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Burning of Lukow during a Tatar attack
Lukow and a small synagogue were burned during a Tatar attack.
Decline of the Jewish population of Lukow
The Jewish population declined by 30 percent between 1914 and 1930.
Youth group departure for Eretz Israel
A youth group departed for Eretz Israel; a farewell gathering was held at Fishel Saltzman’s place.
Tatar attack on Łuków
A Tatar attack reportedly burned Łuków and its small synagogue.
Jewish population decline in Lukow
Between 1914 and 1930, Łuków's Jewish population decreased by 30 percent.
Reuven Floman passed a matriculation examination
Reuven Floman took an examination in Lublin and passed with a high grade.
Lukow municipal elections
Municipal elections in Lukow took place in 1928.
Construction of the Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Ephraim Mezritsher taught in the old beth midrash
Ephraim Mezritsher would study a little with ordinary Jews there on Saturday afternoons.
Neighboring-town refugees organized in the old beth midrash
Refugees from neighboring towns organized in the beth midrash during World War I.
Gastman factory relocation from Warsaw to Lukow
David Gastman moved his mechanical shoe factory from Warsaw to Lukow.
Liberman factory relocation to Lukow
Liberman moved his album factory with modern machinery from Warsaw to Lukow.
Workers’ demonstration in Lukow
Workers demonstrated in Lukow in 1905 after the tsar’s alleged amnesty.
Gastman’s shoe factory moved to Lukow
Gastman’s shoe factory moved to Lukow in 1907.
Jewish library opened
A Jewish library opened on Warsaw Street in Lukow.
School for poor Jewish children established
A school for poor Jewish children was established on Mezritch Street.
Founding of the Loan and Savings Fund
Loan and Savings Fund founded in 1908 on Warsaw Street.
Formation of the Bund organization in Lukow
The Bund organization in Lukow was formed in April 1916.
Formation of the Bund organization in Lukow
The Bund organization in Lukow was formed in April 1916.
Opening of a new Bund local
After the first local was closed, a new local was rented and opened under the name “Culture League.”
First town council elections
The first town council elections took place in 1919.
Renewal of Bund activity
Bund activity was renewed in 1921, with its local on Mezritcher Street.
Opening of Folks Library
The Folks Party opened a library with books in Yiddish and other languages.
Killing of Yaakov Grinboim
Yaakov Grinboim was killed by Polish hooligans in 1920 while returning from Zelechow; the attack location is not stated.
Opening of the secular Yiddish folk school in Lukow
The secular Yiddish folk school formally opened on a Saturday evening in August 1928.
Opening of the school
The school opened on September 1, 1928 with one class.
Yakov Braun begins tailoring apprenticeship
At age eleven, Yakov Braun was apprenticed to his uncle, a tailor.
Five-day journey to Piotrków Central Prison
A five-day journey went from Lublin Zamek to Piotrków Central Prison.
Three death sentences
The narrator states that they were sentenced to death three times.
Arrests at a political lecture in Łódź
Ninety-six associates were arrested during a major political lecture.
Move from Łódź to Warsaw
The narrator went to Warsaw during the First World War.
Founding of a three-trade professional association
Workers founded an association for tailors, shoemakers, and bakers.
Founding of the three-trade association
An association was founded with three separate committees and one administration.
Detention at a police station
The narrator and others were taken to a police station late at night.
Attack during transfer to Zamek
During the transfer from the train to Zamek, people threw stones at the detainees and some were wounded.
Murder and dismemberment described
A woman prisoner, sentenced to hanging, murdered a man for twenty zlotys and cut him into three pieces.