Drohiczyn
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Burning of victims’ bodies
German perpetrators destroyed and burned the bodies of the holy victims.
Union of Poland and Lithuania
Poland was united with Lithuania in 1569, while the Pinsk district remained with Lithuania.
Drohichin becomes a town
Drohichin became a town in 1623.
Khmelnytsky Uprising
The Khmelnytsky uprising is described as an expression of Cossack anger in 1648; Polesia is the affected region, not a participant.
Swedish Campaign Against Poland
Sweden launched a campaign against the Polish government in spring 1706.
Ukrainian occupation of Drohitchin
Ukrainians occupied Drohitchin at the end of 1918.
Bolshevik arrival
Bolsheviks arrived in January 1919 and began introducing new orders.
Polish Legionnaire entry
Polish Legionnaires entered the region in March 1919.
Drohiczyn district established
Drohiczyn became a separate district in 1925.
German invasion of the Soviet territories
In June 1941, Germany attacked the Soviet forces and occupied Poland and Ukraine.
Drohiczyn incorporated into the Soviet Union
Drohiczyn was incorporated into the Soviet Union in July 1944.
JCA bank opened in Drohitchin
The JCA opened a bank in Drohitchin near the end of the nineteenth century.
First Drohitchin fire
The first fire in the town occurred around 1873.
Second Drohitchin fire
The second fire occurred on Hoshana Rabbah in 1904 and burned about 25 houses.
David Yafe’s lifetime
David Yafe reportedly lived approximately 150 years before the account.
Permission for a Jewish school
Isaac Rosenkrantz and Shlomo Shedrawitzky helped obtain permission for a Jewish school.
Jewish school opening
The Jewish school opened in 1885 with 52 boys and many girls.
Attack on Jews in Drohichyn
Christian revelers and railway workers attacked Jewish residents in Drohichyn.
Expulsion order against Jews in villages
Authorities ordered Jews to leave villages in the Kobryn district.
Expulsion order from surrounding villages
An official announced an order to expel Jews from villages, including long-term residents.
Founding of Gemilut Hasadim
Gemilut Hasadim was founded five years before the cited report.
Death of Saul son of Joshua the Kohen
Saul son of Joshua the Kohen died in the year 5629.
Construction of the Pinsk–Brest Railway
The Russians built the Pinsk–Brest railway line in 1883.
Establishment of the new cemetery
The community established a new cemetery outside town after the old cemetery became unusable.
Factories burned during the First World War
The small factories burned during the First World War and were not rebuilt.
First World War
War identified as beginning in 1914.
Polish-Soviet War
War that broke out in July 1920.
German occupation in 1916
German occupation is identified in a caption concerning Pinsk Street.
Saratchik family wedding
Wedding procession in Drohitchin during Nisan 1917.
Rabbi settles in Drohitchin
The Kolozsin Rabbi settled in Drohitchin after World War I.
Passenger station transferred to Drohitchin
The Polish transferred the passenger station from Nagorie to Drohitchin.
Burning during Russian evacuation
During the Russian evacuation, three-quarters of the town, the synagogue courtyard, and four study houses were burned.
Postwar rebuilding of study houses
After the war, three houses of study were rebuilt while the Prush Bet Midrash remained in ruins.
Closure of the Moriah School
The Moriah School operated briefly and then closed.
Opening of the Yavne School
A group of maskilim opened a modern Hebrew school before World War I.
Formation of revolutionary groups in Drohiczyn
Groups called SS and Bund were established in Drohiczyn during revolutionary unrest.