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Katzk Hasidic prayer house

קאצקער שטיבל

One of the largest prayer houses in the town.

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The yeshiva

דער ישיבה

An institution headed by Rabbi Getzel, where children studied.

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Benzion

ר׳ בנצױן

A teacher at the Lukow yeshiva.

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Chaim Yidl

ר׳ חײם ױדל

A teacher at the Lukow yeshiva.

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Levi

ר׳ לוי

A teacher at the Lukow yeshiva.

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Hershl Lerman

הערשל לערמאן

A nonofficial but influential religious leader in Lukow.

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Agudah

דער ״אגודה״

An organization led by Hershl Lerman and organizing religious youth in Lukow.

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Zionist Organizations

די צױנים־ טישע ארגאניזאציעם

Organizations active among Lukow’s youth.

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Tzeirei Agudah

צעירי־אגודה

An organization of religious young men created by the Agudah.

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Bnot Agudah

בנות אגודה

An organization for girls associated with the Agudah.

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Agudah Library

אן אײגענע ביבליאטעק על טהרות הקודש

A library established by the Agudah for religious literature.

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Yakov Gefen

יעקב גפן

A committed young member of Agudah's religious youth.

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Yakov Rubinstein

יעקב רובינ־ שטײן

One of Hershl Lerman's close associates in Agudah's youth.

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Avraham Ginzburg

אברהם גינצבורג

One of Hershl Lerman's close associates in Agudah's youth.

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Shamai Leyb Charni

שמאי לײב טשארני

A lively and productive participant among the religious youth.

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Zeyirei Agudah in Warsaw

צעירי־ אגודה אין װארשע

Organization whose central institutions Hershl Lerman joined in Warsaw.

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Simha Lander

שמחה לענדער

Leader of Agudah's youth in Lukow and its last youth president.

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Hersh Leyzer

הערש לײזער

Simha Lander's father, according to the passage.

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Judenrat

ױדענראט

Hershl Lerman was a member of this wartime Jewish council.

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Agudah youth in Lukow

אגודה־ױגנט אין לוקאװ

Youth organization led by the writer and Simha Lander during the final prewar period.

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Rabbi Shmuel Hayim Siraka

ר׳ שמואל חײם סיראקא

Named person signing the passage's memorial text.

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Agudah youth

אגודה און איר ױגנט

Organization whose leaders and members are described as falling during wartime.

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Mala

מאלע

Zevulun's daughter, whom Siraka married.

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Rachel

מאמע רחל

Siraka longed for the tomb of Rachel.

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Bethlehem

בית־לחם

A city whose roads are mentioned in Siraka's longing for Zion.

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Various Jewish institutions

פארשידענע יידישע אינסטיטוציעס

Siraka was active in various Jewish institutions.

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the narrator’s family

דער פאמיליע

Family that returned to Łuków because of difficulties, especially the children’s illnesses.

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Young Mizrachi

צעירי מזרחי

Youth organization addressed by the narrator’s father in Łuków before the war.

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Polish underground fighters

פוילישע אונטערגרונד־קעמפער

Underground fighters reportedly connected with Samuel Hayim Siraka to help rescue Jews.

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Rabbi Zebulun

ר׳ זבולון

The writer’s grandfather, whose house stood near the fighting bunker.

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David

דוד

The writer’s older brother, among the last fighters in the bunker.

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Bnei Brak

בני־ברק

Religious city where the writer found consolation and his father had dreamed of living.

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Religious kibbutz in Lukow

בקבוץ הדתי

Religious kibbutz where the author worked in Lukow.

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Yona Noy

ר׳ ױנה נוי ז״ל

A respected Lukow community leader, cantor, representative, and businessperson.

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Lukow Municipal Council

המועצה העירונית

The municipal council in which Yona Noy represented his community.

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Yona Noy’s Unknown Grave

קברו הבלתי נודע

An unknown grave referred to in a memorial dedication.

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