David-Horodok
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S. N. Gatlieb
Editor credited for the cited work Ohaley-Shem.
Ohaley-Shem
Reference work cited as the source of the biographical passage.
Abraham Baer
Rabbi Abraham Baer arrived in Jerusalem and later died there.
Old City
Jerusalem quarter where Abraham Baer’s son settled with study-house worshippers.
Rabbi Aitshe
Rabbi in Lakhva, near David-Horodok.
Yeshiva
Institution headed by the rabbi for many years.
Yosef Kashtan
Person identified as Yosef Kashtan in the passage heading.
Meir HaCohen
Rabbi whose yeshiva Yosef Kashtan attended in his youth.
Chofetz Chaim
Rabbi known by the title Chofetz Chaim, who questioned Yosef Kashtan.
Agudath Israel Workers
Workers’ organization associated with a settlement bearing the Chofetz Chaim name.
Rabbi Yosef Davidel
Rabbi Davidel’s son, successor, and editor of his manuscript.
Hannah
Unmarried sister of Rabbi Yosef who died young and was memorialized in his publication.
Horodok near Lahava
Horodok distinguished from other Lithuanian towns by its proximity to Lahava.
Lahava
Place used to identify the relevant Horodok town.
Rabbi Davidel’s Torah Commentaries
Handwritten Torah commentaries later published with additions by his son.
Rabbi Abraham Dov Ber Berekowitz
Rabbi Abraham Dov Ber Berekowitz was David’s father and a rabbi in Lachwa.
Lachwa
Lachwa was a town near David-Horodok where David’s father served as rabbi.
Rabbi Joseph
Rabbi Joseph, David’s youngest son, succeeded him as rabbi after his death.
Judah
Judah, David’s eldest son, immigrated to Canada in 1925 and served as a ritual slaughterer.
Rabbi Isaac Tzvi
Rabbi Isaac Tzvi served as rabbi in Lachwa from 1899.
Rabbi Mordecai
Rabbi Mordecai immigrated to the Land of Israel and died in Jerusalem.
Ahlei Shem
Ahlei Shem is cited as a source for the account.
Hana-David
Hana-David is cited as a source for the account.
Jacob Meir Padua
Rabbi who examined the boy in his studies at age fourteen.
Etz Hayyim
Kabbalistic book studied by the boy from age twelve.
Beila-Haya
Woman identified as the wife of the unnamed scholar described in the passage.
Nahman Jacob Lipschitz
Rabbi identified as Beila-Haya’s father.
Hirsch Hasid
Renowned figure in Volhynia identified as Beila-Haya’s maternal grandfather.
Mordechai-Le
Abraham Beer’s son who remained among Torah scholars in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Lachva
City where Abraham Beer served as rabbi.
Mount of Olives
Place identified as Abraham Beer’s honored resting place.
Jerusalem Old City
Area where Mordechai-Le remained among Torah scholars.
Abraham Isaac Koltin
Rabbi remembered as a prominent and radiant personality in David-Horodok.
Stolin and Karlin Hasidim
Hasidic communities that also called Rabbi Abraham Isaac Koltin by this name.
Oheli-Shem
Book cited as the source of the preceding biographical text.
Sh. N. Gottlieb
Editor credited for the cited book.