Drohiczyn
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Release of the rabbi and 30 detainees
Palevski secured the release of the rabbi and 30 detainees from the Germans.
Deportation into the ghetto
German forces drove Jews from Molch and Shershev into the city and later the ghetto.
Murder of Hashe Eizik
A policeman reportedly stabbed Hashe Eizik to death for resisting removal from her home.
Murder of Hinde
Hashe Eizik’s daughter Hinde was reportedly stabbed to death.
Hanging of Petruk and his family
Petruk and his family were reportedly hanged in Drohitchin market for hiding a Jew.
Liberation by Russian forces
Russian forces liberated the narrator and others after the partisans arrived.
Death of Yakov Yosef
Yakov Yosef is marked as deceased in 1938.
Later attendance at Yankl's higher class
The narrator later studied in Yankl's higher class for four terms.
Deportation to Treblinka
The passage reports fear that people would be deported to Treblinka.
Ghetto encirclement and roundup
Police surrounded the ghetto before taking people away at dawn.
Departure from the swamps
The narrator left the swampy taverns with the children during a dark, rainy night.
A partisan zone formed
A partisan zone formed in the forest among Jewish refugees and commanders.
Attack on the forest camp and rescue of Jewish survivors
Bands attacked a forest camp; partisans rescued surviving Jews in 1943.
Murder of Feige-Rokhl Katler
Feige-Rokhl Katler was handed over by non-Jews and murdered by Germans.
Liberation from German and Ukrainian perpetrators
The narrator and others were liberated after four years of suffering.
Return to Drohitchin
The narrator came to the town identified as their birthplace after liberation.
Arrival at Steyr displaced persons camp
The narrator’s group reached a displaced persons camp in Steyr, Austria.
Arrival in America and settlement in New York
The narrator and children arrived in America and settled in New York in September 1946.
Naftali Hofman’s birth
Naftali Hofman was born in Drohiczyn in 1896.
Naftali Hofman’s marriage
Naftali Hofman married in 1918.
Yohanan Huizman lost in Russia
Yohanan Huizman was reported lost after going to Russia.
Forced transfer of Kolonia Jews to Drohiczyn
German forces drove Kolonia Jews to Drohiczyn and handed them to the Jewish Council.
Murder of David Kalechavsky
The Germans killed David Kalechavsky, Tzviya's husband.
Conversion of the Beth Midrash
The Germans converted the Street Beth Midrash into a grain storehouse and kept horses there.
Shooting of Pesach Lev
Pesach Lev refused to leave and was shot at his home.
Tsvia escaped from the perpetrators
Tsvia escaped from the perpetrators and hid in Ghetto A.
Tsvia reached liberation
Tsvia remained with the Malatov partisans until her liberation.
David died in the forest
David died after fleeing into the forest with Tsvia.
Forced labor at Petrovitch camp
Hundreds of Jews from several communities worked under harsh conditions at Petrovitch camp.
Killing of 40 Jews by a partisan detachment
A partisan detachment deceived and shot all 40 Jews who had fled into the forest.
Itche Lev and Azriel Lev shot by partisans
The two men sought partisans, found them, and were shot by them.
Shooting of the Gatlib sisters
Haya-Itke and Tzvia Gatlib were shot by Germans during an attempted camp escape.
Attack on Ghetto A
German and Ukrainian forces attacked Ghetto A and drove Jews toward slaughter.
Sarah-Itke Loifer was shot while fleeing the ghetto
German forces shot and killed Sarah-Itke Loifer as she fled the ghetto.
Kapelushnik's relatives were killed during an attack
German forces killed Hershel, Simcha, Simcha's wife, and Hershel's son.
Group reached an abandoned forest hut
After two nights in the forest, the group reached an abandoned peasant hut and found six Jewish girls.