakhovtsy officer.
Der Shulehoyf
A neighborhood where the town’s synagogues were concentrated.
Yudovitch Study Hall
A study hall opposite the narrator’s home, named for a wealthy townsman named Yudovitch.
Yudovitch
A wealthy townsman after whom Yudovitch Study Hall was named.
Nagidish Study Hall
A study hall attended mainly by wealthy people of the town.
Stolin Hasidim
Hasidim who prayed at the Hasidic synagogue.
R. Volovela
A pious, modest rabbi beloved by townspeople and leader of a large Hasidic congregation.
Libederayzele
The energetic wife of R. Volovela, remembered as exceptionally beautiful in her youth.
Tziporale
The only daughter of R. Volovela and his wife, and the narrator’s friend.
Muddy Pool
A permanently stagnant, filthy pool on the narrator’s street between communal buildings.
Young doctor
A young doctor briefly settled in the town and warned residents about disease.
Sana the butcher
A butcher targeted by a youth prank involving a supposed summons to read Torah.
Sarah-Leah
The wife of Sana the butcher, told about the supposed disaster.
Dvusha-Nakha
The narrator’s grandmother, who revealed the prank’s truth to Sana.
Youth pranksters
Young people who hid in the synagogue and staged a false Torah summons.
New Cemetery in David-Horodok
A new cemetery located outside David-Horodok.
Rabbi Moshe Ginzburg
A rabbi from David-Horodok pictured with townspeople in New York.
Itke Weiner-Zeldin
The author of a memoir section in the passage.
Church Alley
An alley where young men and women were seen on Sabbaths and holidays.
New York
The city where Rabbi Moshe Ginzburg was pictured with David-Horodok townspeople.
Great Synagogue courtyard
A spacious courtyard where wedding couples were led with musical accompaniment.
Yehudovitz
A benefactor who initiated and donated to construction of the Great Study House.
Yehudovitz Study House
The Great Study House, named after Yehudovitz.
Small Study House
A study house beside the Great Study House used for prayer by Mitnagdim.
The Old Rabbi’s Study House
A study house across the street from the old study house.
Rabbi Israel Joseph
A rabbi whose two sons’ home stood within the old rabbi’s courtyard.
Rabbi Moshe-Le
A rabbinic family referenced by name in a section heading.