Drohiczyn
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Glina
Place where Rabbi Gershon served as chief religious judge.
Yosef Lewenstein
Author who recorded a disputed date for Rabbi Moshe’s death.
Dor Vador Vedorshav
A book cited as recording a date for Rabbi Moshe’s death.
Dvar Yom Beyomo
A book cited as repeating the disputed death date.
Avraham Shtern
Author who recorded the same disputed date.
Melitzei Esh
A book cited as recording the same disputed death date.
Zera Yitzhak
A book identified as concerning Rabbi Avraham, son of Rabbi Yitzhak Harif.
Rabbi Avraham, son of Rabbi Yitzhak Harif
Rabbi Avraham is identified as Rabbi Yitzhak Harif’s son.
Shaarei Ezra
A work by Rabbi Yosef Moshe, chief religious judge of Zalin and Przemysl.
Rabbi Yosef Moshe
Author and chief religious judge of Zalin and Przemysl.
Zalin
Place where Rabbi Yosef Moshe served as chief religious judge.
Przemysl
Place where Rabbi Yosef Moshe served as chief religious judge.
Rabbi Hanina
Rabbi Hanina is said to have created a calf.
Rabbi Osheia
Rabbi Osheia is said to have created a calf.
Rava
Rava is said to have created a human.
Rav Papa
Rav Papa is said to have created a golem to serve him.
Abraham ibn Ezra
A great scholar associated with a golem creation story.
Prague
City associated with the Maharal’s golem legend.
Rabbi Elijah Besht
The rabbi of Chelm is said to have created the Chelm golem.
Chelm
Town associated with Rabbi Elijah Besht and the Chelm golem.
Rabbi David Yafe
Drohichyn rabbi and rabbinical court head said to have created a golem.
Rabbi Mordecai Yafe
Rabbi David Yafe is said to descend from Rabbi Mordecai Yafe.
Rabbi’s house
The golem supposedly carried water to the rabbi’s house.
Jacob S. Minkin
Writer who published the same account in an encyclopedia.
Yiddish-English Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia containing a version of the legend.
Sefer Kobrin
Cited source for the account of the fire.
Isaiah
One of Rabbi David’s two sons; his descendants pursued trades and rabbinate.
David Yaffa
Judge in Kobrin and son of Rabbi Jacob.
Moses
Rabbi in Pichatetz and son of Rabbi Jacob.
Mordecai
Rabbi in Ganyeid and son of Rabbi Jacob.
Milner family
Family name adopted by another branch descended from Rabbi Isaiah.
Pichatetz
Town where Moses served as rabbi.
Hirsh Leib Levi
A rabbi born in Drohitchin who transmitted information about Davidel Yafe.
Old Cemetery in Drohitchin
The cemetery where Davidel Yafe’s grave and ohel were located.
Y. L. Wiker
A writer whose account about Davidel Yafe appeared in the Yiddish Courier.
Yiddish Courier
A publication carrying a 1941 account about Davidel Yafe.