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Shooting of Moyshe Elie Gevertsman
Moyshe Elie Gevertsman refused to reveal hiding places and was shot.
Death of the Lukow rabbi
The Lukow rabbi resisted deportation and was later found dead near his apartment.
Fighters fallen against the Germans
Named individuals fell fighting Germans in the Minsk ghetto and Belarusian forests.
Nachum Goldzak’s partisan actions
Nachum Goldzak went to the partisans, blew up an echelon of about 40 wagons, and altogether destroyed nine German echelons.
Agman brothers' military service
Leibl and Shmuel Agman fought in the Red Army and later the Polish military.
Akiva Tikotski's partisan combat
Akiva Tikotski received recognition for bravery in partisan combat and Polish military service.
Lukow residents settle in Minsk
A large group of Lukow residents settled in Minsk after evacuating into the Soviet Union.
Mass killing after ghetto encirclement
German forces removed and shot one thousand Jews after encircling the ghetto.
March 1943 action
Another action resulted in Jews being shot.
Arrests of leading underground members
Leading members of the Russian underground committee were arrested after it collapsed.
Movement into the forest
The narrator, Smoliar, Heiblum, and two Russian Jews went into the forest.
Schlachtowitz arrived in the forest
Schlachtowitz arrived in the forest weeks later with a group of Jews.
Telephone-wire sabotage
Zile Klebanova cut telephone wires six times and helped 150 Jews leave the ghetto.
Minsk–Molodechno Railway Explosion
Jewish partisans planted a mine on a railway one kilometre beyond Minsk, destroying a train with military equipment and Germans.
Transfer to Jewish Partisan Detachment
A. M. Schlachtawitsch was transferred to a Jewish partisan detachment at New Year 1944.
Appointment as Political Leader
The narrator became political leader and secretary of the detachment’s party organization.
Founding of the Red Army
The passage refers to preparations to celebrate the Red Army's founding anniversary.
Bridge destruction
Partisans detonated a mine as German vehicles crossed the bridge.
Attack on partisan camp
A group of retreating fascists attacked the partisan camp one hour before the Red Army arrived.
David Liberman shot at the market
David Liberman attacked a commander and was shot on the spot.
Lender killed
Lender was killed in front of all the Jews after requesting death with them.
Forced-labor order in Lukow
The SS ordered Jews aged 16–60 to go to forced labor in Lukow.
Forced assembly at the market
Jews were ordered to assemble at the market at six in the morning.
Camp liquidation
The camp was liquidated in winter 1941, after which the narrator went home.
Deportation of Jews from Lukow to Mezeritch
The Gestapo transported Jews from Lukow to Mezeritch after an attempted ransom.
Roundup and shooting in Lukow
Perpetrators encircled Lukow, ordered Jews to the cattle market, and shot some who arrived late.
Shootings at the cattle market
Jews were ordered to the cattle market, and dozens were shot for failing to arrive there on time.
Gastman family hiding during an Aktion
The Gastman family hid in two bunkers during an Aktion.
Sarah and her children’s murder
Sarah and her children were discovered during the May 1943 Aktion and shot with other Jews.
Murder of Jews at Malcinower Cemetery
Captured Jews were taken to Malcinower Cemetery, stripped, and shot.
Escape to the forest
The narrator and family escaped into the forest after the actions.
Return to the Łuków ghetto
The narrator’s group returned to the Łuków ghetto on the eve of Purim in 1943.
Tzvi’s military service and death in Jerusalem
Tzvi served in the Israeli army and fell during the capture of Mount Zion.
Liberation of Lukow
Lukow was liberated from the Nazis in 1944.
Bombing of Kalushin
German bombers dropped incendiary bombs on Kalushin.
Flight toward the Soviets
The narrator and a friend decided to flee to the Soviets and left on October 10; the supplied excerpt does not establish the year.