Sokółka
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Mefitzei Haskalah Association
An association urged to support founding a school in Sokolka.
Yehoaze Tzafi Parna
The named correspondent signing the 1881 Sokolka report.
Jewish shop
A Jewish shop was looted and damaged during the incident.
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.
Overseas
Destination to which some young men reportedly emigrated permanently.
Government circles
Government circles described as angered by recruitment nonattendance.
Community charity committee
The committee coordinated charity funds and community needs.
Dubrave
Town visited by the narrator before emigrating to Argentina.
Zabludove
Town visited by the narrator before emigrating to Argentina.
Lune
Town visited by the narrator before emigrating to Argentina.
Kuznica
Town visited by the narrator before emigrating to Argentina.
Vilna Gaon
Depicted seated in a tallit and tefillin, holding a book and writing.
Grodner Apklangen
Publication cited in a contributor note dated Heshvan 5716.
Small house of study
A stand made a home resemble a small house of study.
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.
Farblondzhet
Essay by Yakov Krepliak about Rabbi Yosele’s legends.
Unnamed settlement in the forest
A town depicted as growing among forest paths and Jewish homes.
The town
A town whose Jewish residents suffer harassment from a local count.
The old count
The town's count and local authority, portrayed as hostile toward Jews.
The Jews of the town
Jewish townspeople who respond to persecution and a Passover crisis.
the town
The town was overwhelmed by a spreading fire.
Gamliel Stein
Leather manufacturer, skilled professional, and merchant from Sokółka.
Stein family
Family described as pioneers of leather manufacturing in Poland.
Jewish community of Sokółka
Long-established Jewish population active in local commerce and industry.
Nazi murderers
Nazi perpetrators who destroyed and murdered Sokółka’s Jewish community.
Gymnasiums
Children from the described Jewish homes were sent to gymnasiums.