Drohiczyn
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Forest
Forest described along the route to the estate.
Drohichin
The speaker recalls Drohichin as a beloved ancestral hometown.
Burial of Drohichin’s victims
Victims from Drohichin were buried near the old maggid’s house.
Council of the State of Lithuania
A council that held a mourning assembly after the destruction during the Khmelnytsky uprising.
First arrival in Drohitchin
The narrator first arrived in Drohitchin during summer 1902.
Arrival in Drohichin
The narrator arrived in Drohichin and encountered three men awaiting rabbinical positions.
Slonim
The narrator says they were born in Slonim.
Zeev Wolf Miller
A rabbinical candidate and brother-in-law of the narrator.
Moses Paritsker
A person identified as the narrator’s brother-in-law’s second son-in-law.
Yitzhak
A rabbi supported for poor children by the rabbi’s wife.
Old synagogue
A synagogue where the narrator obtained a place to study and pray.
Chevra Shas
An organization named in a section heading.
Departure for America
The narrator left for America in 1924 after teaching the study lesson for 23 years.
Zalman Bunies
Named as a principal founder of the study group.
Yitzhak Avigdor
House where a completion celebration meal was held.
Mixed marriage
The narrator officiated marriages between members of opposing rabbinic sides.
Groom's death during wedding ceremony
Yakov Barukh's son collapsed and died during his wedding ceremony.
Death of a groom during a wedding
A groom’s heart condition worsened during the wedding, causing his death.
Yakov Barukh's son
The groom who died during his wedding ceremony.
Bride
The unnamed bride present at the wedding ceremony.
Ester Yehudit Grotsh
Named in a committee photograph caption.
Hasidim Prayer Room
The sole surviving prayer room where the study group relocated during World War I.
Bride’s ritual ceremony after groom’s death
The widow underwent chalitza with the deceased groom’s brother shortly afterward.
David Mordecai
A candidate proposed as rabbi of Drohiczyn by opponents of the former rabbi.
Leather shop
A leather shop opened by the narrator as a neutral business.
Founding of a yeshiva in 1905
A yeshiva was founded in 1905 after preparations and student recruitment.
Teaching at the yeshiva
The narrator taught classes at the yeshiva for three years.
Journey to America
The narrator traveled to America and returned to Drohiczyn after four months.
Yakov Barukh
A man named Yakov Barukh who arranged his son's wedding.
Polish rabbi
The rabbi who gave the first blessing.
Doctor
The doctor who confirmed the groom's death.
Old study house
The narrator recited a concluding prayer in the old study house.
Rabbi Moshe Velvel
Rabbi Moshe Velvel taught a class with many capable students.
Rabbi Eliyah Machles
Rabbi Eliyah Machles was appointed head of the yeshiva.
Yeshiva
A yeshiva was founded in 1905 for students needing advanced study.
Rabbi Kohn dies in America
Rabbi Kohn is stated to have died in America.