David-Horodok
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Airfield construction near Kobryn and Bialystok
Most recruited men were sent to build airfields near Kobryn and Bialystok.
Arrival in David-Horodok
The narrator arrived in David-Horodok with Moshe Shechter on June 26, 1941.
Dispatch of the final drafted company toward Minsk
The final company of draftees was sent from the Polish public school toward Minsk.
Night border crossing
A local guide led the group across the border by winding routes at night.
Capture by armed partisan guards
Armed partisan guards captured the men while they walked toward Melishov.
General mobilization notices posted
General mobilization notices were posted in the streets of David-Horodok on 27 August 1939.
German forces crossed the Polish border
German forces crossed the Polish border and advanced rapidly on 1 September 1939.
First group attempted migration toward Romania
Four people left toward Romania via Rivne and Lviv but returned because no passage was available.
Group attempted migration toward Vilna
The group reached Eishyshok, learned Vilna was returning arrivals, and returned.
Border crossing near Turgel
The travelers crossed the border after a difficult journey through mud and snow.
Locations at outbreak of war
The narrator and companions were in different places when Germany and Russia went to war.
Arrival in Zirabulak
After leaving Kuibyshev, the narrator reached Zirabulak in Central Asia.
Jewish organization in Zirabulak
Jews from several countries were organized, and a relief fund supported those in need.
Mass murder of David-Horodok Jews
Jewish men and children were taken to prepared mass graves and shot on 16 August.
Nachman Yanush’s escape to Stolin
Nachman Yanush escaped and reached Stolin through Brozhnove.
Establishment of the women’s ghetto
A women’s ghetto was established three weeks after the mass murder of Horodok’s men.
Expulsion of women and infants
Women and infants were expelled from the town and pursued for several kilometers.
Murder of Rabbi Moshe Ginzburg
Rabbi Moshe Ginzburg was recognized while disguised and murdered.
Formation of Bnei Yehuda
Bnei Yehuda formed in David Horodok about ten years before the war.
Mass killing of men in David Horodok
Men were assembled outside David Horodok under false pretenses and shot.
Village massacre
Fifty-three people were killed in the narrator's village, including Jacob and Motil Z.
Arrest of Moshe
Two perpetrators removed Moshe from his home and imprisoned him.
Murder of Moshe
Moshe was killed under torture three days after his arrest.
Expulsion from home
The narrator and family were expelled from their home on Passover eve in 1942.
Massacre of Stolin Ghetto residents
Seven thousand residents of the Stolin Ghetto were stripped, placed in pits, and shot; the ghetto itself should not be modeled as the victim.
Michael Nosentschuk’s escape from the ghetto
Michael Nosentschuk escaped the ghetto with assistance from a non-Jewish man.
Michael Nosentschuk joined the partisans
After leaving the ghetto, Michael Nosentschuk joined a partisan unit.
Michael Nosentschuk joined the Red Army
Michael Nosentschuk subsequently joined the Red Army.
Police gathering in Trabelitz
All village police gathered in a private house, including Kirp.
Capture of partisans
Farmer Karp reported surrendering a partisan group to the police; three partisans were killed and others escaped.
Karp’s hanging
Karp was hanged after the group returned to the company.
Police officers shot
German group members shot all police officers except Karp.
Jewish men taken for labor
German authorities took Jewish men to work outside the town.
Women and children taken to an estate
Women and children were led to an estate outside town near the river toward Stolin.
Birth of Golda Finkelstein’s daughter
Golda Finkelstein gave birth to a daughter after twelve years of marriage.
Daily mass shootings behind the city
Approximately 500 people were taken daily to trenches behind the city and shot.