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Index to Photos

No.	Caption or Description	Page
1	Avraham Yitzhak Lev and Moshe Maik	8
2	Shmuel Kalisher, Editor-in-Chief	9
3	Market Day in Sokoly (1916)	12
4	Michael Maik	17
5	Aryeh (Label) Zilberstein	26
6	Moshe Lippe Schulmeister	46
7	Sarah Tabak	52
8	Yisroel Goldberg	53
9	HaRav Yaakov Goldberg	53
10	Yehuda Gritchik	64
11	Visit of Leah Maik with Friends & Relatives in Sokoly, 1937	69
12	Haim Baruch Goldosar and Family	85
13	Workers at Yitzhak Itsha Baran's Carpentry Shop	96
14	Shlomo Olsha and Others	98
15	Naftali Plut	105
16	Michael Maik and Friends	106
17	Leah and Shlomo Kravchavitz	118
18	Moshe Kravchavitz and Family	119
19	Avraham Goldberg, Polish Army Soldier	121
20	Chaim Goldberg, Moshe Maik, and Monique Roseman	122
21	Gritchik Family in Israel	133
22	The Last Victims of Sokoly	136
23	David Kosochavsky	137
24	Yaakov Litwak	139
25	The Jewish School in Bialystok, 1945	140
26	Avraham Klipovitch (New York)	142
27	Yehudit Klipovitch	144
28	Shaine Raizel Klipovitch	146
29	Aharon Yehuda Klipovitch	153
30	Survivors from Dvorki and Zdrudy (1944)	155
31	Chaim Goldberg	158
32	Sokoly Soccer Team, 1938	160
33	Avraham and Chaim Goldberg and Family	187
34	Luba Goldberg	188
35	Children of Sarah and Pesach Tabak	195
36	Tsipora Tabak	201
37	Tabak Family Wedding	202
38	Tsipora Tabak, IDF Soldier, 1955	207
39	Tsipora and Yehiel Burshtein and Family	207
40	Issur Wandelowicz	208
41	Moshe Sorasky	214
42	Zalman Goldberg and David Yehuda Schweiznik	215
43	Sorasky Family at Kfar Aviv (Israel)	216
44	Moshe Sorasky Family	216
45	Rachel Kalisher	217
46	Bobcheh Shafran	219
47	Zalman Sukman (Tel Aviv)	221
48	HaRav Yosef Rosenbloom	224
49	Photocopy of a Hand-Written Document by Rav Rosenbloom	225
50	HaRav Aharon Reuven Charney	231
51	HaRav Charney with Torah Study Group	235
52	HaRav Yitzhak Meir Ben Menachem Patchiner (Jerusalem)	237
53	Patchiner Family	238
54	Gisha Feinbroen-Patchiner	239
55	Rav Avraham Patchiner	239
56	Moshe Dworkin (Bialydborsky) (New York)	240
57	Class of Mordechai Shmuel Spector in Sokoly Talmud Torah	242
58	Dr. Bernard Kahan (Berel Konofiati (California)	244
59	Shmuel Patchiner and Friends	245
60	Dr. Menachem Levin (Jerusalem)	247
61	Dr. Philip (Raphael Rueven) Goldstein (New York)	249
62	Rav Shmeul Mordechai Goldstein	250
63	Gita Risha Goldstein	250
64	Class of Mordechai "HaShamesh"	250
65	Nathan Zahavi (Haifa, Israel)	252
66	Nathan Zahavi at Tel Chai (Israel)	255
67	Yiroel Leib Elgrod (London)	257
68	Yisroel Elgrod and Friends	258
69	Reunion of Elgrod Friends, 1972 (Netanya, Israel)	259
70	Yisroel Elgrod, Lida Yeshiva Student	260
71	Avraham Wasserman	261
72	National Guard (Youth) Assembly, Sokoly 1930	262
73	BETAR in Sokoly; Yona Czantkovsky, Leader	262
74	L. Schmelzinger	263
75	Teachers in the Popular School (Bet Sefer HaAmami)	264
76	Tsipora Zatursky-Brill	265
77	Liba Lepchansky-Langlieb	268
78	Pupils from the Girl's School; Tova Tsimbal, Principal	269
79	Masha Kaplansky	271
80	Masha Kaplansky with her Grandson, Yaakov Kalisher	272
81	Leon Luriansky	273
