Drohiczyn
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First Drohitchin fire
The first fire in the town occurred around 1873.
Second Drohitchin fire
The second fire occurred on Hoshana Rabbah in 1904 and burned about 25 houses.
David Yafe’s lifetime
David Yafe reportedly lived approximately 150 years before the account.
Permission for a Jewish school
Isaac Rosenkrantz and Shlomo Shedrawitzky helped obtain permission for a Jewish school.
Jewish school opening
The Jewish school opened in 1885 with 52 boys and many girls.
Attack on Jews in Drohichyn
Christian revelers and railway workers attacked Jewish residents in Drohichyn.
Expulsion order against Jews in villages
Authorities ordered Jews to leave villages in the Kobryn district.
Expulsion order from surrounding villages
An official announced an order to expel Jews from villages, including long-term residents.
Founding of Gemilut Hasadim
Gemilut Hasadim was founded five years before the cited report.
Death of Saul son of Joshua the Kohen
Saul son of Joshua the Kohen died in the year 5629.
Construction of the Pinsk–Brest Railway
The Russians built the Pinsk–Brest railway line in 1883.
Establishment of the new cemetery
The community established a new cemetery outside town after the old cemetery became unusable.
Schwartz, Eliezer
Indexed person entry.
Schwartz, Moshe
Indexed person entry.
Steinberg, Moshe
Indexed person entry.
Factories burned during the First World War
The small factories burned during the First World War and were not rebuilt.
Shinder, Chaya Leah
Indexed person entry.
Shlakman, Devorah
Indexed person entry.
Chicago Drohichiner community
A Chicago community is listed in the book contents.
New York Drohichiner community
A New York community is listed in the book contents.
New York Drohichiner branch
A New York branch is listed in the book contents.
Dr. Isaac Shifer
Contributor credited for the anniversary section.
Rabbi Dr. Katriel L. Mishkin
Contributor credited for the anniversary section.
Etke Kahn
Contributor credited for an article about dangerous times.
Leizer Lev
Contributor credited for an article about lawlessness.
Shepsl Lev
Contributor credited for the Kaddish section.
Kolonia
Jewish refugees from Kolonia were crowded into the ghettos.
Kaddish
Kaddish section listed in the book contents.
Rabbi Eliah M. Eizenstein
Named in the index.
Picture of the former cheder
An image listed in the index.
Beile Reizl
Named in the index.
Abraham Bezdzhezeski
Named in the index.
Jacob Goldberg
Named in the index.
Leizer Hershl Hachman
Named in the index.
Joseph Heftman
Named in the index.
Milton Lurie
Named in the index.