Łuków
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Forced removal of Jews from Łuków
Jews were assembled, guarded, marched through town, and taken to the railway station.
Shooting during a Jewish procession
A Ukrainian shot at a child; the child fell, and the mother and daughter fled.
Mass shooting near the railway station
A night-long shooting occurred as a procession approached the railway station; hundreds or more people fell, and the crowd was placed in a nearby barrack.
Dismantling of the ghetto
The ghetto began to be dismantled, with some workers reportedly left behind.
Visit to the cooperative in Burke
The narrator went to visit the cooperative in Burke village on October 30.
Attack on local commune office
Jews from Adamov attacked and devastated the local commune office.
Interruption of Jewish transport
Adamov Jews stopped a transport, and Jews from the transport escaped from the wagons into nearby forests.
Transport of a Jew to Lukow
A farmer described transporting a Jew toward Lukow with a rope.
Jewish woman driven from a wagon
An unnamed farmer drove an unnamed Jewish woman from a wagon with a whip; the cooperative leader recounted the episode.
Killing of an unnamed child
A young Ukrainian attacker killed a child during a mass transport toward the railway station.
German occupation of Łódź
German forces occupied Łódź in September 1939, after which killings and robberies began against the Jewish population.
Arrival in Lukow
The narrator traveled from town to town and arrived in Lukow; remove the unsupported Lukow-as-subject participant.
Capture and public mistreatment of a Jew
Farmers reportedly captured a Jew, tied him to horses, and drove him into town with whips.
Deportation from Łuków
The narrator learned that in Warsaw an “evacuation” had occurred and everyone was taken to their deaths.
Return to the farmer
The narrator crossed the ghetto wires and returned toward the farmer.
Russian Army advance
Farmers reported that the Russian Army had advanced fifty kilometers.
Narrator goes to Galombki
The narrator went to Galombki early on Sunday.
Fieldwork in Galombki
The narrator worked in a field digging potatoes in September.
Aktion in the Lukow ghetto
A farm worker reported that many Jews were killed and the remainder taken away.
Death of Anna's family
Anna says her family had died shortly before the described conversation.
Relocation to Akluniev village
The narrator was sent from the current hosts to the host woman’s brother.
Forced rural labor
The narrator worked cleaning a barn and later in the forest under harsh conditions.
Aktion in Lukow
An Aktion occurred in Lukow, followed by a search operation in the surrounding area.
Autumn 1942 action
An unnamed female relative of the narrator left with an action in autumn 1942; the narrator is not the event subject.
Deaths during the typhus epidemic
Dozens died daily in the ghetto during a severe typhus epidemic.
Shooting on the second day of Passover
Three drunk German soldiers shot in the ghetto for several hours, causing several Jewish casualties.
Three Aktionen in Lukow
Lukow Jews had survived three Aktionen in Lukow.
Night escape from Łuków
The group escaped from Łuków at night and reached a forest.
German search operation
German forces organized a large raid and questioned peasants after the attack.
Arrival in Kamnatsker Forest
The group arrived in Kamnatsker Forest after further wandering.
German attack on a bunker
German forces surrounded and fired on the bunker as its occupants tried to escape.
Killing of an unnamed group member
An unnamed German shot and killed a member of the group after wounding him in the leg.
Narrator reaches Galambki
The narrator traveled to Galambki seeking rescue from the Nuzhinsky household.
Rescue of narrator
An unknown man rescued and revived the narrator in the forest with food and medicine; the narrator was the survivor.
Narrator's journey to Lukow
The narrator traveled to Lukow and met their mother.
Jewish person escaped from train
An unnamed Jewish person jumped from a moving train and was caught by an unnamed Pole.