In early 1946, after the end of WWII, the International Red Cross Committee was sent to the Soviet Union to estimate the magnitude of destruction and how to help survivors.
While touring many places around the Soviet Union, the committee stopped in a few towns and shtetls in Belarus.
Among the committee members was the Joint Distribution Committee’s representative, who compiled a list of those who had survived the Holocaust and returned to their pre-war homes. The goal was to send parcels of food and clothing to those people and families.
The list includes more than 80 heads of Jewish households in Belarus, including names, place of residency and, in some cases, the address.
Due to the importance of this information, we are publishing the full list below:
Richard Sandler
May 15, 2015
My grandmothers maiden name. She also lived in Grodno. #62 Shmulevitch.
Darren Binder
January 29, 2016
Hi Richard, my relatives are Szmulewskis from Ostrin. Is their a relation do you think? Darren
Elliott Terman
May 15, 2015
Some time ago I found evidence of a son of my maternal grand uncle who came back to NovoMysh after fighting in WWII for the Russian Army. He was sent to a JOINT camp in Tashkent, where he met his future wife. They subsequently went to Israel after a brief stop in Austria. He’s gone now, but his family still lives in Israel.
Estelle Sher
June 25, 2016
Would appreciate it very much if you could advise me if my Uncle was a survivor.
His name was ELIYAHU BARMATZ and he was frim Brest Litovsk or Brest nad Bugiem. The last known address for him was BUDENY STREET No. 796
Thanking you,
Estelle Sher
Estelle Sher
July 21, 2016
Would you have any information re members of the BARMATZ family from BREST LITOVSK who may have been one of the survivors?