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Abishal Frankfurter
Descendant of Leyb Fishel born in Mezritch.
Mordechai Lisser
Descendant of Leyb Fishel born in Mezritch.
Yaakov Wahl
Former Łuków rabbi identified in the passage as Shlomo Zalman’s father.
Rabbi Jacob
A rabbi whose death year is given as 1609.
Rabbi Shlomo Zalman
A rabbi whose death year is given as 1056.
Zalman of Lukow
A rabbi described as Elijah’s nephew and a Torah authority.
Isaiah Mintzberg
Possibly served as rabbi after Rafael Bernstein.
Kotzker Hasidim
Kotzker Hasidim were among the Hasidic groups present in Łuków.
Gerer Hasidim
Gerer Hasidim were among the Hasidic groups present in Łuków.
Bialer Hasidim
Bialer Hasidim were among the Hasidic groups present in Łuków.
Ghetto walls
The passage refers to Jews being excluded from the city except beyond the ghetto walls.
Abraham Menlemsburg
A progressive from Lukow who wrote about equal rights and his children’s Polish literacy.
Mordecai Epstein
A Lukow native who urged fellow residents to learn from Jewish initiatives in Mezritch.
Ha-Tsfira
A publication to which Mordecai Epstein sent correspondence.
Epstein
Epstein may have left Lukow and settled in Mezritch.
Leizer M. E.
An editorial note identifies this person as the intended name instead of Israel.
Passover Haggadah
A work translated into Yiddish verse by an unnamed translator.
Hayta Bumel
Hayta Bumel appeared at a Zionist gathering as a Keren Kayemet emissary.
Uri Tzvi Zamlavski
Uri Tzvi Zamlavski appeared at a Zionist gathering as a Keren Kayemet emissary from Nahalal.
Bolesław the Bashful
Polish king described as establishing a wooden castle and transferring the Templars.
Sigismund Augustus I
King described as lodging in Lukow during journeys to Lithuania.
Haidamaks
Group identified as having burned the old synagogue.
Joel Sirkis
A rabbi said to have served in Lukow during 1613–1614.
Church vicinity
The burned synagogue site was located near a church.
Beginning of Jewish settlement in Lukow
The passage suggests settlement in Lukow began in the fifteenth century or earlier.
Capture of Łuków by Swedish forces
Łuków was captured and heavily damaged during political conflict.
Miedzyrzec
Miedzyrzec is named among Lukow’s neighboring communities.
Biala
Biala is named among Lukow’s neighboring communities.
Joseph II
Joseph II issued the Toleration Edict concerning Jews.
Tanketin
Place described as the seat of the district council.
Kanklonitsa
Jewish settlement listed in the dispute between Lukow and Mezritch.
Joel Sirkes
Rabbi identified as the first known rabbi of Lukow.
Joel Sirkes
Rabbi and commentator who opposed philosophy and promoted mystical Kabbalah and practical education.
Bach Responsa
Two-volume responsa collection attributed to Joel Sirkes.
Mashiv Nefesh
A commentary attributed to Joel Sirkes.
The Bach
A rabbi associated with Lukow whose arrival date is discussed.