Drohiczyn
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Jewish young men herding livestock
Two Jewish young men agreed to herd Jewish livestock.
Non-Jewish shepherds
No non-Jewish shepherds were available for Jewish livestock.
Two Jewish young men
Two Jewish young men agreed to herd Jewish livestock.
German Commandantura
German occupation authority granting trade permissions.
Bolshevik entry into Drohiczyn
A Bolshevik detachment entered Drohiczyn and was warmly received.
Polish forces enter Drohitchin
Polish forces marched into Drohitchin during the same week.
Jewish Protection Watch
A Jewish watch guarded the town against attacks from outside.
Poles
The chapter heading states that the Poles arrived after the Germans departed.
Antapolie
Place toward which Bolshevik forces withdrew.
Cemetery
Cemetery where a Jewish child was to be buried.
Polish Army
Army described as well equipped and well dressed.
Aharon Asher Shifra
Person appointed as the Polish court's saltem.
Heske Feldman
Person named in a caption list.
Velvel Mishavsky
Person named in a caption list.
Manie Padarovsky
Person named in a caption list.
Sheinke Feldman
Person named in a caption list.
Chaim Leyb Eisenstein
Person named in a caption list.
Esther Mishavsky
Person named in a caption list.
Leah Mendelson
Person named in a caption list.
Sonie Piasecki
Person named in a caption list.
Hershl Shkalnik
Person named in a caption list.
Yosef Feldman
Person named in a caption list.
Polish raids in Drohichin
Polish bands robbed and assaulted Jewish residents for a week.
Polish–Bolshevik fighting near Warsaw
Polish forces pushed Bolshevik forces back toward Warsaw before the latter retreated.
Unnamed leather trade
The narrator was identified as someone dealing in leather.
old cemetery
Women went to the old cemetery to tear at the graves.
Polish forces
Polish forces pushed the Bolsheviks back toward Warsaw.
Polish units
Polish units marched into the town after the bombardment.
gendarmes
A few gendarmes remained in the town after the Polish forces departed.
Balakhovtsy massacre in Kamin-Kashirsk
Balakhovtsy killed 90 Jewish people, including the ritual slaughterer.
Zakazelie massacre
Balakhovtsy murdered seventeen Jewish people at Zakazelie.
Balakhovtsy
Armed group that attacked Jewish refugees and murdered seventeen people.
Beth Midrash Street
Street near one of four nighttime fires.
Broner Court
Location near Drohichin where Balakhovtsy detachments settled.
Pintakovski
Polish gendarme who questioned a Balakhovets in town.
Drohiczyn Jewish cemetery
Cemetery where victims of the Balakhovtsy massacre were buried.