Sokółka
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Death of district inspector Pashek
District inspector Pashek died in Sokolka after contracting an infectious illness.
Founding of organizations in Sokolka
Several organizations were established in Sokolka after the Germans entered the town.
End of German rule in occupied territories
German rule ended in occupied territories in 1918 amid revolution and Polish independence efforts.
Request to establish Jewish police
A community delegation requested Jewish police and weapons for defense.
Establishment of Polish police
Polish police was established with assistance from the German army.
Attack on German military stores
Polish peasants from nearby villages attacked military stores near Krynki.
German army attack on Polish peasants
German forces attacked Polish peasants in Sokolka streets after reported looting and abuse.
German army withdrawal from occupied territories
The German army withdrew from occupied territories and returned to Germany.
Polish occupation of Sokolka
The Polish army entered Sokolka by freight train without encountering resistance.
Murder of Blumenthal
Polish gendarmes removed Blumenthal from his home and shot him near the railway station.
Polish advance into Ukrainian territory
The Polish Army advanced into Ukrainian territory against the Communist Army.
Retreating Polish Army enters Sokolka
The retreating Polish Army entered Sokolka as the front approached.
Polish Army departure from Sokolka
The Polish Army fled Sokolka before the firefighters extinguished the fires.
Russian army retreat through the city
The Russian army retreated from the front toward Grodno in disorganized conditions.
Polish army entered the city
Polish soldiers entered at dawn, firing rifles and breaking into shops and homes.
Forced labor imposed on Jews
Polish forces compelled captured Jewish residents to perform unpaid hard labor.
Migration of Sokolka youth to the Land of Israel
Sokolka youth left their homes and migrated to the Land of Israel as pioneers.
Balfour Declaration celebration in Sokółka
Sokółka’s Zionist federation organized a national celebration after the Balfour Declaration.
Lipzer settles in Haifa
Israel Lipzer settled in Haifa, where his home remained open to Sokółka immigrants.
Eighth-grade Tarbut School class in Sokolka
An eighth-grade Tarbut School class and its teacher were photographed in Sokolka in 1927.
Communist Russia's occupation of Poland
Communist Russia attacked and occupied Poland after the First World War.
Narrator enters Lithuania
The unnamed narrator crossed the border into Lithuania with hundreds of others.
Permission granted for educational courses
Permission was received in 1906; the courses opened in autumn 1907.
Official examinations for the first graduating cohort
The first cohort completed official examinations in 1909 before a government inspector and examiners.
Regular examinations arranged in Sokolka
Education authorities arranged regular examinations for course graduates in Sokolka.
Government examinations in Sokolka
Course graduates took government examinations in Sokolka and returned as schoolteachers.
Lag BaOmer excursion to Bukhvalava Forest
Participants crossed Sokolka and visited Bukhvalava Forest for a campfire and educational activities.
Shooting and death of police officer Zrakovitz
Zrakovitz was shot after returning home and died several hours later from his wounds.
Death of a strikebreaker after assault
A strikebreaker was beaten severely in a wheelbarrow procession and died from his wounds.
Flight to America
The young man who killed a recruit fled to America that night.
German capture of Sokolka
After two days of fighting, German forces captured Sokolka.
Establishment of Kadima
Veteran Zionist activists and the narrator decided to establish the Kadima youth organization.
Mirel studied at the Tarbut seminary
Mirel studied at the Tarbut Hebrew teachers' seminary in Grodno.
Family migration to Palestine
The narrator’s parents emigrated with their daughters to Palestine in 1935.
Travel to Sokolka for grain
The narrator’s parents traveled to Sokółka to buy grain and returned with food.
Gamliel Shtein’s leather-industry work
Gamliel Shtein inherited leather expertise and worked as a skilled professional and merchant.