BELARUS |
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ASHMYANY, BELARUS
(1990s)*2 |
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BABRUYSK (BOBRUISK),
BELARUS (2007)*2
Destroyed
synagogue. |
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BABRUYSK (BOBRUISK),
BELARUS (2008)*2
Dzierzynski str. |
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BABRUYSK (BOBRUISK),
BELARUS (2008)*2
Sacyjalistycznaja
str. |
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BABRUYSK (BOBRUISK),
BELARUS (2008)*2
Second synagogue on
Sacyjalistycznaja str. |
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BABRUYSK (BOBRUISK),
BELARUS |
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BREST-LITOVSK, BELARUS
Groyser Bais Midrash of
Brest-Litovsk
Palitseiskaya
Street
Cinema
'Belarus' now stands in its place." |
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BRZESC NAD BUGIEM, BELARUS
(early 20th c.)*2 |
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DERECHIN, BELARUS
(1930)
TW
Was Dereczyn, Poland
before WWII
Complex of two synagogues. On the left,
the wooden synagogue used as a house of study. |
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DOLGINOVO, BELARUS
large synagogue,
now a warehouse |
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DOLGINOVO, BELARUS
small synagogue,
used as a stable |
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DOLGINOVO, BELARUS
suspected synagogue
near a Jewish cemetery |
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DUBROWNA, BELARUS
f
Dubrovno (Yiddish)
Province of Mohilev. |
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GORODOK, BELARUS
(1930) TW
Was Gródek, Poland before WWII. |
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HARADOK, BELARUS
(2006)*2 |
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HOMYEL, BELARUS
*1
Was Gomel, Soviet
Union before WWII.
Returned building of the former Rosh Pina Synagogue |
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HOMYEL, BELARUS
*1
Was Gomel, Soviet
Union before WWII. |
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HRODNA, BELARUS (1999)
Was Grodno, Poland
before WWII.
The Great Synagogue
The synagogue was
built in the Jewish quarter in Grodno in 1578.
The synagogue is currently being renovated.
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HRODNA, BELARUS (1915)
TW
Was
Grodno, Poland before WWII.
Two wooden synagogues. On
first plan private house of prayer, at background roof of the great
synagogue. |
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KAMYANYETS, BELARUS
TW
Was Kamieniec
Litewski, Poland before WWII.
Wooden synagogue. |
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KOBRIN, BELARUS
Grand Synagogue |
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KOZHAN-GORODOK, BELARUS
(1930)
TW
Was Kożangródek, Poland
before WWII.
Wooden synagogue. |
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KREVA, BELARUS (2007)*2 |
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LIDA, BELARUS
Shkolnaya Street
"After the
reconstruction the street had disappeared."
Photo right: Dated 1910. Courtesy of Tomek Wisniewski. |
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LUNNA, BELARUS
(1930) TW
known as Łunna,
Poland before WWII.
Wooden synagogue. |
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LUNNA, BELARUS
known as Łunna,
Poland before WWII.
photo, left: Mittnagdim
Synagogue. Photo taken by Yaakov Margolis who visited Lunna in 1958.
photo, right: The building of the former Mittnagdim synagogue in Lunna was
renovated. Photo taken by Ruth M. in 2006. The building is now
used as the town's club. |
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MINSK, BELARUS
Choral Synagogue
"The choral synagogue stood on Serpukhauskaya Street.
Before the war it functioned as a cinema called
'Culture.' Later it was reconstructed to house the M.
Gorki Russian Drama Theatre." |
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MINSK, BELARUS
"The school yard and the
synagogue were situated on Shkolnaya Street. Today there
stands a design institute (Freedom Square and Nyamiga
Street.)" |
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MAHILYOW,
BELARUS (1943)*2
Mogilev, Belarus
SSR, Soviet Union before WWII.
Rt. photo: dated 1900,
interior of wooden synagogue. TW
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MOLCHAD, BELARUS
(1915)
TW
Was
Mołczadź, Poland before WWII.
