Łuków
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Katzk Hasidic prayer house
One of the largest prayer houses in the town.
The yeshiva
An institution headed by Rabbi Getzel, where children studied.
Benzion
A teacher at the Lukow yeshiva.
Chaim Yidl
A teacher at the Lukow yeshiva.
Levi
A teacher at the Lukow yeshiva.
Hershl Lerman
A nonofficial but influential religious leader in Lukow.
Agudah
An organization led by Hershl Lerman and organizing religious youth in Lukow.
Zionist Organizations
Organizations active among Lukow’s youth.
Tzeirei Agudah
An organization of religious young men created by the Agudah.
Bnot Agudah
An organization for girls associated with the Agudah.
Agudah Library
A library established by the Agudah for religious literature.
Yakov Gefen
A committed young member of Agudah's religious youth.
Yakov Rubinstein
One of Hershl Lerman's close associates in Agudah's youth.
Avraham Ginzburg
One of Hershl Lerman's close associates in Agudah's youth.
Shamai Leyb Charni
A lively and productive participant among the religious youth.
Zeyirei Agudah in Warsaw
Organization whose central institutions Hershl Lerman joined in Warsaw.
Simha Lander
Leader of Agudah's youth in Lukow and its last youth president.
Hersh Leyzer
Simha Lander's father, according to the passage.
Judenrat
Hershl Lerman was a member of this wartime Jewish council.
Agudah youth in Lukow
Youth organization led by the writer and Simha Lander during the final prewar period.
Rabbi Shmuel Hayim Siraka
Named person signing the passage's memorial text.
Agudah youth
Organization whose leaders and members are described as falling during wartime.
Mala
Zevulun's daughter, whom Siraka married.
Rachel
Siraka longed for the tomb of Rachel.
Bethlehem
A city whose roads are mentioned in Siraka's longing for Zion.
Various Jewish institutions
Siraka was active in various Jewish institutions.
the narrator’s family
Family that returned to Łuków because of difficulties, especially the children’s illnesses.
Young Mizrachi
Youth organization addressed by the narrator’s father in Łuków before the war.
Polish underground fighters
Underground fighters reportedly connected with Samuel Hayim Siraka to help rescue Jews.
Rabbi Zebulun
The writer’s grandfather, whose house stood near the fighting bunker.
David
The writer’s older brother, among the last fighters in the bunker.
Bnei Brak
Religious city where the writer found consolation and his father had dreamed of living.
Religious kibbutz in Lukow
Religious kibbutz where the author worked in Lukow.
Yona Noy
A respected Lukow community leader, cantor, representative, and businessperson.
Lukow Municipal Council
The municipal council in which Yona Noy represented his community.
Yona Noy’s Unknown Grave
An unknown grave referred to in a memorial dedication.