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Hospital clearing
A hospital clearing led to patients being shot, including five Skala victims.
Passover Aktion
An Aktion during which bunkers and hiding places were discovered.
Passover action
The narrator referred to experiences during the Passover action.
Shavuot Action
An action during which Jews from several communities were gathered and shot.
Construction of new bunkers
Six named men built new underground shelters deep in the forest during winter.
Kapuchinits pogrom
A terrible pogrom occurred in Kapuchinits.
Barshchov pogrom
A pogrom was underway in Barshchov.
Winter of 1941–1942
A very difficult winter for Yitzhak.
Fur action
Germans ordered Jews to surrender fur garments and accessories to the Judenrat.
Engel trial
A trial at which the accused was reportedly acquitted after admitting a shooting.
World War I
War during which Jewish residents were expelled and exiled.
Decision to prepare and publish a Skala Yizkor book
A decision was approved at an annual New York Yizkor gathering.
Shlomo Drimer dies in prison
Shlomo Drimer was captured by the Soviet Army in September 1939 and died in prison.
Judah Drimer sent to Yanovska Camp
Judah Drimer was sent to Yanovska Camp in September 1942 and died there.
Annual Olashkovtse fair
An annual large fair was held in Olashkovtse and was attended by many Skala merchants.
Brewery fire
The brewery later burned down.
Chartkover Hasidim settled in Skala
Chartkover Hasidim settled in Skala toward the end of the nineteenth century.
Deaths during cholera epidemic
A cholera epidemic caused several hundred Skala Jews to die.
Summoning of Jewish workers
Hungarian authorities ordered fifteen Jewish men, headed by Rabbi Yehuda Drimer, to appear on 25 July and provide supplies under threat.
Assault on Motyl Goldshtein
Groher violently attacked Motyl Goldshtein without apparent reason.
Transfer from Skala to Borshchiv ghetto
Some Jews were ordered to leave Skala and join prisoners in Borshchiv ghetto.
Grenade attack at the Hersher house
A grenade thrown into Dudi Hersher’s house killed Roize and wounded his daughter.
Death of Moshe Fleishman-Terk
Moshe Fleishman-Terk died in May 1942.
Death of Moshe Zimmerman
Moshe Zimmerman later died in the Yanov camp.
Order to report for labor registration
Men aged forty to sixty were ordered to report to the labor office in Barshtshev for work identification.
Death of Mendl Klinger
Mendl Klinger was killed during the forest action after being bought out in August 1942.
Reported arrival of Soviet-Russian military
Two people returned reporting that Soviet-Russian military had reached the town.
Hiding from persecution
The narrator and her husband remained hidden for six months while a farmer supplied bread and water.
Fur action
A German order required Jews to surrender fur garments, hats, collars, and gloves.
Moshe Dunaier’s military service
Moshe Dunaier was among Jews sent to the military.
Abraham Feierberg’s military service
Abraham Feierberg was among Jews sent to the military.
Investigation of occupation-era murders
A Soviet officer investigated murders committed during the German occupation.
Court proceedings concerning murder
Witnesses attended German court proceedings concerning a murder.
Schmetz Wdzenthal convicted and imprisoned
Schmetz Wdzenthal was arrested and sentenced to seven years in 1964.
Death of Sheia Moshe
Sheia Moshe apparently contracted cholera in Borshchiv during the expulsion period and died abroad.
Michael settled in Karalivka
Michael settled in Karalivka after World War I.