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Rabbi Zebulun
Religious teacher who became weaker and died before the Aktionen.
Death of Rabbi Zebulun
Rabbi Zebulun died in bed before the beginning of the Aktionen.
Rabbi Shmuelke
Eldest son of Rabbi Zebulun and head of Lukow’s Jewish ghetto.
Prague
The place associated with Rabbi Menachem Zemba in the passage.
Hechalutz
A Zionist organization mentioned among movements attracting Lukow youth.
Rabbi Ule Sheinberg
Yakov Gefen's father-in-law, according to the passage.
Leibl Aries
Yakov Rubinstein's father-in-law, according to the passage.
Writer of the passage
Unnamed writer who led Agudah youth with Simha Lander.
The narrator's father
The narrator refers to his deceased father.
Zion
A place associated with Siraka's longing and Zionist activity.
the narrator’s father
The narrator’s father returned with his family to Łuków and urged migration to Israel.
the narrator’s father’s cousin
Relative who passed through bombed Łuków and transported children by car.
Shmuel Haim Firaka
The writer’s father, who died with the writer’s mother and seven daughters.
Lukow Pioneer Group
A pioneer group whose aspirations Yona Noy discussed and supported.
Turczyn
The place associated with Rabbi Shraga Feivush.
Rabbi Yitzhak of Vurka
A rabbi identified as an ancestor in Librach’s lineage.
Mord Lubinsky
Person named in the passage.
Zvi Joseph Ostrich
Person described as a trusted colleague and general Zionist.
Zvi Yosef Asprid
Known and active community figure in the Land of Israel.
Synagogue of the Craftsmen
Synagogue that Asprid helped found.
Craftsmen Organization
Organization in which Asprid was active.
Baruch Hirsh Wasserstrom
A Lukow peddler and trader who transported goods and correspondence.
Wasserstrom family
Family whose daughter Sonia worked for the Belgian resistance and was deported to Birkenau.
Sonia
A daughter who worked for the Belgian resistance, was deported, and later returned.
Naphtali Srebrenik
Named contributor or section heading; role is unclear.
Six brass candlesticks
Six brass candlesticks, including two described as inherited.
Zalman
A tailor who accepts work from a priest and travels with his sewing equipment.
Clerical seminary
A seminary in Warsaw attended by the priest’s sons.
A mezuzah
A mezuzah Zalman remembers to bring in his tallit bag.
Reb Zalman
A skilled, honest tailor who made clothing for townspeople and a Polish post official.
Black amulet case
A black case containing nail clippings, placed near the barn door.
Jerusalem University Library
Library holding numbered issues of Lukow Jewish newspapers.
Jewish provincial press
The Jewish provincial press is described as beginning to emerge.
Provincial periodicals
Provincial periodicals are described as generally having short lives.
Łuków Wicked Ones
A short feuilleton titled with an epithet for Łuków people.
Home for the elderly
A home for the elderly is listed among Lukow's social institutions.