Drohiczyn
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Talmud Torah
A religious Jewish educational institution established with American donors’ assistance.
Warsaw
A city where some Jewish students continued their studies.
Formation of revolutionary groups in Drohiczyn
Groups called SS and Bund were established in Drohiczyn during revolutionary unrest.
Hovevei Zion movement
A movement joined by many Jewish young people in Drohiczyn.
Theodor Herzl
Herzl is mentioned in connection with political Zionism.
Land of Israel
The central destination and aspiration described in the passage.
First pioneers depart for the Land of Israel
The first pioneers departed, accompanied by the entire town, in 1922.
Jewish families of Drohiczyn
Most families faced obstacles under the immigration certificate system.
Mizrahi
A religious Zionist organization active in Drohiczyn.
Betar activity began in Drohiczyn
Betar began operating in Drohiczyn around 1926.
Police search of a house
Polish police searched the Mezhritcher Shumter's house for communist literature.
Sender Shapira
Teacher at the Torah va-Daat Talmud Torah and subject of a biographical note.
Yisrael Baruch Eisenstein
Public communal activist addressed as a supporter of the hometown.
Small yeshiva
A small yeshiva that existed in the Beth Midrash before the Talmud Torah was founded.
Powszechna School
A Polish state school attended by many Jewish children.
Bnot Yehudiah
A group of girls from the Moriah School.
Bialystok
Bialystok is mentioned as the place where Shaul Margalit was taken.
General Zionists
A Zionist organization active in Drohiczyn.
Poale Zion
A Zionist party active in Drohiczyn.
HeHalutz
A national organization listed among Drohiczyn’s Zionist groups.
Hashomer Hatzair
A national organization listed among Drohiczyn’s Zionist groups.
Revisionism
A movement gaining support in Drohitchin in 1929.
British Mandate
The authority against which Revisionists demanded stronger action.
Poalei Mizrachi
A party that was never organized in Drohitchin.
Polish Police
Polish police searched a house for communist literature.
Polesie region
The passage mentions villages in the Polesie region resisting excessive taxes.
Drohiczyn library
A well-organized town library held many hundreds of books.
Y. Mishavsky
Named in the first row of a caption list.
L. Levak
Named in the first row of a caption list.
B. Milner
Named in the first row of a caption list.
K. Oyberman
Named in the first row of a caption list.
Sh. Slanimski
Named in the first row of a caption list.
Sh. Milner
Named in the first row of a caption list.
Sh. Beykh
Named in the first row of a caption list.
Brit Trumpeldor
Named as a Revisionist youth group.
Betar
Named alongside Brit Trumpeldor as a Revisionist youth group.