Bialystok is the largest city (pop. 286,000 in 2001) in north-eastern
Poland and the capital of
Podlaskie[?] Voivodship. The city is somewhat famous as the birthplace of
L. L. Zamenhof, creator of
Esperanto.
"Max Bialystok" is one of the lead character's in Mel Brooks' farce Springtime for Hitler[?]