Sokółka
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Zionist Federation
Zionist organization that held assemblies in the synagogue and study hall.
Russian Army
Army discussed by Jews during World War I.
German Army
Army whose military strategy was discussed during World War I.
Fire Brigade
A fire brigade whose emergency preparations and training are mentioned.
Cossacks
Russian forces that intimidated and coerced Sokolka’s Jews.
Young Zionists
A political organization active in Sokolka.
The Center
A political organization active in Sokolka.
Herut and Revival
A political organization active in Sokolka.
The Bund
The sole anti-Zionist party described in the passage.
Religious Workers
A religious workers party founded by observant tradespeople.
German authorities
Authorities that imposed German schools and confiscated educational equipment.
Germans
Authorities emphasizing punctuality, order, and cleanliness in schooling.
Zionist dramatic section
One of two amateur dramatic sections established in the town.
Polish military gendarmerie
Polish gendarmes removed Blumenthal from his home and shot him near the railway station.
Chevra Kadisha
Jewish burial society permitted to bring the deceased for Jewish burial.
Communist Army
Army that retreated before the Polish advance and later pursued it.
Polish Gendarmerie
Force described as abusing the deceased before Jewish burial was authorized.
Workers' Union
Communists organized a workers' union after entering the town.
Central Galilee Zionist Center
Zionist preachers visited Sokolka on behalf of this center.
Zionist Federation in Sokółka
Organization that turned the Balfour Declaration into a national celebration.
Polish Army
The Polish Army is described as organizing headquarters in Warsaw and receiving weapons.
Polish Police
Police force established with German army assistance and later controlled Sokolka.
Military gendarmerie
Military police conducting searches for Jewish laborers.
The Pioneers
Group shown bidding farewell to the Lipzer family and fellow emigrants.
Hashomer Hatzair
A Hashomer Hatzair youth movement unit was sworn in at Buchboulova Forest.
Communist Russia
Communist Russia attacked and occupied Poland after the First World War.
Society of Disseminators of Education
Society that requested permission to establish teacher-training courses.
Grodno education authorities
Authorities that recognized and facilitated course examinations.
Hashomer Hatzair branch
A Hashomer Hatzair branch operated during the community’s Zionist activity.
Hehalutz Hatzair branch
A Hehalutz Hatzair branch operated in the community.
Hehalutz branch
A Hehalutz branch operated in the community.
Sokółka Culture Dramatic Troupe
Dramatic troupe from Sokółka shown performing in Yanowa.
Dramatic troupe
A local troupe that performed in Sokolka and Yanova.
World Zionist Organization
An organization whose fundraising shekels were found in the narrator’s father’s prayer book.
Kadima
A Zionist youth organization established to prepare youth for immigration to the Land of Israel.
Sokółka Jewish organizations and parties
Jewish youth and adults organized in various associations and Zionist and non-Zionist parties.