Drohiczyn
Browse the extracted record
5,653 nodes
German capture of Brest
German forces took Brest before fighting was expected around Drohitchin.
Bombing of Zakazelie
A German aircraft bomb damaged the Zawad schnapps facility in Zakazelie.
Fires in Drohiczyn
Russian forces began setting fire to the town’s houses at midnight.
Bombardment of Drohiczyn
Shells flew over Drohiczyn while Jewish residents hid in shelters.
End of fighting around Drohichin
Fighting around Drohichin ended before the first Germans entered the town.
Old Beth Midrash
The old beth midrash was dismantled for building materials.
New study house
New study house reportedly built with American landsmen’s assistance.
Bronna
A site where detainees were tortured and later shot.
Russian rabbi
The Russian rabbi officiated at the bride’s ritual ceremony.
Yanove
The destination direction mentioned after Lipnik.
Motele
A town whose students attended the yeshiva.
Rabbi Eli Velvel Altvarg
A rabbi invited to join the yeshiva; son of Chaim Ber the tile-maker.
Rabbi Aizik
A rabbi encountered in the old synagogue after the narrator returned from America.
Ze'ev Wolf Miller
Drohiczyn's city dayan who became rabbi in Sernik near Pinsk.
Nah Kohn
Son-in-law who occupied the rabbinic position after the previous rabbi died.
John Meyer
Person named in the passage.
Rachel Goldfarb
Person named in the passage.
Brest
City described as taken by the Germans.
Russian Army
Army described as retreating and receiving time to withdraw.
Zawad
A schnapps facility damaged by a bomb.
House
A house used for communal prayer and shelter during bombardment.
Meir Yehuda Feldman
Named in a group identification.
Leybe Feldman
Named in a group identification.
Meir, the cart driver
A man named Meir was wounded in the hand by shrapnel.
Germans
German forces entered the town after fighting ended.
Street by the bridge
Street leading toward the sand.
Moshe Mendel
A metalworker who died rescuing buried belongings from a burned house.
Zalman Bunies
A named member of the town committee.
Tuvia David Warszawski
A named member of the town committee.
Hershl Chaim
A named member of the town committee.
Mordechai
A person whose whereabouts were discussed at a committee meeting.
Rabbi Aizik Kalenkawitch
Rabbi described as humble, studious, devoted, and constantly available to his community.
Lipnik
A place where ghetto residents were sent to work.
Haya Feldman
Named in a group identification.
Sheynke Feldman
Named in a group identification.
Feldman family
Family name associated with four named people.