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MOLCHAD, BELARUS
(1915)
Former Kalte Shul --
second floor added on and today the building is used as a co-operative
farming office. Before World War II there were three synagogues
alongside each other in what was called the Shul Heif: The Kalte Shul
was used for prayers on Saturday and the Holidays. The Beit Hamidrash
(House of Study) where the men studied and prayed during the week. The
Shtibel was the third prayer place where the Chasidim prayed.
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Navahrudak, BELARUS (1927)
TW
Was Nowogródek,
Poland before WWII.
Wooden synagogue. |
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Navahrudak, BELARUS
Was Nowogródek,
Poland before WWII.
The big building with the
five windows on the right was the big synagogue of the town. |
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Navahrudak, BELARUS
Was Nowogródek,
Poland before WWII.
Built in the sixteenth
century, built with stone by the Karaims.
Photo right dated 1923. |
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ODELSK, BELARUS (1930)
TW
Was Odelsk, Poland
before WWII.
Wooden synagogue. |
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OSTRYNA, BELARUS (1916)
TW
Was Ostryna, Poland
before WWII.
Wooden synagogue. |
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Ozëry, Belarus (1915)
TW
Was Jeziory,
Poland before WWII.
Wooden synagogue built in
the eighteenth century. |
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PESKI, BELARUS (1930)
TW
Was Piaski, Poland
before WWII.
Wooden synagogue. |
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PINSK, BELARUS*
Pinsk Synagogue |
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POROZOVO, BELARUS
(1993)
Was Porozów, Poland
before WWII. |
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SLONIM, BELARUS (2006)
Was Słonim, Poland
before WWII.
Though unaffected
structurally during World War II, the synagogue is currently in a
dilapidated condition.
Photo from Wikipedia. |
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SLONIM, BELARUS
Was Słonim, Pland
before WWII.
Mastavaya (Yanka Kupala) Street
"The building in
the centre is still there." |
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SLONIM, BELARUS
Today the town's market
place sits on the site of what was once the Jewish cemetery
alongside the Great Synagogue in Slonim. |
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SLONIM, BELARUS (1930)
TW
Was Słonim, Pland
before WWII. |
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SLONIM, BELARUS
Former synagogue in
Slonim, Belarus now furniture store. Bimah still remains as seen in
picture, right. |
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SLONIM, BELARUS
Zionist synagogue
Now used as health club
for students at the medical school down the street which was the former
Jewish Hospital. |
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TELEKHANY, BELARUS
Lyubisher synagogue
The Chassidic synagogue. |
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TELEKHANY, BELARUS
Stoliner synagogue
The Stoliner Rebbe
with Rabbi Yosef Glick leaving the synagogue. |
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TELEKHANY, BELARUS
Mitnagdim synagogue
(non-Chassidic) |
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VAWKAVYSK
(Wołkowysk), UKRAINE (cir
1925)
was Wołkowysk,
Poland before WWII.
Great (Wielka) Synagogue |
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VITEBSK, BELARUS
Suvorauskaya Street
"On the
extreme right is the building of a synagogue which has
not survived."
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VITEBSK, BELARUS (1904)*2
Zautziya Synagogue
Suvorauskaya Street
Per Esther Rechtschafner, "The translation of the caption is 'The Great
Synagogue.' This is a picture of the Zautziya Synagogue. It was on the
'other side' (eastern side) of the Divina River (in relationship to the
Jewish Quarter). It was located directly south of the Duna River and
directly east of the Dvina River. The main synagogue and another large
synagogue were also on the east side, on Suworow Street. The main
Synagogue was called the "Slovodka".
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VOLPA, BELARUS
(1920)
TW, f
was Wołpa, Poland before WWII.
Wooden synagogue.
Photo, bottom right
from Wikipedia (1845), Bimah of synagogue. |
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