Sokółka
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Grodno school
School used as the model for a proposed Hebrew school in Sokółka.
Dat va-Da'at
Reformed traditional school teaching boys and girls together.
Reformed traditional school
School opened in Sokółka in 1903 and later developed into a larger Hebrew school.
Hebrew school
School founded in 1904 by a group of Zionists in Sokółka.
Modern school
A modern school is remembered among the educational institutions of Sokolka.
Sokółka tax collection office
Building housing the Nazi headquarters visited by the narrator.
Jewish police
Police force established in the Sokółka ghetto.
New Beit Midrash
German forces first visited the New Beit Midrash, where Jews were studying.
Karlin Hasidic House
Jews rescued two Torah scrolls from the Karlin Hasidic house.
Talmud Torah building
The Talmud Torah building was converted into a hospital.
Ghetto hospital
A Jewish doctor served in the ghetto, whose hospital care was organized.
University
Institution where the narrator and a friend had previously known each other.
Tarbut
A school named Tarbut stood in the synagogue neighborhood.
Old and new bet midrash
Two houses of study remembered in the town.
Sokolka wooden house of study
One of two wooden houses of study recorded in Sokolka in 1878.
Sokolka masonry house of study
One of two masonry houses of study recorded in Sokolka in 1878.
Jewish Historical Institute
Institution identified as the source of information in a 1960 letter from Warsaw.
Sejm
The Sejm decided to increase the Jewish poll tax in 1789.
Vilna University Library
A library manuscript section containing a document concerning Jews.
Women’s ritual bath
A women’s ritual bath was included among permitted Jewish facilities.
Sokolka Court
The Sokolka Court received jurisdiction over Sokolka Jews and residents of its forest district.
Assessorial Court
Appeals from the Sokolka Court could be made to the Assessorial Court.
Middle school in Sokolka
No middle school existed in Sokolka.
Polish public schools
Polish public schools attended by 80 Jewish children.
Yavneh
A Talmud Torah renamed Yavneh.
Town Council
The town council had five Jewish councillors among sixteen.
Small house of study
A stand made a home resemble a small house of study.
Gymnasiums
Children from the described Jewish homes were sent to gymnasiums.
Universities
Children from the described Jewish homes were sent to universities.
Polish police
The Polish police captured and imprisoned the narrator after his return home.
Gemilut Hasad
A charitable institution mentioned among Sokolka organizations.
Bank
A bank is mentioned among the institutions.
Ezrat Yetomim
An institution named Ezrat Yetomim is mentioned.
Democratic institutions
Institutions described as lacking a single ruler.
Libraries
Libraries are listed among local institutions.
Schools
Schools are listed among local institutions.