Łuków
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Freiheit youth organization
Youth organization named in the contents.
Nah Latawicz
Author listed for a section on the Freiheit youth organization.
Medem School in Łuków
School named in the contents.
Alter Vishnia
Author listed for a Medem School section.
Shmuel Huberman
Author listed for a section about Łuków in his generation.
N. B.
Named contributor associated with “In the Difficult Days.”
Sh. Dokhen
Named contributor associated with two rabbinical biographies.
N. B.
Named contributor associated with Tzvi Yosef Astrid.
Jewish partisan detachment
Partisan detachment named in the contents list.
Yakov Kesselbrener: Between Heroism and Destruction
Kesselbrener's memorial-book account of the final liquidation, escape from the ghetto, hiding, armed resistance, and the murder of his family.
Castle and Templar establishment at Łuków
Bolesław established a wooden castle at Łuków and brought members of the Templar order there; the passage gives no date for this event.
Synagogue burned by Chmielnicki
Chmielnicki burned a synagogue, but the source says it was not the first; leave the specific victim and event location unspecified.
Rabbi Hershele Settles in Lukow
Rabbi Hershele settled in Lukow after being accepted as rabbi.
Rabbi’s death
The rabbi died on 2 Cheshvan 5679, aged 76.
Rabbi Afris Fishel dies
Rabbi Afris Fishel died in 1653.
Death of Solomon Zalman
Solomon Zalman reportedly died in 1660, though another source gives 1655.
Alternative reported death of Solomon Zalman
Another source reportedly dates Solomon Zalman’s death to 1655.
Death of Jacob Wahl
Jacob Wahl is reported to have died in 1609.
Death of Zalman Shor
Zalman Shor is reported to have died in 1685.
Death of Isaac the Maggid
Isaac the Maggid died in 1823.
Rabbi Hershler settles in Łuków
Rabbi Hershler settled in Łuków after his father's death.
Opening of Jewish Library
A Jewish library opened at the Culture Association.
Kindergarten Founding
A kindergarten was founded at the Culture Association.
Poland became independent
Poland became independent on 11 November 1918.
Arrest of Shlomo Zakalik
Police arrested Shlomo Zakalik after he served as a council member.
Release of Shlomo Zakalik
Shlomo Zakalik was released after imprisonment.
Halertschik attack on Lukow
The Halertschiks attacked Jews in Lukow in 1920.
Death of Mendel Morgenstern at Sobibor
Mendel Morgenstern died with Jewish children deported from Włodawa in 1943.
Protest assembly by Lukow Jews
Lukow Jews called a protest assembly against antisemitic policies; all Jewish currents participated, and businesses and workplaces closed.
Transfer of Gastman’s shoe factory
Gastman’s shoe factory was relocated from Warsaw to Łuków in 1906–1907, contributing to local economic activity.
Confrontation with Polish hooligans
Jewish working youth confronted and beat Polish hooligans near Jewish shops on a market day.
Arrests of Bund activists in Lukow
Several Bund activists were arrested after Polish authorities dissolved left-wing organizations in 1920.
Prisoner evacuation from the prison
Approximately 500 prisoners were taken from the prison toward an unspecified destination.
Prisoner march to the station
After an order to go, the group walked to the station, boarded horse-drawn wagons with iron-barred windows, and the train moved.
Escape from Siberian exile
A Polish political prisoner escaped Siberian exile during the war.
Initiative to establish a Jewish interest-free loan fund in Lukow
An initiative was undertaken to establish a Jewish interest-free loan fund in Lukow.