Sokółka
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Dr. Shalom-Yona Tscharnah
Central authority for Hebrew culture and Hebrew-language instruction.
Zrakovitz
Police officer described as harassing workers known as revolutionaries.
The colonel
The colonel received the delegation and its blessings for a swift victory.
Rizi
A veteran Zionist activist invited to help establish the Kadima youth organization.
Pushtsiva
Haim’s wife, mentioned in connection with their small house.
Lizer
A child raised in the narrator’s dark room and hearing stories of destruction.
Chaim
Mirel’s uncle, described as knowing little Polish.
Liba
The narrator recalls her dear cousin Liba, who was her age.
Eliezer Zeev Mishkinsky
Rabbi identified as the father of the passage author or dedicatee.
Yishava
The writer’s first son studied pharmacy and chemistry at Hebrew University.
Yeroshevsky
A name associated with Rabbi Chaim the midwife in the passage.
Kashdan
The secretary mentioned alongside the teachers.
Tseyle Kravtsik
A choir member accompanying the cantor during Selichot.
Zelig Oshd-Raafim
Prayer leader and restaurant owner in Sokolka.
Yaakov the Shoemaker
Taught a Talmud lesson between afternoon and evening prayers.
Rabbi Eliyahu Pinhas Shapira
Reader of the Torah at the Shishki gathering.
Yekutiel Chinapsky
Named after a passage describing family hardship and religious life.
Katznelnbogen
Person identified as appearing on stage and arguing against Zionist aspirations.
Rabbi Matus
A liquor seller whose establishment stood opposite the livestock market.
Abraham Hinsky
Named author or contributor recalling Sokółka educational life.
Der Re Zenuyer
Teacher remembered by nickname.
Abraham Itske
Teacher remembered among Sokółka private-room educators.
Kalman Yeruham-Meytkem
Teacher and preacher remembered among private-room educators.
Kaminetsky
A young, quick-tempered teacher who punished students harshly.
Mendel Kaplan
The deceased father of a young geography teacher.
Rachel
A young geography teacher who also reached the Land of Israel.
Nohem
The man referred to by the narrator during the described attack.
Katzenbagen
Katzenbagen is identified as the teacher at the German school.
Rachel Even
Mother remembered for her work, family care, and settlement life in Palestine.
Mordechai Kaplan
Teacher who later joined the reformed school.
Esther Yankele-Rachel-Hanele
Woman from Sokółka who worked as a seamstress and married young.
Yehoshua Esther-Yankele-Rachele-Hanele
Man from Sokółka who worked as a fur mender and married young.
Penina Wilensky
Avraham Kantor’s intended wife, according to the passage.
Elazar Sasid
An early Kotzk Hasid and father of the known Surazki family in Sokółka.
Haya Efrati
A member of Be'er Tuvia group who contributed significantly to communal life.
Haya
A grieving woman remembered reading memorial books and visiting a loved one's grave.