Sokółka
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Krynki
Nearby town included in Bialystok’s textile-industrial area.
Grodno
The Jewish community whose members initiated settlement in Sokolka.
Poland
A region containing Jewish towns and cities described historically.
A. S. Dershberg
Writer and editor of two volumes of Pinkas Bialystok.
Henryk Moszczycki
Author of a Polish book about Bialystok published in 1933.
Tykocin
A town for which substantial historical material is available.
Committee of Principal Communities in the State of Lithuania
A committee listed among topics concerning Jewish communities around Grodno.
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Associated with the Polish uprising during which Sokółka became a district city.
Grodno Jewish community
Grodno had significant influence over Jewish communities, especially during Lithuanian autonomy.
Trakai
One of four Jewish communities in late fourteenth- and early fifteenth-century Lithuania.
Alexander Jagiellon
Grand Duke who expelled Lithuania’s Jews in 1495 and revoked the expulsion in 1503.
Alexander
King of Poland who revoked the expulsion decree in 1503.
Sigismund Augustus
Polish king associated with Grodno’s rights charter in 1547.
John Casimir
King who renewed Grodno’s rights charter in 1655.
Council of Principal Communities of the State of Lithuania
The council began operating in 1623 and included principal Lithuanian communities.
Brest
Brest was listed among the principal communities.
Vilna
Vilna was later added to the principal communities.
Slutsk
Slutsk was later added to the principal communities.
Council of the Four Lands
Sokolka was not listed among communities connected with the Council of the Four Lands.
Krynki
Krynki, near Sokolka, was mentioned among connected towns.
Sergei Barshchadsky
A Russian Christian scholar who researched Jewish historical documents in archives.
Sobachinka
A neighboring village whose residents raised dogs for the crown estate.
Saint Anthony Catholic Church
A wooden Catholic church established in Sokolka in 1564 by King Sigismund Augustus.
Krishchen
A priest who rebuilt the church elaborately inside in 1848.
Brisk-Litovsk Jewish community
A Jewish community in Lithuania during the period discussed.
Troki Jewish community
A Jewish community in Lithuania during the period discussed.
Lutsk Jewish community
A Jewish community in Lithuania during the period discussed.
Volodymyr Jewish community
A Jewish community in Lithuania during the period discussed.
Kyiv Jewish community
A Jewish community in Lithuania during the period discussed.
Old Synagogue of Sokolka
The text states that its founding date is unknown.
Public institutions
Jewish public institutions are mentioned without historical dates or records.
Christian churches
Christian churches are described as having recorded precise founding dates.
Jews of Poland
Polish Jews are used as a comparison in an economic discussion.
Zera Jacob
First book printed by Rabbi Nahum, a commentary on Psalms.
Gazita Grodzinska
First newspaper printed in Grodno according to the passage.
Bukhvalov Forest
Forest visited during a Lag BaOmer excursion.