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Killings at the river
People who jumped into the river were killed by machine-gun fire from unnamed sadists; the passage does not identify Geshtapoviets Hoyn as the perpetrator.
Arrival at Majdanek
The train arrived at Majdanek, where guards awaited the passengers.
Selection at the camp
Selection at an unnamed camp: the right-hand group was sent toward the ovens; the narrator's brother was among them.
Internment in a labor camp
The narrator's group was taken to a labor block surrounded by electrified wire.
Clothing sorting in Canada magazines
The narrator was assigned to sort clothing taken from murdered victims.
Israel Steinberg’s tailoring work
Israel Steinberg worked in tailoring and sewed for SS personnel; the employer is not specified.
Return from Warsaw to Lukow
The narrator returned from Warsaw to Lukow on 27 September 1939.
Painting work near Lublin
The narrator and Chaim Mattes Mandelbaum worked as painters on the road to Lublin.
Railway-line work
The narrator and Shimon Weissman worked on the Siedlce–Terespol railway line.
Transport to Damenin camp
The narrator and 270 Jews were taken to Damenin camp.
Release of two imprisoned Jews
Two imprisoned Jews were released after coffee was provided.
Murder of narrator’s sister’s child
The narrator found the sister’s child murdered in bed.
Mezhyrich
A place where the narrator witnessed an Aktion.
Mobilization at the outbreak of World War II
At the outbreak of World War II in Lukow, Bertshe Ganski and an unnamed son of Aharon Krelnboim were mobilized; Ganski received military clothing, while the son was sent home because suitable equipment was unavailable.
Bombing during burial preparations
German aviation bombed the area while burial work was nearly complete.
Forced march toward Siedlce
Men were searched, arranged in rows, and led toward Siedlce under threat of shooting.
Deportation to Węgrów
A group was deported to Węgrów; many were shot en route.
Bertche Ganski reaches Parczew
Bertche Ganski arrived in Parczew before Yom Kippur.
Murder of Bertche Ganski
Bertche Ganski was shot near his own home by Neumann.
Shooting of Bertsche
Neuman shot Bertsche after deceptively speaking to him.
Murder of Lipe Kestin in Lukow
Lipe Kestin was murdered in Lukow by Hitlerites.
Flight from Lukow after war outbreak
The narrator and family fled to Wolke Damaszewski and remained there until about 15 September 1939; the departure date is not specified.
Bombing of Lukow
A second major bombing struck Lukow on September 6, 1939.
Driving assembled people toward Wengrow
People were assembled at Kasztal and driven toward Wengrow; many were shot en route.
German entry into Lukow
German forces entered Lukow on 5 October.
Gestapo arrival and raid
Gestapo officers arrived from Radzin and raided several establishments on Warsaw Street, breaking property and beating people.
Gestapo detentions
Several named men were led away, and the narrator was detained at home.
Imprisonment in cooperative cash office
The narrator was beaten, registered, and locked with other prisoners.
Transport to Lublin
The group was taken to Lublin, beaten, and held in a cell.
Shootings of two Jewish doctors
Two Jewish doctors held in the cell were shot on successive evenings.
House burned during punitive expedition
David Hirsch Shidlowski’s house was burned during a punitive expedition.
Moses Aharon Weintraub sent to a death camp
Moses Aharon Weintraub was sent to a death camp after failing to ransom 200 people.
Assembly and deportation of Jews
In summer 1940, Jews were assembled at the market and about 3,000 were driven away.
Nighttime shooting in Lukow
Radzyń Gestapo forces shot Nehemiah Wenger, Isaac Liebman, Alter Liebman, and others.
Killing of Mashke Weberman
Gestapo personnel killed Mashke Weberman and several homeless people in Lukow.
Transports of Jews from Slovakia
Two transports brought 1,059 Jews from Slovakia to Lukow on 9–10 May 1942.