Drohiczyn
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American aid reaches Drohiczyn
Aid from America arrived in Drohiczyn after the Polish-Russian war.
Migration from Drohiczyn to New York
The narrator and family were brought from Drohiczyn to New York in 1924.
Suppression of the 1905 Revolution
The tsarist government violently suppressed the 1905 Revolution.
Pogroms in several cities
Bloody pogroms occurred in Kishinev, Hamel, Bialystok, and other cities.
Threatened pogrom in Drohitchin
Residents heard that local peasants were preparing to carry out a pogrom against Jews.
Outbreak of World War I
The passage describes the outbreak of World War I in summer 1914.
Austria's action against Serbia
Austria's action against Serbia is described as a signal for the war.
World War I
War during which the author and others experienced the described events.
1905 Revolution
Revolution suppressed by the tsarist reactionary government.
Reported German occupation of Kalisz and Częstochowa
A rumor spread that Germany had occupied Kalisz and Częstochowa.
Evacuation of Poland’s population
Poland’s population was evacuated amid wartime displacement.
Fire destroying most of the town
A fire burned most of the town, leaving only a few houses standing.
German forces enter Drohichin
German forces entered Drohichin after Russian troops withdrew.
Order to return
A sub-officer ordered the travelers to return to the town.
Death of Gitl
Gitl died in Harbakh during winter 1916.
German forced labor
Residents performed agricultural and other labor under German supervision.
Forced labor under German soldiers
Residents were forced to perform hard labor, including digging and hunting hares.
German roundup of Jewish residents
German soldiers drove Jewish residents from homes and divided men into field-labor groups.
Sarajevo assassination
Assassination described as the first spark of the world conflagration.
Refusal of forced labor on Saturday
Jewish men refused to cut hay on Saturday and were ordered home after protest.
Forced potato digging
A soldier forced the narrator and another young man to dig potatoes; a ritmeister supervised the work and threatened punishment.
Payments to avoid labor
Jews gave gifts to the village watchman to avoid forced labor.
German entry into Ukraine
German forces entered Ukraine after Bolshevik forces withdrew.
Founding of the town committee
A town committee was established in Drohiczyn after the Ukrainian commissioner disappeared.
Polish military entry into Drohitchin
A Polish military detachment entered Drohitchin at midnight and caused turmoil.
Bolshevik march from Pinsk
Bolshevik forces marched from Pinsk toward the Polish forces near Kobrin.
Officer falls in battle and is buried in Drohitchin
An unnamed officer fell in battle and was buried in the market with a military parade.
Young Jewish men from Pinsk are executed
Polish forces shot young Jewish men after forcing them to dig their own graves.
Polish forces occupy Drohitchin
Polish forces occupied Drohitchin after the Bolsheviks withdrew.
Typhus epidemic
A typhus epidemic spread, prompting Drohitchin’s closure.
Revolutionaries fifty years earlier
A heading identifies the listed people as revolutionaries from fifty years earlier.
First Purim
Residents returned home after praying on the first Purim under occupation.
Polish–Bolshevik War
The passage begins a section about the Polish–Bolshevik War.
Yakov Sidorov's death
Yakov Sidorov died of typhus during the same summer.
Eliyahu Eyhenstik's aid deliveries
Eliyahu Eyhenstik twice brought money sent by relatives in America.
Polish military retreat
Retreating Polish troops fled toward Warsaw in summer 1920.