Sokółka
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the holy man
A man described as having fallen in sanctification of God's name.
Farber
Farber was among four Jews killed before the Polish Army left Sokolka.
Hersh L. Forman
Hersh L. Forman was Jewish head of the Revolutionary Council and later lived in Canada.
The Center in Sokółka
Zionist organization whose club was located in Eizin’s home.
Abraham Shuali
Author of a remembrance passage about Sokółka.
Zebrod
Area where Jews and Christians lived among two hills near the railway.
Golumb
Owner of a leather hospital and property where volunteers made bricks and blocks.
Nova Michlana
Village near Sokolka where a Hashomer Hatzair summer camp was held.
Buchboulova Forest
Forest where a Hashomer Hatzair unit was sworn in.
Olitska
Olitska is described as having artisans, water drawers, doctors, lawyers, and other residents.
Gedalia Wismaz
A person named Gedalia Wismaz appears as the apparent author or section contributor.
Zukovska's courtyard
Two life-sustaining water wells stood in the courtyard of Mrs. Zukovska.
Dr. Shalom-Yona Tscharnah
Central authority for Hebrew culture and Hebrew-language instruction.
Ministry of Education
Ministry referenced in regulations for teacher certification.
Director's office of the public schools in Grodno Province
Office where course certificates were registered.
Zrakovitz
Police officer described as harassing workers known as revolutionaries.
Sokółka Barracks
Barracks reached by a road beyond a bridge near the narrator’s street.
Barracks on the road to Shishki
Barracks where the Oglitsker Polk garrison regiment was stationed.
Oglitsker Polk
A garrison regiment stationed regularly near Sokolka and sent to the front.
The colonel
The colonel received the delegation and its blessings for a swift victory.
Rizi
A veteran Zionist activist invited to help establish the Kadima youth organization.
Pushtsiva
Haim’s wife, mentioned in connection with their small house.
Lizer
A child raised in the narrator’s dark room and hearing stories of destruction.
University of Warsaw
The university attended by the subject after returning to Sokolka.
Chaim
Mirel’s uncle, described as knowing little Polish.
Liba
The narrator recalls her dear cousin Liba, who was her age.
Eliezer Zeev Mishkinsky
Rabbi identified as the father of the passage author or dedicatee.
Yishava
The writer’s first son studied pharmacy and chemistry at Hebrew University.
Synagogues and study houses of Sokolka
Synagogues and study houses are listed among remembered community institutions.
Yeroshevsky
A name associated with Rabbi Chaim the midwife in the passage.
Kashdan
The secretary mentioned alongside the teachers.
Tseyle Kravtsik
A choir member accompanying the cantor during Selichot.
Zelig Oshd-Raafim
Prayer leader and restaurant owner in Sokolka.
Yaakov the Shoemaker
Taught a Talmud lesson between afternoon and evening prayers.
Rabbi Eliyahu Pinhas Shapira
Reader of the Torah at the Shishki gathering.
Yekutiel Chinapsky
Named after a passage describing family hardship and religious life.