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H. L. Kaplan and daughter arrive in Israel
H. L. Kaplan and her daughter reached Israel on 18 July 1946.
Establishment of the reformed school
A reformed Hebrew-oriented school was established, educating boys and girls equally.
Korket family planned immigration to Palestine
The family prepared to immigrate but did not receive entry visas before the war began.
Esther and Yehoshua married young
Esther and Yehoshua married when they were approximately thirteen and fourteen.
Death of Yehoshua'el
Yehoshua'el died after illness at more than eighty years old.
Death of the estate-owning general
The estate-owning general died when World War began.
Kalman Tarlovitz moved to Sokolka
Kalman left the village and relocated his home to Sokolka.
Nahum-Dov Kunsht emigrates to the Land of Israel
Nahum-Dov Kunsht fulfilled his aspirations and emigrated to the Land of Israel.
Birth of Avraham Kantor
Avraham Kantor was born in Sokółka in 1894.
Penina Kantor arrived in Sokółka
After completing her studies, Penina Kantor arrived in Sokółka to teach Hebrew.
Unnamed immigrant died in Palestine
An unnamed man died on 10 October 1934, leaving a wife and two sons.
Penina Kantor Joined Her Husband in Israel
Penina Kantor joined her husband in Israel in 1934.
Death of Penina Kantor
Penina Kantor died on 15 December 1963.
Birth of Chaim Meir Shmul
Chaim Meir Shmul was born in Białystok in 1864.
Appointment in Sokółka
Chaim Meir Shmul was appointed a teacher of Jewish law in Sokółka in 1902.
Death of Chaim Meir Shmul
Chaim Meir Shmul died in Białystok in 1918.
Hillel-Moshe Glaubstein immigrates to Palestine
Hillel-Moshe moved with his family to Palestine and settled in Jerusalem.
Death of Hillel-Moshe Glaubstein
Hillel-Moshe died in 1909 after instructing his sons to continue his candle-lighting custom.
Founding of the first tannery workers’ cooperative
The first tannery workers’ cooperative was established at Meir Buberika’s tannery.
Chaya Efrati’s immigration to the Land of Israel
Chaya Efrati immigrated from Sokolka during the Third Aliyah.
Dispersal of Be'er Tuvia Group
Members dispersed after the group could not establish a sustainable collective farm.
Mordechai’s Death in the War of Independence
Mordechai fell in battle among the hills of Jerusalem.
Birth of Leah Perlstein
Leah Perlstein was born in Sokółka in 1913.
Leah organizes a movement nucleus in Lodz
Leah organized a group of women to continue activities and maintain contact.
Tamara Schneiderman sent to Treblinka
Tamara Schneiderman was captured in Warsaw and sent to Treblinka.
Leah Perlstein taught at the Culture school
Leah was accepted as a teacher at her former school.
Birth of Masha Hinsky
Masha Hinsky was born in Sokółka in 1893.
Masha Hinsky immigrates to Palestine
Masha Hinsky immigrated to Palestine in 1921 after agricultural pioneer training.
Marriage of Masha Hinsky and Abraham Hinsky
Masha Hinsky married Abraham Hinsky and had three children.
Founding of the Maccabi Fire Brigade
The passage remembers founders of a fire brigade serving Jewish and Christian residents.
Lag BaOmer excursion to the forest
Youth traveled outside town to the forest for a full-day Lag BaOmer outing.
Tu BiShvat excursion outside town
Students took a Tu BiShvat winter excursion outside town.
Delegation to Grodno for Hebrew school assistance
Respected Sokółka residents traveled to Grodno seeking assistance establishing a Hebrew school.
Opening of reformed school
Tsirkel opened a reformed traditional school in Sokółka in 1903.
Expansion of the Hebrew school
Enrollment increased, and Gortzovsky was brought in as another teacher.
Vilna District Zionist Conference
A 1900 conference of Vilna District Zionists was photographed.