Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Jewish Heritage Research Group in Belarus JHRG specializes in travel and tourism that are tailor-made to help you learn more about your Jewish ancestors, research your genealogy, and also preserve Jewish heritage in Belarus ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://jhrgbelarus.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Our Blog](https://jhrgbelarus.org/our-blog/) - Research notes and archival findings from the Jewish Heritage Research Group - lists, documents and stories from Jewish communities in Belarus. - [1940 List of spiritual leaders of Jewish communities of Western Belarus](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1940-list-of-spiritual-leaders-of-jewish-communities-of-western-belarus/) - By February 1940, 387 synagogues still operated in Western Belarus. JHRG publishes the list of their spiritual leaders. - [1913 List of Jews who owned hotels and furnished rooms for rent, Mogilev guberniya](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1913-list-of-jews-who-owned-hotels-and-furnished-rooms-for-rent-mogilev-guberniya/) - Hotels grew fast as towns expanded in the early 1900s. JHRG lists Jews who owned hotels and furnished rooms in Mogilev guberniya. - [100 Jewish Doctors of Western Belarus from 1938](https://jhrgbelarus.org/100-jewish-doctors-of-western-belarus-from-1938/) - In the USSR of 1929 every third doctor was Jewish. JHRG publishes a 1938 list of one hundred Jewish doctors of Western Belarus. - [1946 List of Polish-born Jews, who returned to Poland from town Lida of Belarus (Part 2)](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1946-list-of-polish-born-jews-who-returned-to-poland-from-town-lida-of-belarus-part-2/) - Part two of the Lida list - 25 more families of Polish-born Jews who returned to Poland between February and November 1946. - [Jewish Photographers in Belarus, late-19th to early-20th centuries](https://jhrgbelarus.org/jewish-photographers-in-belarus-late-19th-to-early-20th-centuries/) - Photography boomed in the late Russian Empire and Jews entered the trade early. JHRG documents Jewish photographers of Belarus. - [19th-beginning of 20th century: List of Jewish Political Prisoners from Belarus sent to Siberia .](https://jhrgbelarus.org/list-of-jewish-political-prisoners-which-were-sent-to-siberia-19-beginning-of-20-century/) - Exile to Siberian hard-labour camps was among the harshest imperial punishments. JHRG lists Jewish political prisoners from Belarus. - [1945-1946 List of Polish-born Jews, who returned to Poland from town Lida of Belarus](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1945-1946-list-of-polish-born-jews-who-returned-to-poland-from-town-lida-of-belarus/) - After 1939 over 350,000 Polish Jews became Soviet citizens. JHRG lists those who returned to Poland from Lida in 1945-46. - [A Grodno Treasure](https://jhrgbelarus.org/a-grodno-treasure/) - Demolition of an old Grodno house revealed 11 gold coins from 1897-98 and a wedding ring inscribed in Hebrew to Rebecca. - [1929: Jewish families from Belarus move to Birobidjan](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1929-jewish-families-from-belarus-move-to-birobidjan/) - In 1928 the Soviets created a Jewish region in Siberia. JHRG lists Belarusian families who moved to Birobidjan in 1929. - [1887 - Jewish owners of linen-processing factories in Belarus](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1887-jewish-owners-of-linen-processing-factories-in-belarus/) - Russia was Europe's largest linen exporter by the mid-1800s. JHRG lists Jewish owners of Belarusian linen factories in 1887. - [1915: List of Jewish army deserters from Slonim uezd](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1915-list-of-jewish-army-deserters-from-slonim-uezd/) - Some 500,000 Jews served in the Russian army by 1916. JHRG publishes the 1915 list of Jewish deserters from Slonim uezd. - [1902 Largest Jewish businesses in shtetl Shklov](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1902-largest-jewish-businesses-in-shtetl-shklov/) - Shklov held the most established Jewish community in Mogilev guberniya. JHRG lists its largest Jewish businesses in 1902. - [Shklov: Facts about Jewish religious life in Shklov from the late 1890s-early 1900s](https://jhrgbelarus.org/shklov-facts-about-jewish-religious-life-from-the-late-1890s-early-1900s/) - By 