"The Thursday Spirit or the Sabbath Spirit": Testimony of an unknown man regarding his experiences in Bialystok Occupation of Bialystok by the German Army; life in Bialystok including robbery of Jewish property and levying of a forced contribution; establishment of a local government headed by Rinert; appointment of a Judenrat headed by Rabbi Rosenman; Barash's term of office as Rabbi Rosenman's assistant; Aktion", 10 July, 1941; surrounding of the Jewish Quarter by the Germans; arrest of Jews; abuse of Jews; murder of approximately 200 Jews; "Aktion", 12 July 1941; concentration of the Jews in the market courtyard; arrest of approximately 3,000 men; deportation of the men to an unknown destination; suspicion that the men were murdered in the area of the village of Pietrasze.