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Jewish Belarus
Judaism in Belarus dates back to the 9th century. The Jewish community has made hugely significant contributions to every stratum of life in these lands.
But by the end of World War II (the Soviet Union’s ‘Great Patriotic War’),...
9 August 2013
Belarusian Foreign Policy: Between Tehran and Tel-Aviv
Belarusians have a special attitude towards Israel. In the only world's country where Yiddish was ever a state language, almost every family – even of non-Jewish origin – has either relatives, friends or acquaintances there. It is...
2 February 2012
Belarus of Jews and Muslims
Each year on Holocaust memorial day, Belarus has its own tragedy to recall. In the early 20th century, Jews made up 43 per cent of the population in Minsk and equally high rates were found in provincial centers. Yiddish...
