Sokółka
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Nicholas I
Nicholas I is mentioned in connection with the period when Prussian regulations influenced Russian policy.
Warsaw
Warsaw was connected to Sokolka by the railway and lay 201 parasangs away.
Warsaw–Saint Petersburg Railway
The railway passed through Sokolka.
Bialystok Street
Bialystok Street was one of Sokolka’s two main streets.
Sokolka central square
A large square near the main streets had a church at its center.
Grodno District
A district reported to contain about two hundred tanneries before World War I.
Lithuania
A Yiddish collection edited by Dr. Mendel Sudarsky.
Mendel Sudarsky
Editor of the Yiddish collection Lithuania.
Chaim Frank
Identified in a referenced item as a pioneer of leather manufacturing in Lithuania.
Sokolka synagogue
A longstanding basic Jewish institution in Sokolka.
Sokolka study houses
Longstanding Jewish study institutions in Sokolka.
Sokolka cemetery
A longstanding cemetery in Sokolka.
Jewish Encyclopedia in Russia
An encyclopedia said to provide little information about Sokolka.
Y. L. Katzenelson
Editor identified with the Jewish Encyclopedia in Russia.
Shraga-Feivel Sarna
Rabbi listed in the chapter’s overview of rabbis associated with Sokolka.
Tzvi-Hirsch, son of Rabbi Shalom the baker
Rabbi listed among rabbis associated with Sokolka.
Rabbi Yosele, miracle worker
Rabbi listed among rabbis associated with Sokolka.
Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Rabinowitz
Rabbi said to have moved to Grodno.
Yitzhak Shuster
Rabbi listed among rabbis associated with Sokolka.
Jewish community of Sokolka
Community whose rabbis and rabbinical history are discussed.
Council of the Lands
Council whose abolition marked a period of decline for Ashkenazi communities.
Dov Mankes
Rabbi who served in Sokółka and later moved to Zhytomyr.
Mordechai Mankes
Father of Rabbi Dov Mankes.
Białystok
City associated with several rabbis and the Mankes family.
Zhytomyr
City to which Rabbi Dov Mankes moved.
Anaf Etz Avot
Book in which Dov Mankes discussed his lineage and rabbinical service.
Mankes family
Family described as prominent in Białystok.
Białystok cemetery
Cemetery containing monuments to rabbis who served in various cities.
Shraga-Feivel Sarna
Rabbi who served in several cities, including Sokółka.
Siena
City where Shraga-Feivel Sarna served as rabbi.
Ostrova
City where Shraga-Feivel Sarna served as rabbi.
Horodok
City where Shraga-Feivel Sarna served as rabbi.
Or Matok
Book containing Shraga-Feivel Sarna's approbation.
Israel Benjamin Lavia
Author of Or Matok, which included Sarna's approbation.
Tzvi-Hirsch
Rabbi from Białystok who served in several cities, including Sokółka.
Shalom
Baker in the Khaniekes neighborhood and father of Tzvi-Hirsch.