Drohiczyn
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Death of Zvi Zelig son of Moshe
Zvi Zelig son of Moshe died on 15 Tevet in an OCR-uncertain year.
Likhtavne fire
A fire at Likhtavne spread to neighboring houses and destroyed half the town.
Saratchik family wedding
A wedding procession led from Chaikel Milner's house to the synagogue courtyard in Nisan 1917.
Death of Babe Grassman
Babe Grassman’s funeral was recorded on 28 July 1935.
Birth in Slonim
The narrator says they were born in Buten, near Slonim.
Narrator's long residence in Drohitchin
The narrator lived in Drohitchin for many years and raised a family there.
Manifestation in Drohichin honoring the Balfour Declaration
A large manifestation in Drohichin honoring the Balfour Declaration.
Women held under German guard
Women were marched to a bridge and forced to stand there for four consecutive hours under armed German guard as punishment.
Cossack and Circassian looting
Cossacks looted residents; Circassians threatened the narrator and were driven away by a police guard.
Vadka was disarmed by Jewish youths
Jewish youths led by David Eisenstein forcibly disarmed Vadka, took his revolver, and released him.
Deaths of seventeen victims
Seventeen victims were buried in seventeen graves after the funeral procession.
Shelling of the town
Shells struck the town, causing explosions, fire, smoke, and destruction.
Creation of the Drohichyn golem
Rabbi David Yafe is said to have created the Drohichyn golem.
Death of Rivke Mindl
Rivke Mindl died four years after Rabbi Menachem Reichman.
Death of Yosele during World War I
Yosele died during a battle in the year 5675, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.
Hershel’s marriage in Ruzhany
Ruzhigai
Perishing of Asher Berezavski’s family and community
Asher Berezavski, his family, and his community perished.
Rabbi Warsawsky arrived in America
Rabbi Warsawsky arrived in America with his family and settled in Chicago.
Death of Elijah Mordecai
Elijah Mordecai died in 1932 and was buried in the Drohiczyn cemetery.
Burial of Rabbi Eliyahu Mordechai Levinovitz
Rabbi Eliyahu Mordechai Levinovitz was buried in the Drohitchin cemetery on October 20, 1932.
Death of the grandfather
The grandfather died before his grandson’s circumcision and naming.
Abraham Asher emigrates to America
Abraham Asher emigrated to America with his family.
Shmuel Rak teaches at Moriah School
Shmuel Rak first came to Drohiczyn as a teacher at Moriah School.
Chaim Shulman marries Raichel
After World War I, Chaim Shulman married Raichel, daughter of Shlomo Piasecki.
Death of Eizir Kalnik and family
Eizir Kalnik, his wife, and daughter Feshke perished.
Dr. Goldstein arrives in Drohitchin
Dr. Goldstein arrived in Drohitchin at the beginning of the 1920s.
Esther Eisenstein arrives in Chicago
Esther Eisenstein arrived in Chicago and continued community work.
Dr. Gershuni's service in the First World War
Dr. Gershuni served at the front in 1914 and was wounded there.
Warszawski brothers purchase leather factory
The brothers purchased Natum Shevinski’s leather factory in 1911 and expanded it.
Birth of Khaykl Gratch
Khaykl Gratch was born in Drohichyn in 1867.
Kadish and family perish
Kadish, his daughter Hania, and their families perished.
Malka Warszawski’s birth
Malka Warszawski was born in Drohiczyn around 1869.
Death of Eliyahu Warszawski
Death of Eliyahu David Warszawski; Malka's son was killed by a car in Chicago.
Killing of Gedalia Grassman
Gedalia Grassman perished in Drohitchin in 1942.
Death of Jacob Simon Lev’s wife
Jacob Simon Lev’s wife died on 21 Av 1907.
Rabbi Abraham Chaim arrives in Drohiczyn
Rabbi Abraham Chaim reportedly arrived in Drohiczyn as a son-in-law approximately 175 years earlier.