David-Horodok
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Moshe Kluzhny
Business associate whom the grandfather summoned before his death.
Grandfather
The narrator's grandfather taught the weekly Torah portion and maintained Sabbath observance.
Jacob
Jacob is named in a traditional biblical verse recited by the grandfather.
Haim-Baruch Alfinar
The narrator's uncle died in Berlin, leaving three daughters and four sons.
Banie Katz
A community member quoted discussing the counting of the Omer.
Rabbi Davidel
A rabbi mentioned in a saying about counting the Omer.
Moshe from Khorubovsk
A traveler who reportedly traveled last and relied on his postal horses to reach Stolin.
Narrator’s grandmother
The narrator’s grandmother recounted a memorial-candle preparation custom.
Shlomo Finkelstein
A shopkeeper compelled by Cossacks to open his store on Yom Kippur in 1915.
Tzipa Bruchin
Mother identified in a four-generation photograph caption.
Sarah Alfiner
Daughter identified in a four-generation photograph caption.
Shushka Ladtsky
Granddaughter identified in a four-generation photograph caption.
Bila Ladtsky
Great-granddaughter identified in a four-generation photograph caption.
Abraham
The narrator’s brother, whose school friends visited the family home.
Yitzhak Alfiner
Youth visitor to the family home.
Yisrael Shostakovsky
Youth visitor to the family home.
Yaankel Olshansky
Youth visitor to the family home.
Moravchik
Youth visitor to the family home.
H. Finkelstein
Student from a modernized religious school who visited the family home.
Z. Lutski
Student from a modernized religious school who visited the family home.
Sh. Mishalov
Student from a modernized religious school who visited the family home.
N. Filavin
Student from a modernized religious school who visited the family home.
P. Novak
Yeshiva student who visited the family home.
Y. L. Zager
Yeshiva student who visited the family home.
Shustakovsky
Read works by Pushkin, Lermontov, and Tolstoy at local gatherings.
Nehemiah Filbin
Was renowned for reading and recitation, including works by Bialik.
I. L. Peretz
Author of a work that strongly impressed the local audience.
Zev Lutski
Was an expert on the Hebrew Bible and advocated speaking only Hebrew.
S. Katz
Co-subscribed with the narrator to a Russian liberal newspaper.
Chaim-David Katz
Served as the main reader of the newspaper’s news.
Eizel Shuster
Interpreted political news and explained the war front using a Russian map.
Aizel
Aizel knew much about the town’s earlier history and opposed the tsar.
Mackensen
A German general who launched an offensive in Galicia.
Meir
The narrator’s brother who examined Aizel’s old notebook.
Nisan Gorvitz
The resident who brought the town’s first gramophone.
Abba
The narrator’s father, a civic and Zionist representative in David-Horodok.