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Hillel-Moshe Glaubstein immigrates to Palestine
Hillel-Moshe moved with his family to Palestine and settled in Jerusalem.
Death of Hillel-Moshe Glaubstein
Hillel-Moshe died in 1909 after instructing his sons to continue his candle-lighting custom.
Founding of the first tannery workers’ cooperative
The first tannery workers’ cooperative was established at Meir Buberika’s tannery.
Chaya Efrati’s immigration to the Land of Israel
Chaya Efrati immigrated from Sokolka during the Third Aliyah.
Dispersal of Be'er Tuvia Group
Members dispersed after the group could not establish a sustainable collective farm.
Mordechai’s Death in the War of Independence
Mordechai fell in battle among the hills of Jerusalem.
Birth of Leah Perlstein
Leah Perlstein was born in Sokółka in 1913.
Leah organizes a movement nucleus in Lodz
Leah organized a group of women to continue activities and maintain contact.
Tamara Schneiderman sent to Treblinka
Tamara Schneiderman was captured in Warsaw and sent to Treblinka.
Leah Perlstein taught at the Culture school
Leah was accepted as a teacher at her former school.
Birth of Masha Hinsky
Masha Hinsky was born in Sokółka in 1893.
Masha Hinsky immigrates to Palestine
Masha Hinsky immigrated to Palestine in 1921 after agricultural pioneer training.
Marriage of Masha Hinsky and Abraham Hinsky
Masha Hinsky married Abraham Hinsky and had three children.
Founding of the Maccabi Fire Brigade
The passage remembers founders of a fire brigade serving Jewish and Christian residents.
Lag BaOmer excursion to the forest
Youth traveled outside town to the forest for a full-day Lag BaOmer outing.
Tu BiShvat excursion outside town
Students took a Tu BiShvat winter excursion outside town.
Delegation to Grodno for Hebrew school assistance
Respected Sokółka residents traveled to Grodno seeking assistance establishing a Hebrew school.
Opening of reformed school
Tsirkel opened a reformed traditional school in Sokółka in 1903.
Expansion of the Hebrew school
Enrollment increased, and Gortzovsky was brought in as another teacher.
Vilna District Zionist Conference
A 1900 conference of Vilna District Zionists was photographed.
German invasion of Sokółka
German forces invaded Sokółka shortly before or during the beginning of World War II.
Nazi invasion of Sokółka
The Nazis invaded Sokółka on a September morning and entered Jewish homes and businesses.
1959 United Jewish Appeal contribution
The Sokolker Jewish Society delivered a contribution to the 1959 campaign.
Society meeting on February 15, 1959
The society held a meeting where the contribution decision was made.
Kindergarten and clinic project in Israel
The society decided to build a kindergarten and clinic in Israel.
Sokółka Jewish community
The Jewish community of Sokolka.
Binyamin Even
Person named in the personalities section.
Narrator's family arrived in the Land of Israel
The narrator arrived in the Land of Israel at the end of December 1921; the narrator's father, mother, and brother arrived later.
David Yardeni
Member of the book committee.
Yekutiel Khinsky
Member of the book committee.
Jerusalem
Publication location named in the colophon.
Robbery of Aizik Arkin’s cellar
German soldiers forced Aizik Arkin to surrender his cellar key and removed its contents.
Death of Aizik Arkin from typhus
Aizik Arkin reportedly died of typhus while treating patients in the Sokółka ghetto.
Outbreak of the Second World War in Sokolka
War began, followed by mobilization and German reconnaissance over Sokolka.
First German entry into Sokolka
German forces entered Sokolka through Bialystok Street and occupied the city.
Soviet entry into Sokolka
Soviet forces entered Sokolka from Grodno in tanks and infantry.