Drohiczyn
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Drohichyn
Town identified as located in Kobryn district, Grodno region.
Kobryn district
Administrative district identified in the report.
Grodno region
Region identified in the report.
Hebrew school for Jewish boys
School for Jewish boys established after obtaining official permission.
Chomsk
Town associated with a correspondence report about village Jews.
Jewish community of Drohiczyn
Poor Jewish community unable to build or rent a school building.
Aaron Dragichinsky
Community notable who helped secure funds to open the school.
Jacob Elijah Reichman
Reporter who announced that the rabbi from Kobryn came to town.
Gemilut Hasadim
A charitable organization founded five years earlier.
Moshe Labendiker
Elderly director of the charity committee in Drohiczyn.
Mosheke Badies
Nickname used for Moshe Labendiker.
Mount of Olives in Jerusalem
Burial plots of people from Drohiczyn are identified there.
Saul son of Joshua the Kohen
A Drohiczyn-associated person who died in 1869.
Five Hundred Years of Jewish Drohitchin
A planned account of five hundred years of Jewish life in Drohitchin.
Drohitchin main road
A long road ran through the town from Pinsk-Janowe toward Antopol-Kobrin and beyond.
Synagogue courtyard
The synagogue courtyard formed the southern quartered square and spiritual center.
Drohitchin synagogue
The synagogue courtyard was the community’s spiritual center.
Drohitchin market
The market formed the northern quartered square and economic center.
Zarichke
Village whose peasants left with the Russian army.
Vian
A marshy body of water surrounding the town.
Egypt Street
Another name for Kavrin Street.
Pinsk–Brest Railway
A railway line running parallel to the tract beside the town.
Sand Street
Sand Street was inhabited by Russian officials and peasants, later by Jewish families.
Drogichin
The town is called Drogichin in Russian.
Jewish families
Several Jewish families later settled in the Sand area.
New Cemetery
The community established a new cemetery outside town on Bubyn.
Drohiczyn land
The land of Drohiczyn is described as formerly waterlogged terrain.
German occupation in 1916
German occupation is identified in a caption concerning Pinsk Street.
Jewish shops
Jewish shops sold varied goods to visiting peasants.
farmers
Farmers are described as producing and wearing their own clothing.
Jewish shoemaker
Farmers used Jewish shoemakers for boots and shoes.
Jewish craftspeople
Jewish craftspeople provided services and repairs to farmers.
Jewish glazier
Farmers used Jewish glaziers to glaze their windows.
Jewish smith
Farmers used Jewish smiths for agricultural and wagon repairs.
Jewish community
Jews living in Drohiczyn.
Jewish families
Jewish families described as maintaining household food production.