1897 Jews were 78% of Shklov, with 11 synagogues and a yeshiva. JHRG documents its Jewish religious life around 1900. - [1946 JDC List of Jewish Residents of Belarus Who Survived WWII](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1946-jdc-list-of-jewish-residents-of-belarus-who-survived-wwii/) - In 1946 the Red Cross toured the Soviet Union to assess the destruction. JHRG publishes the JDC list of Belarusian survivors. - [The Mezhirech agricultural colony, founded in 1846 by Jews from Mogilev guberniya](https://jhrgbelarus.org/the-mezhirech-agricultural-colony-founded-in-1846-by-jews-from-mogilev-guberniya/) - Founded in 1846 by Jews from Mogilev guberniya, the Mezhirech colony was part of Russia's drive to settle Jews on the land. - [1901 List of major donors for Jewish cemetery in Minsk](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1901-list-of-major-donors-for-jewish-cemetery-in-minsk/) - Minsk had two Jewish cemeteries in the 19th century. JHRG publishes the 1901 list of major donors to the surviving cemetery. - [1853 Synagogues of Minsk uezd / Samokhvalovichi, Ostroshitsky Gorodok , Rakov, Ivenets, Kamen, Stolbtsy, Sverzhen, Koydanovo, Rubezhevichi](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1853-synagogues-of-minsk-uezd-samokhvalovichi-ostroshitsky-gorodok-rakov-ivenets-kamen-stolbtsy-sverzhen-koydanovo-rubezhevichi/) - An 1853 register of Minsk uezd synagogues - Samokhvalovichi, Rakov, Ivenets, Kamen, Stolbtsy, Koydanovo, Rubezhevichi and more. - [Jewish booksellers in Grodno and Vilno guberniyas](https://jhrgbelarus.org/jewish-booksellers-in-grodno-and-vilno-guberniyas/) - Door-to-door bookselling needed little capital, and Jews took it up widely. JHRG lists booksellers of Grodno and Vilno guberniyas. - [1922: List of young Jewish communist propagandists](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1922-list-of-young-jewish-communist-propagandists/) - After the 1917 Revolution the Communists recruited young Jewish propagandists to tour the shtetls. JHRG publishes the 1922 list. - [Belorussian synagogues under communist regime](https://jhrgbelarus.org/belorussian-synagogues-under-communist-regime/) - After 1917 Jewish religious life was forced underground. By 1939 only a handful of synagogues remained open across Belarus. - [Mass Holocaust Burial Site Discovered in Volozhyn](https://jhrgbelarus.org/mass-holocaust-burial-site-discovered-in-volozhyn/) - A mass burial site of Jews killed in the Holocaust was uncovered during construction in Volozhyn. JHRG reports on the discovery. - [1826-1832: Jewish pilgrims to Palestine from Mogilev guberniya.](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1826-1832-jewish-pilgrims-to-palestine-from-mogilev-guberniya/) - Identification documents of Jews from Mogilev guberniya who travelled to Palestine as pilgrims between 1826 and 1832. - [Shana Tova!](https://jhrgbelarus.org/shana-tova/) - Rosh Hashanah greetings from the staff of the Jewish Heritage Research Group in Belarus to families around the world. - [1876 List of melameds of Mstislavl Uezd](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1876-list-of-melameds-of-mstislavl-uezd/) - Cheder teachers shaped Jewish boyhood in the Russian Empire. JHRG publishes the 1876 list of melameds of Mstislavl uezd. - [Ancestral Trip Testimonial](https://jhrgbelarus.org/ancestral-trip-testimonial/) - A JHRG client describes their ancestral roots trip through Poland and Belarus, and what they found in their family's home towns. - [1921 – List of Jews from Belarus looking for relatives in America (Part 2)](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1921-list-of-jews-from-belarus-looking-for-relatives-in-america-part-2/) - Part two of the 1921 JOINT list - 18 more Belarusian Jews searching for relatives in America, with their names, shtetls and details. - [1921 - List of Jews from Belarus looking for relatives in America.](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1921-list-of-jews-looking-for-relatives-in-america/) - In 1921 a JOINT representative recorded Belarusian Jews searching for relatives in America. JHRG publishes their names and towns. - [Malyi Trostenets (Belarus) - 4th largest extermination camp in Europe during WWII](https://jhrgbelarus.org/malyi-trostenets-belarus-4th-largest-extermination-camp-in-europe-during-wwii/) - Maly