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Transport from Pithiviers camp to Birkenau
Prisoners were transported from Pithiviers camp to Birkenau on 16 July 1942.
Selection at Birkenau
Doctor Mengele conducted a selection determining who would die or suffer longer.
Selection at Birkenau
Dr. Mengele conducted a selection determining prisoners’ fate at Birkenau.
Bombing of Łuków
German airplanes bombed Łuków on 6 September 1939 at approximately 3 p.m.
Intended transport of bones to Belgium
Yosef placed bones in his kerchief to take them to Belgium for burial.
Memorial evening for the Łuków ghetto martyrs
A Yizkor memorial evening for the martyrs of the Łuków ghetto was organized by the committee of Łuków Jews in Bad Reichenhall on 17 June 1947.
Bringing the Torah scroll into the Great Synagogue
A Torah scroll was brought into the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv.
Charter granted in New York City
The society received a charter from New York City in 1912.
Lukow branch established in New York
Lukow Branch 153 was established in New York in 1931.
School opening in Lukow
A school opened in Lukow in 1927.
Founding of a youth club
A youth club for children of Lukow landsmen was founded in November 1934.
Birth of Gdalye Feltsman
Gdalye Feltsman was born in Lukow in 1890.
Family move to Lodz
Feltsman’s parents moved to Lodz in 1895 because of financial difficulties.
Economic crisis in the United States
A major economic crisis began in the United States in 1929.
Gedalia Feltsman's chairmanship
Gedalia Feltsman's devoted work as chairman.
Narrator's immigration to the United States
The unnamed narrator arrived in the United States as an immigrant.
Founding a Lukow landsleit association
Lukow expatriates decided to establish a landsleit association.
Creation of a charitable fund in Israel
The organizers decided to create a Gemilut Hasadim fund in Israel; the passage does not confirm that it was actually established.
Death of Albert Brown
Albert Brown died in Chicago after a long illness.
Founding of the loan society
A society was founded to support poor artisans and shopkeepers.
Military service in the Russian Army
Israel Goldgewicht entered the Russian Army in 1909 and served three years.
Marriage of Israel Goldgewicht and Toibe Berknewald
Israel Goldgewicht married Toibe Berknewald in 1912.
Birth of Abraham
Toibe Berknewald gave birth to the couple’s only son in 1914.
First World War military service
Israel Goldgewicht was mobilized and sent to fronts in the Carpathians and by the Vistula.
Capture and imprisonment during the First World War
Israel Goldgewicht surrendered and suffered in German prisoner-of-war camps.
Israel returned to Lukow
Israel returned to Lukow in late 1918 and rented a dwelling there.
Israel Goldgewicht’s second marriage
Israel Goldgewicht married Moshe Malach's daughter for the second time in 1925; the marriage location is unstated.
Migration from Poland to Belgium
Israel Goldgewicht left Poland and migrated to Belgium in 1929 amid police persecution.
Death sentence by hanging
A prisoner was sentenced to death by hanging after prolonged torture.
Birth of Nahum Goldzak
Nahum Goldzak was born in 1912.
Marriage of Nahum Goldzak and Sarah Grinboim
Nahum Goldzak married Sarah Grinboim.
Migration from Lukow to Minsk
Nahum Goldzak left Lukow with the Red Army and settled in Minsk with his family.
Nahum Goldzak’s Haganah service during the 1948 War of Independence
Nahum Goldzak mobilized in the Haganah during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence.
Birth of Reuven Heiblum
Reuven Heiblum was born in 1911.
Reuven Heiblum returns to Łuków
Reuven returned to Łuków in 1927 after working in Warsaw.
Reuven Heiblum married Blume Berkshteyn
Reuven Heiblum married Blume Berkshteyn in 1936.