David-Horodok
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David Gorvitz
Crossed from Vilna with Yaakov Gorvitz to transfer the Karlin admor.
Karlin admor
A religious leader whom Gorvitz brothers reportedly sought to transfer.
Yosef Baruchin
The narrator considered asking him to leave David-Horodok.
Haikel Freiman
Agreed that his son Leibl would accompany the narrator.
Leibl Freiman
Accompanied the narrator on the journey and crossed the border.
Turgel
Last town on the border, according to the account.
Rabbi Sorotzkin
Helped Leibl Freiman cross the border using a sled.
Ponivezh
Central Lithuanian town where the narrator was located.
Rebecca
The narrator’s sister, whom the family was told to visit when orchestras began playing.
Yaakov Gluiberman
Was in Vilna when war broke out between Germany and Russia.
Zeev Shper
Was traveling from Pinsk toward Sarny when war broke out.
Kovno
Place where Leibl Freiman was located when war broke out.
Sarny
Destination toward which Zeev Shper was traveling.
unnamed Polish employer
A Polish man employed the narrator in Ponevezh and offered shelter and documents.
Ponevezh
The narrator worked there for a Polish man.
Polotsk
The narrator traveled there after entering Soviet territory.
Vitebsk
The narrator traveled there during wartime flight.
Smolensk
The narrator saw Smolensk burning from approximately seventy kilometers away.
Kuibyshev
The narrator traveled toward Kuibyshev and later departed from it.
Puti Sotsializma collective farm
The narrator worked in agriculture there after reaching the Kuibyshev area.
Central Asia
The narrative section describes wartime movement and refuge in Central Asia.
Joseph Stalin
He is named in the agreement that granted amnesty to Polish citizens deported to Russia.
Władysław Sikorski
He is named in the agreement granting amnesty to Polish citizens deported to Russia.
Władysław Anders
His forces were concentrated in Central Asia, where the narrator hoped to reach Palestine.
Zirabulak
The narrator reached Zirabulak in Central Asia after leaving Kuibyshev.
Polish citizens deported to Russia
They received amnesty after the Stalin–Sikorski agreement.
unnamed brother in Palestine
The narrator established contact with his brother in Palestine.
Kopil Moravchik
A native of David-Horodok whom the narrator contacted in Russia.
Issachar Karzhner
A native of David-Horodok whom the narrator contacted in Russia.
Yaakov Bergman
A native of David-Horodok whom the narrator contacted in Russia.
Kvitni Shalom
A native of David-Horodok whom the narrator contacted in Russia.
Asher Brukhin
A native of David-Horodok whom the narrator contacted in Russia.
Baruch Litsitsky
A native of David-Horodok whom the narrator contacted in Russia.
natives of David-Horodok
The narrator contacted several David-Horodok natives in Russia.
hospital near Zirabulak
The hospital treated patients suffering mainly from typhus, dysentery, and fever.
Zirabulak Jewish committee
The committee visited patients, supplied food, and addressed refugees' religious needs.