Łuków
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Animal Market
The Animal Market was one of Lukow’s two prominent markets.
Great Beth Midrash
A great beth midrash stood near the livestock market.
Mikveh
A mikveh stood near the livestock market.
Old Cemetery
An old cemetery stood somewhat farther away.
Rozen brother
One of two Rozen brothers jointly owned a large steam mill.
Communist movement
The communist movement later became part of Lukow’s changing social landscape.
Proletarian-Zionist parties
Proletarian-Zionist parties participated in Lukow’s modern political development.
Residential houses
Houses bordered the old cemetery on two sides.
Two mills
Lukow had two mills.
Vinegar factory
An industrial enterprise employing Jewish workers.
Lukow cemeteries
The town had four cemeteries.
Canal
A long canal ran between densely populated neighborhoods.
Jewish part of Lukow
The Jewish part of town was described as resembling a ghetto.
Leibl Berman
Leibl Berman was a trained shoemaker and resident of the courtyard.
Lukow workers movement
Lukow had a well-organized workers movement.
Tailors and shoemakers' professional association
Tailors and shoemakers had their own professional association.
Toviah Peker Alley
Side alley named after Toviah Peker.
Chaim Beiglbeker Alley
Side alley named after Chaim Beiglbeker.
Lukow magistrate
The passage states that three Jews worked in the magistrate.
Mass grave
The victims lay in a grave for four weeks before burial was permitted.
Two daughters of the city doctor
Two daughters of the city doctor worked devotedly for the kitchen.
American landsmen
American landsmen sent funds used to establish the kitchen.
Chaye Feltsman
The name appears as a signature or attribution at the passage’s end.
School for Jewish children
A school for Jewish children was organized at the site.
Moshe Tenenboim
A neighbor known by the nickname Moshe Malakh.
Moshe Malakh
Moshe Tenenboim’s reported nickname.
Miriam
Moshe’s wife, who helped support the household.
Narrator's father
The narrator's father was a teacher and religious instructor.
Shulgas
A street that became difficult to cross on market days.
Great house of study
A large gathering of workers had already assembled there.
Lipe Huberman
Person named in a passage about political activity, police pursuit, and emigration.
Łuków workers
Workers in Łuków addressed by the narrator at a meeting.
Narrator's tailoring business
Tailoring business where the narrator worked during the day.
Police
Police monitored and searched for the narrator after the planned gathering.
House number 21 on Mezritcher Street
A house remembered as especially beautiful and home-like.
Yankl the Vinegar Maker
A resident of the front of the house on Mezritcher Street and an early Nazi murder victim.