David-Horodok
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Bulakhovtsy Gang
A gang identified as responsible for a double murder in 1920.
Lovers of Zion
Organization whose foundation was associated with the 1884 Katowice Conference.
Hovevei Zion
A Zionist organization whose center sent Wissotzky to inspect settlements.
Ts.S. party
Political party whose members included the young metalworker.
Teachers’ Center
Organization associated with Ada Stolman.
Revolutionary movement
Movement Berl joined after leaving the yeshiva and pursuing secular education.
Ir Ganim
Company founded to purchase land for agricultural settlement.
City Gardens Company
A company that sold 15 dunams to each agricultural settler.
Society of Mishnah Learners
A society in which Baruch Yeshayahu studied Mishnah between afternoon and evening prayers.
Balkhovtsy
Armed group reported as attacking Jewish villages.
David-Horodok Committee in Israel
Organized aid, contacted refugees, sent packages, and maintained commemorative activities.
David-Horodok Martyrs’ Gemach Fund
A 1949 charitable fund providing loans to people in need.
Haganah
Jewish defense organization in which Aharon Sherman participated.
Merhavia group
Group of which Shoshana Lev was a member.
The kibbutz
The kibbutz where Shulamit studied and chose communal pioneering life.
Russian Komsomol youth
Russian Komsomol youth described as educated for the homeland and regime.
Our soldiers
Soldiers praised by the letter writer during wartime fighting.
Komsomol
Organization whose membership was mentioned in evaluating Tzvi's prospects in Russia.
Nazi murderers
Nazi perpetrators described as murdering David-Horodok Jews.
David-Horodok Women's Committee in Detroit
A Detroit committee thanked for helping publish the memorial book.
David-Horodok Committee in New York
A New York committee credited with collecting material and funds for the book.
YIVO
Materials from YIVO were used for the historical account.
Haradchukes
A group that controlled women and children crossing a bridge.
Principality of Pinsk
David-Horodok became attached to the Principality of Pinsk.
Polish Crown
The Principality of Pinsk passed briefly to the Polish Crown.
Uniates
A religious group that reappeared in David-Horodok after the First World War.
Communist Propagandists
Communist propagandists active in the region are mentioned in the discussion.
Swedish soldiers
A patrol of three Swedish soldiers reportedly entered David-Horodok.
Hitlerist forces
Hitlerist forces captured David-Horodok in July 1941.
Black Hundred
A reactionary organization formed in Russia after the failed 1905 Revolution to support the tsar.
David-Horodok Black Hundred organization
A strong, active local organization that existed until 1917 and attempted a pogrom against Jews.
Polish authority
Authority that ruled David-Horodok and restricted Russian schooling.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The state was described as weakened by anarchy and unable to enforce judgments.
Polish rule
The governing authority described as weak and demoralized during its final years.
Polish Central Sejm
Legislative body that adopted a new Jewish taxation decision in 1764.
Jewish Enlightenment movement
Movement that reached David-Horodok from Lithuania.