82	Ida Schweizer (Ettel /Czerwonicz)	275
83	Girls' Class and Teachers in the Popular School, 1922	276
84	Ida and Zeev Schweizer	277
85	Yosef Ben Motel Czerwonicz, Grandson to Rav Yosef	277
86	Moshe Goldberg	278
87	Olsha Family and Friends with Leah Maik	279
88	Nissel (Nissan) Lichubar and Male Companions in Fedora Hats	279
89	Dubka Goldberg	280
90	Yehosha (Joshua) Sorawitch, Solicitor in Sokoly	281
91	Alter Schneider	283
92	Zippora Breinsky	284
93	Bela Sorasky-Vaslowsky	286
94	Bracha Broin	287
95	Batia Metzner-Paziger	288
96	Yehuda Ilan (Olshker)	289
97	Yehuda Ilan with his Wife	289
98	Aharon Zamir (Shostak)	290
99	Rav Yitzhak Meir Greenspan	293
100	Talmud Torah Class of Mordechai Shmuel Spector	296
101	Chaim Olsha	300
102	Yaffa Sorwitz, Yehuda Ilan (Olshkar), & Rachel Borowitch	303
103	Rav Shmuel Rogowitz (died in 1940 at age 76)	304
104	Raphael and Shamai Guttman	308
105	Yitom and Guttman Family Members	309
106	Alter Sokolovitz and his wife, Malka Leah	312
107	Chaikel Ben Moshe Kopel Bialy	313
108	Rachel, Wife of Chaim Olsha	316
109	HaRav Avraham HaLevi Epstein	317
110	HaRabanit Sarah Epstein	317
111	HaRav Tzvi Dachowitz	319
112	Rav Moshe Kopel with Wife and Daughters	325
113	Rav Shmuel Kravchavitz and Family	326
114	Gendele Shapira and Grandson Menachem Allenberg	326
115	Tzvi Dov (Hirsch Ber) Shapira	326
116	Chaim Label Rosen and his Wife (Sokoly Soc. Of Chicago)	327
117	Koenigsberg Family Gathering	329
118	Rav Yoel Tzvi Konofiati and Family	330
119	Rav Berko Zholty and his wife, Chaya Rachel	331
120	Sokoly Friends at the Wedding of Tsippora Maik	332
121	Moshe & Sara Maik with their sons, Yossi and Michael	332
122	Yaakov and Tsippora Maik, IDF Soldiers	332
123	Michael and Zippa Maik	332
124	Dov Rachelsky	333
125	Uva and Zvi (Libsheh and Herschel) Zilberstein	333
126	Rav Arye (Label) Brill	336
127	Ettel and Chaim Kolocznesky with daughters, Sarah & Idkah	337
128	Rav Abba Borowitch	341
129	Rav Abba Borowitch & His Family	341
130	Shabtai Lev	342
131	Fraidel Levin	344
132	Yitzhak Levin	344
133	Yehudit Levin	344
134	Yechezkel Czerwonicz with His Wife, Malka	345
135	Moshe Dworkin (Bialydborsky), Wife, Mircha & Sons	346
136	Yitzhak Goldstein, Fighter in the Warsaw Ghetto	346
137	Avraham Kaplansky	348
138	Yaakov Kaplansky	348
139	Kalisher Family	349
140	HaRav Moshe Pikarsky	350
141	Rivka Czerwonicz	350
142	Bar-Mitzva Celebration for Grandson to Gedalia Slodky 12/61	351
143	Rav Zerach Maik, His Wife, Chava and Grandchildren	354
144	Leah and Shlomo Maik and Family	354
145	Rav Boruch Yitzhak Lev	355
146	Zalman Lev	356
147	Chaya Penina Lev	356
148	Feivel Lev, Wife, Rivka, and Sons	356
149	Ginzberg Family and Companions	357
150	Tova and Leon Lichubar	358
151	Alter Payis	358
152	Mordechai Sorowitch	359
153	Yitzhak Meir Lichubar	361
154	HaRav Shlomo Yosef Elgrod	362
155	Yisroel Aryeh Elgrod in Dedication Ceremony of New School	363
156	Yisroel Elgrod and Family	363
157	David Elgrod and Family Wedding	364
158	Feivel Elgrod	364
159	Sara Marka and Family	365
160	Dina Brecht and Family	365
161	Shalom Brecht, Soldier in the Polish Army	365
