Skala-Podilska
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Aharon "the Kotsyubintsyk teacher"
A teacher described as drinking tea from an unusually large cup.
Yosef-Lieb the teacher
A teacher who pinched pupils painfully during instruction.
Shlomo Aharon "the Blind"
A teacher who pinched pupils painfully during instruction.
B.Z. Sivak
One of the first outside teachers at the modern Hebrew school.
Ben Zion Sibak
Teacher described as an educator and Zionist movement contributor in Galicia.
Hirsch Ketsele
A permanent resident of a small room in the Fort Arthur building, known for supernatural stories.
Sheya Moshe
An elderly local figure described as famous and associated with simplicity.
Sheia Moshe
A solitary man known for kindness, cleanliness, prayer, and collecting sugar cubes.
Rabbi Yaakov Lipa the Elder
A sofer whose home stood near Sheia Moshe’s unused memorial monument.
Deborah (Dora) Zandner
Skala-born student, performer, and writer who excelled academically and organized social events.
Sarah Zandberg
Deborah Zandner’s mother, from the Rels family.
Itzhak Zandberg
Deborah Zandner’s father.
Zyontz
Polish nationalist and Jewish friend who directed Deborah Zandner’s secondary school.
Deborah (Dora) Zandberg
Author of a memoir describing Skala and its Jewish residents.
Count Goluchowski
Count associated with a cultivated estate near Skala.
Baila Kasirer
A shopkeeper who opened her store in the morning.
Haim Yagendorf
Baila Kasirer’s husband.
Nahman Bretler
A tall, slender Jewish man remembered entering the synagogue for morning prayer.
Benjamin Gotsman
A man remembered hurrying toward the synagogue for the sacred task.
Yeruham Kasirer
A wealthy wholesaler supplying goods and groceries to the town’s retailers.
Haskel-Shimon
A customer who hurried immediately behind Yeruham Kasirer.
Yoel Adelman
A bearded Jewish man described as attending morning prayer.
Aharon Adelman
Yoel Adelman’s son, involved in cattle trading.
Golda
A homemaker described as Aharon Adelman’s wife.
Chaim Engelbach
Owner of a beer trading business, described as modest and humble.
Pasya
Daughter of an unnamed synagogue worshipper.
Sheindel
Daughter of an unnamed synagogue worshipper.
Mendel Brandes
Iron and metal-products merchant and son-in-law of Hershl Weintraub.
Baruch Moses Widenfeld
Respected, intelligent townsman who walked with a cane and limp.
Faivush Wiesenthal
Synagogue worshipper who proudly discussed his student son Solomon.
Solomon Wiesenthal
Student son of Faivush Wiesenthal.
Eliezer Weingast
Discussed grain and flour prices at the synagogue entrance.
Eli Rasher
Discussed current grain and flour prices with Eliezer Weingast.
Meir Kreitner
Flour-covered baker with broad shoulders and a long beard.
Moses Mozner
Owner of the town's second bakery.
Baruch Olinger
Representative of the tobacco monopoly in Skala.