Drohiczyn
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Moshe Aron Aretski
A refugee pictured with Gedalia Kaplan in Montreal in 1948.
Pierl Piasetski
Kaplan's wife and daughter of Shmral Yudl.
Shmral Yudl
Pierl Piasetski's father, described as a notable person from Drohiczyn.
Abraham Weissman
Child of the Weissman family; died in Chicago.
Yehezkel Weissman
Child of the Weissman family living in Chicago.
Rivka Minka Weissman
Child of the Weissman family living in New York.
Women's Workers Organization
Organization in which Tsipe Sidragsky was active.
Chicago College of Surgery
Institution where Weissman studied medicine beginning in 1912.
National Workers Alliance
Organization whose Chicago branch Weissman joined in 1920.
Naftali Weisman
A physician born in Drohitchin who later practiced in Horodets.
Rivka Mirmsky
Parent of the Mechel children named in the passage.
Haline Shekhter
Daughter of Dr. Shekhter who was killed during the Holocaust.
Leyzer
Person associated with the windmill visible in the background.
Elye Fidete
Identified as the mayor in the 1915 hospital photograph.
Tudrum Milner
Person listed in the 1915 hospital photograph.
Drohichin kahal
The Jewish communal body represented by the starosta to the tsarist authorities.
Brandy monopoly
The monopoly whose excise Eisenstein collected.
Roive
Named as a sister of Moshe Velve.
Elia Itzeles's wife
Named as Roive's spouse.
Mordechai Mardush of Paritzk
Described in one version as Moshe's illustrious ancestor and author of a commentary.
Serniker
Place associated with Rabbi Velvel's later rabbinate.
Niml
A son of the Leizer family who emigrated to America and died in Chicago.
Sender
A Hebrew teacher who emigrated to America and lived in Los Angeles.
Kuzhnia
The place where Zekharyah Shmid practiced his craft.
Zlate
A daughter of Tuvia David living in Canada.
Chaya Freirda Pimsky
Joshe Warschawski’s wife, from Motol.
Tuvia David
Named alongside Zusha as an owner of forests and estates.
Natum Shevinski
Former owner of the leather factory purchased by the Warszawski brothers.
Velvl Mazurovsky
Rachel’s husband who helped support Zushe.
Nachumke of Slonim
Torah scholar whom Shimshon Goldman honored and served.
Meir Kaplan's father
Meir Kaplan's father was a religious judge in Šiauliai.
Eli
Sarah Eitenstein’s husband, killed with her in Drohiczyn.
Tova
Meshel Auerbach’s wife, described as a capable woman.
Walevelsky family
Family associated with Hatzkel Walevelsky and notable ancestry.
Wilcox Avenue
Chicago avenue where the Vaad HaHinuch acquired a building.
Khaykl Gratch
Drohichyn-born Torah student who worked for his livelihood and migrated to America.