Drohiczyn
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Death of Golde-Hinde Millner
Golde-Hinde Millner died on 23 Tevet 1918.
Writer sent to Radastov Camp
The writer was captured after hiding and sent to Radastov Camp.
Shalom Zawelawski came to Drohitchin
Shalom Zawelawski came to Drohitchin from Petrovitch camp.
Petrovitch refugees captured
Eight Petrovitch refugees were captured on the road to Radostov.
Shooting of Chaya at Radostov camp
Martin shot Chaya after inviting her to lunch and promising camp placement.
Priest saves rabbi from Gestapo
A Russian priest intervened when Gestapo men abducted Rabbi Aitik Kalenkavitch, saving his life.
Drohichin Ghetto A Aktion
Ghetto A residents were taken to the railway station and shot on 15 October 1942.
Shooting of Tuvia Zbar
Tuvia Zbar surrendered to police and his request to be shot was fulfilled.
Murder of Mordechai Milner
Mordechai Milner was shot at his hiding place in early 1943.
Camp commandant visits camp workers
The camp commandant visited camp workers one day after the ghetto's destruction.
Shooting of laborers
German forces opened fire on laborers on 4 November 1942.
Yankele survives in the forest
Yankele hid with surviving Jews in a forest earth shelter until 1943.
Liberation in 1945
Liberation came in 1945, after which forest Jews returned to their hometowns.
German bombardment of Drohichin
German forces bombarded Drohichin in September 1939.
Release of Jewish Detainees
All Jews were released after one day of arrest.
Joint livestock grazing
Sixteen families jointly grazed livestock in the field under German occupation.
Sister killed near the post office
German perpetrators shot the narrator’s sister and left her dead beside the post office.
German raids in the ghetto
German bandits repeatedly entered the ghetto and killed Jews.
Night operation in the ghetto
German forces and police entered the ghetto after residents awaited the inevitable.
Death of Libe and her two children
Libe said she and her two children would be killed first for sanctifying God’s name.
Soviet bombardment of Drohitchin
Soviet forces began bombing Drohitchin as the Russian army approached.
Escape to a rural refuge
Romanovsky fled toward a khutor and carried the narrator to safety.
Liberation of Drohiczyn
The narrator was told that liberation had occurred as Russian soldiers appeared.
Return to Drohichin
Russian forces took the survivor to her house in Drohichin.
Destruction of Drohichin
Murderers destroyed the town of Drohichin and its Jewish population.
Escape from labor camp
Three Jewish young men escaped from a labor camp near Kobryn.
Feygl led to execution
Feygl was led to execution with the narrator’s father as witness.
Kravets family hiding
The Kravets family hid in their neighbor Moshe Lievak’s attic.
1939 photograph caption
A caption identifies named people in a photograph dated 1939.
Arrest of Shimon
Police arrested Shimon after Petruk reported him as a hidden Jew.
Torture of Shimon
German murderers beat Shimon and forced him to reveal hidden Jews’ location.
Liberation by the Red Army
The Red Army liberated the surviving group, who later returned to Drohitchin.
Husband sent to the front
The narrator's husband was taken by the Poles to the front and wounded.
German attack on Drohitchin
German aircraft attacked Drohitchin on June 23, 1941.
Arrests of Christians and Jews
Ten Christians and eight Jews were arrested after a German demand.
Hostage-taking of the rabbi and 35 Jews
Germans took the town rabbi and 35 Jews as hostages over a demanded contribution.