Drohiczyn
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David Mordechai remains with his community
Rabbi David Mordechai declined another city's position and remained with his community.
Zev Miller becomes a dayan
Zev Miller was appointed dayan in Yitzhak Kalankowitz’s rabbinical court.
Hannah and Perl’s deaths
Hannah and Perl, with their families, perished.
Nah Kohen’s marriage
Around 1913, Nah Kohen became a son-in-law of Rabbi David Mordechai Yudovsky.
Narrator studies at Grodno Yeshiva-Kibbutz
The narrator arrived to study at Grodno Yeshiva-Kibbutz around 1923.
Birth of Eliyahu Altvarg
Eliyahu Altvarg was born in Drohiczyn.
Eliyahu Velvel's migration to Drohiczyn
Rabbi Eliyahu Velvel moved with his family to Drohiczyn during World War I.
Marriage of Yosef David and Maryashe Hofman
Yosef David married Maryashe Hofman in 1912.
Yosef David became a ritual slaughterer in Drohitchin
After his brother-in-law’s death, Yosef David became a ritual slaughterer in Drohitchin.
Yakov’s match in Kovel
Yakov made a marriage match in Kovel.
Death of Yitzhak Sidorov
Yitzhak Sidorov died at an advanced age around 1910.
Birth of Rabbi Mordecai Minkowitz
Rabbi Mordecai Minkowitz was born in Buten.
Marriage of Rabbi Mordecai Minkowitz and Chana-Beyle
Rabbi Mordecai married Chana-Beyle in 1899.
Mordechai opened a grocery store
Mordechai opened a grocery store in New York with financial assistance from Drohitcher landsmen.
Mordechai married Rivka
Mordechai married Rivka in his second marriage.
Birth of Israel Bari-Kalodner
Israel Bari-Kalodner was born in Drohiczyn in 1911.
Menachem Mendel Peer arrives in America
Menachem Mendel Peer came to America with his parents in 1920.
Birth of Dov Ber Warschawski
Dov Ber Warschawski was born in Drohiczyn.
Study in Vilna
Dov Ber Warschawski studied at the Ramailes Yeshiva in Vilna for two years.
Study in Grodno
Dov studied at the Grodno Yeshiva from 1923 to 1932.
Move to Warsaw
Dov Ber Warschawski moved to Warsaw in 1932.
Hatzohar founded in Drohiczyn
Rabbi Warsawsky was a principal co-founder and secretary of Hatzohar in Drohiczyn.
Death of Aliya Mordechai Lewinovitz
Aliya Mordechai Lewinovitz died in Drohiczyn on October 20, 1932.
Religious study in Pinsk
Eliyahu Mordechai traveled to Pinsk on Mondays and Thursdays for religious study.
Marriage conditions between Alter and Frume
Marriage conditions were written for Alter and Frume in Khalozhin.
Grandfather traveled to Pinsk
The grandfather went to Pinsk to purchase flour and meat for the holiday.
Grandfather’s family moved to Harbakhe
The grandfather and his family moved to Harbakhe shortly afterward.
Threatened imprisonment over saccharin
Isaac faced several years in prison after an inspector found saccharin in his factory.
Court acquittal
The court acquitted the grandfather after he followed instructions before trial.
Chava Leah Shkalnik is born
Chava Leah Shkalnik was born around 1864 at Zasinower Court near Brest.
Death of Rabbi Tzvi Ari
Rabbi Tzvi Ari died and was buried in a New York cemetery.
Birth of Rabbi Mendel Kaminetzky
Rabbi Mendel Kaminetzky was born in Drohitchin in 1838.
Death of Mendel
Mendel died in Drohichin in 1919 at age 81.
Destruction and burning of the Hasidic chapter
The Hasidic chapter in Drohitchin was unfinished and later destroyed and burned.
Establishment of a permanent Hasidic prayer house
Nahum Shevinsky initiated a permanent prayer place for Kobriner Hasidim in Drohitchin.
Purchase of a site for the Hasidic prayer house
A site was purchased near the old house of study and on the way to the old cemetery.