David-Horodok
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Nokhe Katz
A person who walked to the market hoping to buy pork fat.
The Japanese Man
A broad-shouldered man seeking a livelihood at the market.
Yasl the blacksmith
A blacksmith named Yasl passes by with a bandaged eye.
Elie Yafes
Elie Yafes carries a charity-fund note and shivers from cold.
Israel the lazy hat maker
Israel, a hat maker, carries material for cutting warm footwear for non-Jews.
Moshele Lazer
Moshele Lazer walks quickly, shrugging, coughing, spitting, and talking to himself.
Rivele Yudovitch
Velvel Kushnir goes to entertain Rivele Yudovitch with a concert.
Unnamed mother
An unnamed mother watches the street from one window.
Unnamed daughter
An unnamed daughter watches the street from another window.
Sarah-Leah
A bride carrying a large bundle beneath her headscarf.
Zelig
Sarah-Leah’s son, described walking upright behind her.
Moshele Menachem
A man carrying a toolbox and saw.
Shlemke Ben-Zion
A man carrying a suit for fitting.
David Beilkes
A man hurrying to the railway station.
Avraham Lewin
A very heavy man mentioned among townspeople.
Doctor Shalkover
The town’s sole doctor, known for running to patients.
Feigl the Schmiderke
A woman regarded as a healer against the evil eye and other ailments.
Sitra Achra
A harmful supernatural entity believed to seek the child through deception.
Yitzhak Nakhmanovich
Named author of the passage about David-Horodok before the war.
Balakhowitch
A commander who entered the town with his band during World War I.
Avroml the Mamzer
A named local character listed among distinctive personalities.
Shaie the Emperor
A named local character listed among distinctive personalities.
Dovid the Diamond
A named local character listed among distinctive personalities.
R. Wolf Ginzburg
Founder of the Hasidic dynasty in David-Horodok, known as R. Wolfchi.
R. Samuel Halevi of Kashivka
A righteous man from Kashivka and father of R. Wolf.
R. Mordecai of Nesvizh
A renowned righteous man of Volhynia and close friend of R. Samuel.
R. Asher of Stolin
A righteous man of Stolin who wrote to R. Samuel.
Rabbi David
Rabbi and successor to an unnamed rabbinic predecessor.
Rabbi Israel Yosef Halevi
Hasidic rabbi who led a small Jewish congregation until the late nineteenth century.
Beilin
A respected rabbi, communal official, and scholar who attended Rabbi Israel Yosef’s table.
Rabbi Yitzhak of Nesvizh
A renowned righteous man from Volhynia corresponding with Rabbi Israel Yosef Halevi.
Isaac of Nesvizh
A Hasidic figure whose spiritual influence is discussed.
Aaron
A descendant who settled as a rabbi in nearby Luninec.
Moses, the last Horodok rabbi
The last Horodok rabbi, a Volozhin and Lida yeshiva student, killed by Nazis.
Wolf
A Hasidic leader associated with expanding the local Hasidic community.
Samuel
The father of an independent Hasidic dynasty and successor in Kashiwke.