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Final Bialystok aktion
The final aktion in Bialystok occurred on 16 August 1943.
Burning of Jews in Bialystok
Approximately two thousand Jews were reportedly burned alive, including Zindel Chinski from Sokolka.
Murder of David at Auschwitz
David, identified as from Sokolka, was reportedly murdered with wooden boards at Auschwitz.
Murder of Shimon Greiver at Auschwitz
Shimon Greiver, described as the last person from Sokolka, was burned in a furnace.
Transfer of Sokolka Jews into the ghetto
German authorities concentrated Jews in a ghetto after three months.
Transfer of Sokolka Jews to Kolbasin
Most Jews were transferred from the ghetto to Kolbasin after 1942.
Deportation from Grodno to Auschwitz
Jews were transferred from the Grodno ghetto to Auschwitz.
Mendel Kotler jumps from deportation train
Mendel Kotler jumped from a train near Sokolka and broke his spine.
Red Army liberation advances
Radio announcements reported liberation of Grodno and other towns during summer 1944.
Border-crossing authorization
Grodno’s military commander authorized the narrator to cross the border toward Sokółka.
Burning of the Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue, called Fadol, was burned.
Death of the narrator’s father
The narrator’s father died while the narrator was a young child.
Departure from Sokolka
The narrator leaves Sokolka and crosses the border.
Murder of Baruch Tzvi
Baruch Tzvi was murdered by Nazis in the Bialystok Ghetto.
Birth of Abraham Yardeni
Abraham Yardeni was born in Tel Aviv in 1936.
Death of Shimon—Sheyma
Shimon—Sheyma perished with his extended family in the Vilna Ghetto.
Founding of Sokolka
Sokolka was founded in 1609.
Haydamak massacres
Haydamak massacres in 1768 killed tens of thousands of Jewish people.
Iron tools and weapons factory opened in Kazienice
King Poniatowski opened an iron tools and weapons factory in Kazienice.
Factories opened by Antoni Tiesenhausen
Antoni Tiesenhausen opened factories producing textiles, paper, lace, wagons, and other goods.
Birth of Antoni Tiznhausen
Antoni Tiznhausen was born in 1733.
Appointment as secretary for Lithuanian affairs
Antoni Tiznhausen was appointed secretary for Lithuanian affairs in 1761.
Issuance of a privilege to Sokółka Jews
Augustus II issued a privilege to the Jews of Sokółka in 1698.
Transfer of Sokolka to Russia
Sokolka passed to Russia in 1807.
Relocation of the largest postwar tannery
The largest tannery relocated from Sokolka to Vilna after the war.
Emigration from Sokolka
Strong emigration developed from Sokolka before the Second World War.
Sokolka town fire
A fire in Sokolka burned sixty homes in several hours, leaving one hundred families without food and water; the passage also recalls an earlier fire that destroyed more than one hundred homes.
Narrator's emigration to Argentina
The unnamed narrator emigrated to Argentina before visiting several nearby towns.
Death of the newly appointed rabbi
The new rabbi suddenly became ill and died after a short tenure.
Fire spreads through the town
A destructive fire spread across the town, prompting cries for water and rescue.
Yeshiva opened in the Karliner shtibl
Samson Katzenellenbogen opened a yeshiva in the Karliner shtibl during World War I.
World War I outbreak
World War I broke out in 1914, disrupting plans to travel to the Land of Israel.
Water-tower construction employment
The narrator's father worked for the Germans building a water tower at a railway station.
Yakov Pat’s Lecture Series
Yakov Pat delivered a series of lectures for the literary society.
Zionist youth immigration to the Land of Israel
Zionist youth traveled legally or illegally to the Land of Israel.
Founding of the cooperative loan and savings fund
A cooperative loan and savings fund was established in Sokolka in the early twentieth century.