David-Horodok
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Horin Bridge
A bridge crossing the city and meeting place for friends.
The large garden
A large garden leased by Mordechai Zelik.
New cemetery
Cemetery visited across town.
Cemetery of the righteous
Cemetery containing graves of righteous people.
Tshipaisker Lane
Romantic corner of town visited on pleasant evenings.
Small bridge near the church
Bridge beside a church where visitors sat and watched the water.
Great mass grave on the road to Olshan
Only surviving childhood memory described by the author.
the river
A river reached by the main street and bridge.
Street corner
A street corner where youths gathered at night for conversation, jokes, stories, music, and singing.
The bridge
The city’s central meeting place for walks on Saturdays and holidays.
The great river
A large river flowing beneath the bridge and onward toward larger rivers and the sea.
the white bridge
A natural solid bridge used for winter travel across the frozen river.
the large square
The broad central square where all the town's synagogues were built.
The square
A central town square toward which residents converged.
Father’s House
A youth hostel and Zionist-political center between the world wars.
Cemetery of relatives
The cemetery where women visited relatives’ graves while preparing memorial candles.
Lviv
A city captured by Russian forces during the described wartime episode.
Lisovichi
The location where a group was established, according to the passage.
Slonim
City to which Yosef Raizin later moved.
United States
Country where a listed family member currently served as rabbi.
Hovorsk
Village where Yosef was hanged from a doorway lintel.
Der Shulehoyf
A neighborhood where the town’s synagogues were concentrated.
Muddy Pool
A permanently stagnant, filthy pool on the narrator’s street between communal buildings.
New Cemetery in David-Horodok
A new cemetery located outside David-Horodok.
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.
Luninyets
A city where Rabbi Aharonle served as rabbi.
Town cemetery
Cemetery near which Rabbi Asher Berman's body was found.
Fishman family home
Large riverside house near the bridge and community institutions.
Brisk region
Administrative region identified in the passage.
Pinsk district
District in which the community was administratively included.
Minsk Governorate
Governorate to which David-Horodok was annexed under Russian rule.
Mazyr District
District identified in connection with David-Horodok under Russian administration.
Petrograd
Center of political life and location where electoral instructions originated.
Polish Army stadium
Stadium where sports training and competitions took place.