162	Rachel Itzkowsky-Wasserman and Son, Reuven	367
163	Chaim Lev and Sister Hennia	370
164	Rav Avraham Yaakov Olsha and Wife, Baila Rivka [Rutkiewicz]	371
165	Esther Leah Olsha	372
166	Tzvi (Herschel) Olsha	372
167	Dr. Fischel Olsha	372
168	Rachel Olsha-Shotsofkewitch	372
169	Michol Yosef Solarcz	373
170	Felix Baran	374
171	Yosef Okune and Companions	376
172	Tzvi Tikoczynsky and Friends	377
173	Koschavsky Family	379
174	Chaim and Chana Gornosteinsky	380
175	Tzvi and Mottele Roseman (New York)	383
176	Rav Yisroel Chaim Roseman	383
177	Yoel Dov Roseman and Family	384
178	Chaim Plut	385
179	Rachel Plut and Daughter, Shaine-Chenkeh (Chana)	385
180	Tuvia and Rachel Goldberg and Family	386
181	Shlomo Goldberg	386
182	Work Area of the Brothers Nissel and Aryeh Lepchansky	387
183	Aharon Eliyahu Syness and Family	388
184	Reuven Lev	407
185	Chaya Goldberg (Patchiner Family)	409
186	Capt. Dov Sorasky	413
187	Sokoly Youth 1916-1917	415
188	Itshka Forest Gathering, Year of the Great Fire 1929	416
189	Shmuel Borowitch to USA, 1929 Given Bon-Voyage by Friends	416
190	Moshe and Hadassah Sokolovitz and Friends	417
191	Shaine Ginzberg and Friends	417
192	Kroshba Forest Gathering of "Healthful Living" Group	418
192	"Halutzim" Group at Krushba Train Station, 1925	418
193	"Bibliotech Farweltung" Sokoly 1916-25 Men's Association	419
194	"Chentsha" Epstein and Friends	419
195	Yehuda Sokolovitz and Friends	420
196	David Zholty, Rachel Olsha and Others	420
197	Malka Goldberg and Girlfriends	420
198	Chaim Shmuel Lepchansky, Warsaw Ghetto Fighter	420
199	Bezalel Yechnes, Yechezkel Czerwonicz, & Shmuel Borowitch	420
200	Alter Lev, Russian Army Officer, 1913	421
201	Elimelech Goldberg, Polish Army Soldier 1939	421
202	Tzvi Olsha, Soldier of the Czar	421
203	Yisroel Morashkewitz, Russian Soldier Under Czar Nicholas	421
204	HaRav Shlomo Olsha and Wife, Sarah Miriam	422
205	Yaakov Moshe Gritchik	422
206	Rav Pesach Brill	422
207	Sarah Hennia Gritchik	422
208	Rav Zalman Yechnes	423
209	Razel Yechnes	423
210	Nachum Yechnes	423
211	Chana Yechnes	423
212	Luba Goldberg	424
213	Shlomo Goldberg	424
214	Frieda Perl Koenigsberg	424
215	Chana Raizel Koenigsberg	424
216	Avraham Siata (and Wife Sarah), Secy. Sokoly Soc.of NY, 1958	425
217	Chaim Eliezer Shapira and Tzvi Konofiati	425
218	Kalman Kahan (Konofiati) -- d. in Montreal Canada, 1951	425
219	Aharon Tzvi Yiskolka	425
220	Poale Zion Committee, Sokoly 1919-1920	426
221	Bon-Voyage Party for Chaim Patinka to USA	426
222	National Guard (Youth) Group in Training Camp	427
223	Shoshka Kravitz in Girls' Friendship Circle	427
224	"Khan Betar" Gathering, Sokoly 1935, Yona Zilbershein, Leader	428
225	Pioneer Guard Youth Movement, Sokoly 1935	429
226	Sarah Nurzycz & 5th Grade, Sokoly Popular School 15.6.1934	430
227	Shalom Blustein & 5th Grade, 1936	430
228	Stirah Burstein with Grades 2 & 3, Girls' School & Teachers	431
229	Yoel Olsha & Australian Sokoly Society 1969	431
230	Nissel Sorasky & Argentine Sokoly Society	432
231	Sokoly Survivors Meeting in Israel,1954	433

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