Drohiczyn
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Moshe's marriage to Charne
Moshe married Charne, his second wife, at age eighteen.
Death of Rabbi Moshe
Rabbi Moshe died on the first day of Rosh Hashanah in 1914.
Birth of Shmuel Yudel Piasecki
Shmuel Yudel Piasecki was born in Drohitchin in 1859.
Shmuel Yudel becomes community elder
Shmuel Yudel Piasecki was elected community elder of Drohitchin in 1901.
German occupation of Drohitchin
The Germans occupied Drohitchin in 1915.
Arrests of three alleged political affiliates
Tsarist police arrested Jacob Goldberg, Abraham Isaac Lev, and David Goldstein in 1905.
Death of Samuel Yudl
Samuel Yudl died in 1916 after settling near Drohitchin during German occupation.
Birth of Moses Leizer Gratsch
Moses Leizer Gratsch was born around 1862 in Drohitchin.
Moshe Leizer plans to travel to the Land of Israel
Moshe Leizer decided to travel to the Land of Israel at the end of 1913.
World War I begins
World War I broke out while Moshe Leizer prepared for travel.
Niml dies in Chicago
Niml died in Chicago on 29 Av 1908.
Zekharyah Shmid is born
Zekharyah Shmid was born in Drohitchin in 1865.
Death of Yudel Schmid and family
Yudel Schmid died with his family in Drohiczyn in 1942.
Death of Israel Schmid and family
Israel Schmid died with his family in Drohiczyn in 1942.
Death of Chaim Zalman Schmid
Chaim Zalman Schmid died in 1908.
Birth of Tuvia David Warszawski
Tuvia David Warszawski was born in Drohiczyn.
Settlement of Tuvia David Warszawski
He settled in Rishon LeZion after emigrating to the Land of Israel.
Death of Tuvia David Warszawski
Tuvia David Warszawski died there in 1947.
Marriage of Joshe Warschawski
Joshe married Chaya Freirda Pimsky in 1894.
Warszawski brothers move to Drohiczyn
The Warszawski brothers moved to Drohiczyn in 1907.
Rabbi Samson’s death
Rabbi Samson died on 5 May 1932.
Henia Haya’s birth
Henia Haya was born in Drohichin in 1854.
Aaron’s death
Aaron died in Kiryat Motzkin, Israel.
Birth of Meir Kaplan
Meir Kaplan was born around 1865 in Šiauliai.
Marriage of Meir Kaplan
Meir Kaplan married while living in the village of Liene.
Death of Meir
Meir died on 17 Cheshvan 1940 and was buried in Drohiczyn.
Deportation of Meshel Auerbach
Russian authorities deported Meshel Auerbach, his son Abraham, and others to Siberia in 1941.
Hava Averbuch’s birth
Hava Averbuch was born in Drohiczyn in 1864.
Hava Averbuch’s death
Hava Averbuch died in Drohiczyn in 1931.
Eisenstein’s 1920 mission to Poland
Eisenstein traveled to Poland as a landsmen delegate and distributed aid in Drohichyn.
Eisenstein’s second 1921 mission to Poland
Eisenstein traveled to Poland and distributed funds among Jewish communities.
Death of Eliyahu Eisenstein
Eliyahu Eisenstein died suddenly at a North Lake Shore Torah Center gathering.
Marriage of Khaykl Gratch and Esther Judith
Khaykl Gratch married Esther Judith in 1890.
Khaykl Gratch's first arrival in America
Khaykl Gratch first arrived in New York in 1900.
Death and burial of Hayikl
Hayikl died in 1906 and was buried in Drohitchin Cemetery in New York.
Death of Chaikl Gratsch
Chaikl Gratsch died in 1906.