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Move to Lviv
Dr. Yehezkel Karo moved to Lviv in 1891.
Birth of Shmuel Gutman
Shmuel Gutman was born in 1864 in a poorhouse.
Gutman studied at a rabbinical seminary
Gutman studied at a rabbinical seminary in Vienna and received a doctorate and ordination.
Hekhal administration and renovation
The Hekhal building was renewed, an organ installed, and women admitted to choirs during the decade.
Karo elected community rabbi
Dr. Karo was elected community rabbi after approval of a new community statute.
Jewish studies circle organized
Gutman and Professor Toybms organized a Jewish studies circle in 1903.
Association of Religious Teachers founded
The Association of Religious Teachers was founded in 1905 and published Ha-Or.
Confirmation ceremony of Jewish girls
Jewish girls participated in a festive confirmation ceremony in 1902.
Halpern left his cantor position
Halpern left his cantor position in 1911.
Gutman enlisted as a military rabbi
Dr. Gutman enlisted and was sent to Bukovina as a military rabbi.
Lviv was liberated
Lviv was liberated from the occupying force on 22 June 1915.
Gutman returned to Lviv
Dr. Gutman returned to Lviv on 28 June 1915 and resumed his position.
Karo died away from Lviv
Rabbi Dr. Karo died at age 70 after not returning to Lviv.
Several Hekhal administrators died in Vienna
Yona Aherlich, Harmaz Datner, and Victor Manderkhovitch died in Vienna during the war.
Transfer and burial of Rabbi Dr. Caro
Rabbi Dr. Caro’s coffin was transferred from Vienna to Lviv and buried before the war ended.
Arrest of Dr. Wasser
Dr. Wasser was arrested after accompanying the officer during the search.
Birth of Dr. Levi Freund
Dr. Levi Freund was born in Pshetynitsa in 1878.
Appointment as acting rabbi
Dr. Levi Freund was appointed acting rabbi in 1920.
Founding of Lviv school association
The Association of Elementary and Secondary Schools was founded in Lviv in 1919.
Founding of the Hebrew Pedagogium
The Hebrew Pedagogium was founded in Lviv in 1920.
Freund receives synagogue rabbi title
Dr. Freund received the title of synagogue rabbi in 1921.
Freund elected community rabbi
Dr. Freund was elected community rabbi in 1928.
Wasser invited as Lviv rabbi
Jehoshua Wasser was invited to serve as rabbi in Lviv in 1928.
Death of Rabbi Dr. Gutman
Rabbi Dr. Gutman died in 1935.
Death of Dr. Freund
Rabbi Dr. Freund died during Soviet rule in 1941.
Nazi forces enter Lviv
The first Nazi army units entered Lviv on June 30, 1941.
Anti-Jewish riots in Lviv
Ukrainians rioted against Jews the day after Nazi forces entered Lviv.
Deportation of Jews to Brigidki Prison
Ukrainian militia took Jews to Brigidki Prison.
Mass killing of Lviv Jews
Two thousand Lviv Jews were killed alongside the narrator's father.
Destruction of the Temple
The Nazis destroyed the Temple completely.
Establishment of Hasidim Shul
Hasidim established a synagogue across from the large study house on the same street.
Purchase of land for Kovea Itim LaTorah
Prominent householders purchased land to establish a synagogue.
Public auction of the synagogue lot
Libkowitz attended a Yom Kippur auction and won the contested lot.
Death of Eliezer Drimer
Eliezer Drimer died in Tel Aviv in 1953.
Meir Shapiro taught a daily lesson
Rabbi Meir Shapiro taught a daily Maimonides lesson for six months to Young Agudath Israel members.
Construction of Gilead Synagogue
Gilead Synagogue was built in 1905 by Gal of Tarnopol.