Sokółka
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Sokółka rabbi and community members perished during the Holocaust
Rabbi Yitzhak Halevi and Sokółka community members perished during the Holocaust.
Mizrachi founded in Vilna
Mizrachi was founded in Vilna in 1902.
Rabbinical assembly in Grodno
Rabbinical assembly convened in Grodno during Elul 5679 and selected an executive committee.
Death of Meir Markus
Meir Markus died in Bialystok in 1901.
Founding of a Jewish school
Meir Markus founded a school for Jewish children in Novogrudok.
Reduction of the Sokółka yeshiva
Rabbi Samson Katzenellenbogen reduced the yeshiva and taught select students at home.
Isaac Yaborkovsky’s work in Sokółka
Isaac Yaborkovsky worked in Sokółka for approximately one year to assist the yeshiva.
Death of Samuel Mohilever
Samuel Mohilever died while funding for the Sokółka yeshiva remained unresolved.
Vilna Region Zionist Conference
Shimshon Katzenelenbogen attended a Zionist conference in 1900.
Russian Jewish Zionist Congress in Minsk
Shimshon Katzenelenbogen attended a Russian Jewish Zionist congress in Minsk.
Second Mizrachi Movement Conference
Shimshon Katzenelenbogen attended the second Mizrachi conference in Lida in 1903.
Birth of Avraham Makovitzky
Avraham Makovitzky was born in Sokolka.
Death of Avraham Makovitzky
Avraham Makovitzky died in Kharkov in the Hebrew year 5716.
Quartering of an infantry regiment in Sokolka
The government ordered construction of buildings to house an infantry regiment in Sokolka.
Founding of Beth HaVaad in Sokolka
A communal committee was founded in Sokolka to organize aid for poor people.
Yaakov Landa’s move from Sokolka
The physician was moving from Sokolka to Lodz after about seven years in town.
Dr. Landa’s move from Sokolka to Lodz
A Jewish doctor moved from Sokolka to Lodz, prompting a farewell gathering.
Rabbi’s journey to the Second Zionist Congress
A rabbi from Sokółka traveled at his own expense to Basel for the Second Zionist Congress.
Appointment as rabbi in Ligos
Moshe Horowitz was appointed rabbi in Ligos.
Return from Sokolka
Delegate Farberstein returned from Sokolka and visited the Joint representative.
Election of Yehoshua Heshel Farbstein
Yehoshua Heshel Farbstein was elected a representative for the Białystok-Sokółka district in May 1919.
Flour mill and bridge fire
The flour mill and bridge burned during the Russian army's retreat in 1915.
Lag BaOmer forest excursion
Youth and schoolchildren traveled from Sokolka to a nearby forest during Lag BaOmer.
Opening of Tarbut School
A Tarbut school opened in Sokolka after the Polish-Soviet War.
Wedding customs in Sokolka
Weddings were held at homes and venues with canopies, music, dancing, and processions.
Founding of Sokolka Fire Brigade
Volunteers founded the Sokolka Fire Brigade.
Departure of Sokolka’s urban battalion for the Augustów front
Sokolka’s battalion departed on foot for the Augustów front amid a town-wide farewell.
Russian Army retreat from the state’s borders
Russian forces retreated as the German Army attacked across the fronts.
German capture of Sokolka
German forces entered and captured Sokolka in 1915.
Russian withdrawal from Sokolka
Russian forces withdrew from Sokolka and returned to Grodno.
Establishment of a civilian police force
A German police commander established a civilian police force in occupied Sokolka.
Forced labor in Białowieża forests
Young people from Sokółka were captured and sent to forced labor in the Białowieża forests.
Preparations for community elections
Political groups prepared lists and campaigns for elections to the Jewish community committee.
Election of the Sokolka community committee
Sokolka Jews elected a community committee with a Zionist majority.
Opening of two German schools
Two German schools opened in Sokolka, one for Jewish children and one for Christians.
Relocation of school departments
The three school departments moved to separate locations in the town.