Skala-Podilska
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Fish
Secretary instructed to record a fur donation entry.
Fur action
Germans ordered Jews to surrender fur garments and accessories to the Judenrat.
Small attic
An attic where the Torah scrolls were hidden.
Torah scrolls
The Torah scrolls were packed into crates for transport from Skala.
Hersh
Israel Shmertz’s son who asked Aharele to sing.
Israel Shmertz
Named as Hersh’s father.
Moshe “Zube”
Announced that an Aktion had begun in Borshchiv.
Jewish survivors
A small number of Jews survived until liberation.
Local Ukrainians
Local Ukrainians who occupied some houses during the occupation.
“Good” gentiles
Non-Jewish residents approached for belongings and food.
Soviets
Retreating Soviet forces from whom some individuals fled with the withdrawal.
Russian forces
Russian forces that suddenly packed up and abandoned the city.
Hesheles family
A family encountered by the narrator in Losiach.
David Tabak
The narrator's uncle, who escaped with his wife and two young daughters.
Losiach
A place two kilometers from Skala where refugees stopped and met others.
Kapychyntsi
A destination reached with assistance from Russian officers.
Study house
A study house near which Haim Gatesfeld collapsed.
Joseph Teig
A dentist whose office housed several Jews in Kapychyntsi.
Russian soldiers
Soldiers who withdrew from the town and later transported refugees.
Dada Zandberg
Delivered clothing and other items from Gedalia Labman.
Gedalia Labman
Provided clothing and other items through Dada Zandberg.
Kharkiv
City where the narrator stayed several days after leaving with the Kapuchinitzer.
Podvolochisk
Place the narrator reached after leaving Kharkiv.
Russian security organs
Questioned the narrator about people’s conduct during the German occupation.
Railway
The narrator initially worked there in Skala.
Military commandanture
Assigned men aged eighteen to fifty to military service after examination.
Leibish Mazner
Was sent to the military and reached Husiatyn before settling in Ternopil.
Ternopil
Place where Leibish Mazner later settled.
Miami
Later residence of Moshe Dunaier.
Abraham Feierberg
Was sent to the military and later died in America.
Local enemies
Local enemies are described as having shed Jewish blood during the occupation.
Slavic brothers
Slavic brothers are described as being influenced by Ukrainians.
Soviet opponents
Soviet opponents are described as seeking an independent Ukraine.
Dr. Katarina Madna
Person sentenced and executed for 25 years following the narrator’s efforts.
Milka Skarada
Person sentenced and executed for 25 years.
Michael Kunka
Person sentenced and executed for 25 years.