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Grodno rights charter renewed
John Casimir renewed Grodno’s rights charter in 1655.
Founding of the Lithuanian Council of Principal Communities
Lithuanian communities founded the council after leaving the Council of the Four Lands in 1623.
Founding of Sokolka
Sokolka was founded in the fifteenth century among twenty other villages.
Establishment of Saint Anthony Catholic Church
A wooden Catholic church was established in Sokolka in 1564 by Sigismund Augustus.
Fire at Saint Anthony Catholic Church
The church burned down in 1779.
Rebuilding of Saint Anthony Catholic Church
Priest Krishchen rebuilt the church in 1848.
Transformation of Sokolka into a town
Tizenhauz transformed Sokolka from a village into a town and established a market.
Third Partition of Poland
Podlasia passed under Prussian rule after the Third Partition of Poland in 1795.
Treaty of Tilsit territorial transfer
The treaty transferred Lithuania to Russia and divided the former Białystok region.
Russian armies entered Lithuania
Russian armies entered the Lithuanian region on 15 July 1807.
Alexander I issued a proclamation
Alexander I issued a Russian and Polish proclamation promising residents retained rights.
Russian return to Lithuania
Russian forces returned to Lithuania on December 26, 1812, without bloodshed.
Annexation of Bialystok District to Russia
Bialystok District was annexed to Russia in 1807.
Tanneries in Grodno District before World War I
About two hundred tanneries operated in Grodno District before World War I.
Moshe-Yehuda Rabinowitz moved to Grodno
Rabbi Moshe-Yehuda Rabinowitz moved from Sokolka to Grodno.
Dov Mankes served as rabbi in Sokółka
Dov Mankes served as rabbi in Sokółka during his youth.
Dov Mankes moved to Zhytomyr
Dov Mankes moved from Sokółka to Zhytomyr.
Shraga-Feivel Sarna served in Sokółka
Shraga-Feivel Sarna served as rabbi in Sokółka among many other cities.
Yossi Leh served in Sokółka
Yossi Leh served as rabbi in Sokółka and other cities.
Yossi Leh served in Zabludov
Yossi Leh ultimately served as rabbi in Zabludov for approximately thirty years.
Yossi Leh died
Yossi Leh died in approximately 1920 after serving in Zabludov.
Shmuel Stavarovskyi becomes rabbi in Amstibovo
In 1926, Shmuel Stavarovskyi began serving as rabbi in Amstibovo.
Shmuel Stavarovskyi becomes religious judge in Grodno
In 1935, Shmuel Stavarovskyi began serving as a religious judge in Grodno.
Great fire in Grodno
A great fire in Grodno caused extensive damage to its Jewish community.
Rabbi Yechiel Margalit appointed in Grodno
Rabbi Yechiel Margalit was appointed rabbi in Grodno in 1746.
Death of Chaim-Chaikel of Amdur
Chaim-Chaikel died in Amdur on 23 Adar 5547 (1787).
Vilna District Zionist Conference
Zionists from Sokółka participated in the Vilna District conference in 1900.
Odelsk annexed to Sokolka District
Odelsk was annexed to Sokolka District after Poland and Lithuania were conquered by Russia.
Rabbinical appointment in Odelsk
Mordecai Aryeh-Leib was appointed rabbi in Odelsk after 5665.
Yosef Shalom moved to Bialystok
Yosef Shalom moved from Sokolka to Bialystok.
Death of Abraham HaCohen
Abraham HaCohen died in 1872 at approximately eighty years old.
Funeral of Abraham HaCohen
Abraham HaCohen's funeral drew townspeople and Rabbi Israel of Salant.
Death of Yosef Yaseli
Yosef Yaseli died aged and full of days in 1886.
Zeev Wolf Wisoker served as rabbi in Skidel
He served as rabbi in Skidel for seventeen years.
Publication of Margaliyot HaYam
Margaliyot HaYam was printed in Warsaw in 1933.
Death of Yaakov Moshe Margolin
Yaakov Moshe Margolin died in Bialystok in 1920 at age seventy-seven.