Drohiczyn
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Orphan Care Society
A society established for orphan care.
Council of the State of Lithuania
A council that held a mourning assembly after the destruction during the Khmelnytsky uprising.
Chevra Shas
An organization named in a section heading.
Russian Army
Army described as retreating and receiving time to withdraw.
Germans
German forces entered the town after fighting ended.
Drohiczyn Town Committee
A committee formed to coordinate town affairs with the German commandantura.
Jewish militia
Four Jewish militiamen whose actions won Jewish sympathy in Drohitchin.
Jewish Committee
Committee that distributed sugar and supported local institutions.
German Commandantura
German occupation authority granting trade permissions.
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.
Polish Army
Army described as well equipped and well dressed.
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
Armed group that attacked Jewish refugees and murdered seventeen people.
Polish gendarmes
Six Polish gendarmes accompanied Aharon Asher.
Tsarist reactionary government
Government described as suppressing the 1905 Revolution and imposing decrees on Jews.
Black Hundreds
Groups described as inciting robbery, murder, and pogroms.
Soldiers
Soldiers entered shops and the narrator's pharmacy.
Occupation commandants
Commanders governing the occupied territory and its civilian population.
Russian headquarters
Russian military headquarters located in Drohitchin.
The editorial board
The passage ends with an attribution to the editorial board.
Ukrainians
Population group arriving after the Germans left Drohiczyn.
Ukrainian government
A Ukrainian government is represented by a commissioner in Drohiczyn.
Jewish youth militia
A militia of Jewish youths maintained order and provided self-defense.
Polish military
Military force that entered the town and withdrew toward Kobrin.
Militia
Local force whose commander was taken by Polish troops.
Drohitchin city committee
City committee whose members were seized by Polish troops.
Poznań soldiers
Polish soldiers described as throwing Jews from moving trains.
Joint
Relief organization that sent food and clothing and opened kitchens for children.
Russian Tsar’s service
Service in which Joshe served for four years.
Council of Yeshivas
Organization for which Zushe was a donor and activist.
Keren Hayesod
Fund for which Shimshon Goldman collected donations.
Polish raider bands
Polish raider bands carried out violence and looting in the town.
Polish soldiers
Soldiers who assaulted Jews and threatened to shoot them.