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Burning of a synagogue by Khmelnytsky
A synagogue in Lukow was burned during Khmelnytsky’s invasion.
Cossack revolt of 1648–1649
Revolt said to have harmed Łuków Jews.
Fire at the Lukow synagogue
A question was sent to the Maharam of Lublin about the burned synagogue.
The Bach becomes rabbi of Brest
The Bach became rabbi of Brest in 1601.
The Bach dies
The Bach died in Krakow in 1640.
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch dies
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch died on 22 Tammuz 1626.
Rabbi Fishel dies in Jerusalem
Rabbi Fishel died in Jerusalem in 1589.
Death of Israel Pilor
Israel Pilor died in 1906.
Death of Rabbi Hershler
Rabbi Hershler died in 1920.
Murder of the second court's rabbi
The grandson who succeeded Rabbi Makhobi was murdered by the Nazis with other Jews.
1794 Polish nationalist uprising
Polish nationalists launched an uprising against the partitions of Poland.
Emigration of Bundist activists to America
Several Bundist activists left Lukow and emigrated to America after repression.
Death of Hershl Zilberstein
Hershl Zilberstein died of typhus contracted during volunteer work.
Formation of a workers' council
A workers' council was formed with representatives of Jewish and Polish socialist parties.
Opening of the Jewish People's Library
The Culture Association rented another venue and opened the Jewish People's Library.
Publication of The Lukover Vort issues
The Cultural Commission published several issues of the weekly The Lukover Vort in 1930.
Walier Rabbi opened a yeshiva
The Walier Rabbi opened a yeshiva in the Great Old Synagogue.
Rabbi Bran was struck and paralyzed
In 1920, Rabbi Shmuel Shlomo Bran was struck in the head during the Halertschiks' attack and became paralyzed.
Rabbi Shmuel Shlomo Bran died
Rabbi Shmuel Shlomo Bran died in 1934.
Akiva Meir's death and succession
After Akiva Meir's death, Abraham Kutner assumed rabbinic leadership.
Opening of Hochman’s shoe factory
Joseph Mendel Hochman opened a small shoe factory.
Establishment of Lieberman’s album factory
Meir Lieberman established an album factory.
German displacement of Brest residents
German authorities dispersed Jews from Brest and nearby towns, including Łuków.
Deaths from typhus during volunteer work
Leah Feldman and Hershel Zilberman died of typhus contracted during volunteer work.
Opening of Beit Yaakov School
Agudath Israel opened a girls' school called Beit Yaakov in Lukow, under the management of Mendel Purimsover.
Imprisonment of Shlomo Zaklik
Police arrested Shlomo Zaklik, who spent one year in prison in Siedlce.
Zaklik’s move to Warsaw
After release, Shlomo Zaklik was forced to move to Warsaw.
Opening of the CISHA elementary school
The CISHA elementary school opened in 1928 with four classes and four teachers; the passage does not state a place.
Mendel Morgenstern moved to Wolodowa
Mendel Morgenstern moved from Lukow to Wolodowa and became its communal rabbi.
Mendel Morgenstern was killed at Sobibor
Mendel Morgenstern was killed with Jewish children sent from Wolodowa to Sobibor.
Death of Rabbi Hershle
Rabbi Hershle died before his son moved to Wlodawa.
Rabbi Moshe Baruch moved to Wlodawa
Rabbi Moshe Baruch moved to Wlodawa after Rabbi Hershle's death.
Founding of Agudat Israel in Lukow
Agudat Israel was founded in the city after World War I.
Founding of Beit Yaakov School
Agudat Israel founded a Beit Yaakov school in Lukow.
Bombing of Lukow
On Thursday, 24 Elul 5699, about a week into the war, Nazi aircraft bombed the city where the narrator was born and raised; parts of the city burned and there were many casualties.
Narrator reaches the Holy Land
The narrator reached the Holy Land during the difficult days of 1942.