Sokółka
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Hershl the porter
Person identified in the caption as a porter.
Zelig Midler
Named in a caption associated with the Sokolka railway station.
Israel Marine
Named in a caption associated with the Sokolka railway station.
Shimon Spirshtein
Named in a caption associated with the Sokolka railway station.
I. Shleimkavaytsh
A person named in the passage heading.
Yehoaze Tzafi Parna
The named correspondent signing the 1881 Sokolka report.
Yekhizkel Sidransky
Signed a warning about verifying death before burial.
Layf Padalsky
Writer correcting an account of the dispute and defending the local rabbi.
Rabbi of Kaziane
Signatory identified as the rabbi of Kaziane and Sokolka.
Yitzhak Elhanan Spektor
Rabbi associated with Kovno, invoked in a call for a fast.
Chaim Rumshisker
Known preacher who came to deliver a sermon for the community.
Mikhal Lifshits
Named contributor or author at the end of the passage.
Vilna Gaon
Depicted seated in a tallit and tefillin, holding a book and writing.
Moses Montefiore
His portrait was displayed in many Jewish homes.
Mattathias
He is depicted lighting a sacred lamp during the Hanukkah miracle.
Esther
She appears in a referenced depiction with Ahasuerus.
Rabbi Yosele
A renowned rabbi and scholar who served as rabbi in Sokolka and other communities.
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Spector
A great rabbi from Kovno and colleague of Rabbi Yosele.
Rabbi Yafele
A beloved rabbi remembered for teaching children and suffering financial hardship.
The old count
The town's count and local authority, portrayed as hostile toward Jews.
Gamliel Stein
Leather manufacturer, skilled professional, and merchant from Sokółka.
Ester (Altken)
A beloved woman from the town remembered through visits to her warm home.
Eliezer Zeev Mishkinsky
The writer's father, identified as Rabbi Eliezer Zeev Mishkinsky.
Abraham Mishkinsky
Identified as the father of Eliezer Zeev Mishkinsky.
Bathsheba Kibartsky
The writer's mother, identified as the righteous Bathsheba, daughter of Azriel Zelig Kibartsky.
Azriel Zelig Kibartsky
Identified as the father of Bathsheba Kibartsky.
Gamliel Shtein
Person memorialized in the passage.
Meir Hersh
Person identified as Gamliel Shtein’s father.
Eliezer Zev Mishkinsky
A learned, Zionist father commemorated by the writer.
Gamliel Stein
A respected parent-in-law commemorated by the writer.
Shashke Stein
A respected parent-in-law commemorated by the writer.
Chaim
A beloved brother-in-law commemorated for his character and intelligence.
Hanele
The writer’s daughter, born at a fortunate hour.
Shashke Stein
The writer’s mother-in-law, daughter of Matl Chatskl from Krinek.
Abraham Itze, the teacher
Teacher whose classroom received the narrator as a child.
Isaac, the chessler
Narrator’s father, identified as a chessler.