Trostenets near Minsk was the fourth largest Nazi extermination camp in Europe. JHRG reports on the memorial built at the site. - [Tombstones discovery (Brest-Litovsk Jewish cemetery)](https://jhrgbelarus.org/tombstones-discovery-brest-litovsk-jewish-cemetery/) - Nearly 150 tombstones from the pre-war Jewish cemetery of Brest-Litovsk were uncovered during construction work on Minskiy Lane. - [1853 Synagogues of Mozyr uyezd / Skrygalov, Kopatkevichy, Petrikov, Lenin, Lakhva, David-Horodok, Turov, Karolin](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1853-synagogues-of-mozyr-uyezd-skrygalov-kopatkevichy-petrikov-lenin-lakhva-david-horodok-turov-karolin/) - An 1853 register of synagogues in Mozyr uyezd - Skrygalov, Kopatkevichy, Petrikov, Lenin, Lakhva, David-Horodok, Turov and Karolin. - [Jewish Hotel Owners of MInsk, Belarus (1914)](https://jhrgbelarus.org/jewish-hotel-owners-of-minsk-belarus-1914/) - By 1914 Jews were nearly half of Minsk and ran most of its trade. JHRG lists the Jewish hotel owners of the city that year. - [How Borisov's Jews saved Napoleon in 1812](https://jhrgbelarus.org/how-borisovs-jews-saved-napoleon-in-1812/) - In November 1812 the Russian army trapped Napoleon at the Berezina near Borisov. JHRG tells how local Jews shaped the French escape. - [1912 Brest-Litovsk. Business avenue that people in the society didn't discuss out loud](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1912-brest-litovsk-business-avenue-that-people-in-the-society-didnt-discuss-out-loud/) - Prostitution was legalised in the Russian Empire in 1843. JHRG examines records of licensed brothels in Brest-Litovsk in 1912. - [1911 List of Jewish Horticulturists in the Mogilev Guberniya](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1911-list-of-jewish-horticulturists-in-the-mogilev-guberniya/) - Horticulture was rare among Jews in the Pale of Settlement. JHRG publishes the 1911 list of Jewish horticulturists of Mogilev guberniya. - [1922 Financial help to Yeshivas in Eastern Europe](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1922-financial-help-to-yeshivas-in-eastern-europe/) - After 1917 Jewish schools lost their donors. JHRG publishes records of the 1922 financial aid sent to yeshivas in Eastern Europe. - [1892 History of Grodno Synagogues](https://jhrgbelarus.org/1892-grodno-synagogues-history/) - An 1892 list of Grodno synagogues registered as prayer houses, with the details recorded by the imperial authorities. - [Hotel alternatives in Belarus](https://jhrgbelarus.org/15-2/) - Travelling to Belarus when Minsk hotels are fully booked? JHRG suggests practical lodging alternatives for visitors planning a trip. - [List of the richest merchants in Belarus (1913)](https://jhrgbelarus.org/9-2/) - In 1913 the Russian Empire was at its economic peak. JHRG lists the wealthiest Jewish merchants of Belarus and the fortunes they built. - [Collection of passports from Brest Uezd (1906-1907) recently found in Grodno archive](https://jhrgbelarus.org/collection-of-passports-from-brest-uezd-1906-1907/) - Twenty-three original foreign passports from Brest uezd, many from shtetl Vysoko-Litovsk, found in the Grodno historical archive. ## Pages - [Home](https://jhrgbelarus.org/) - Jewish ancestry from Belarus? JHRG in Minsk helps you trace your family roots, search the archives, and visit the towns your ancestors came from. - [Genealogical Service](https://jhrgbelarus.org/genealogical-service/) - Professional Jewish genealogical research in Belarus. JHRG applies proven methodology and deep archive experience to trace your family's origins. - [About Us](https://jhrgbelarus.org/about-us/) - Founded in Minsk in 2002 by Belarusian Jewish organizations, JHRG opens a window into the Jewish past of Belarus through research and heritage travel. - [Planning Your Trip](https://jhrgbelarus.org/about-trip-and-travel/) - Planning a roots trip to Belarus? JHRG helps you go beyond the family tree and stand in the towns where your ancestors actually lived. - [Ancestral Shtetl Tours](https://jhrgbelarus.org/ancestor-shtetl-tours/) - Visit your ancestors' shtetl in Belarus. JHRG arranges guided trips from Minsk to family towns, archives, Jewish cemeteries and heritage sites. - [Contact Form](https://jhrgbelarus.org/contact-2/) - Contact the Jewish Heritage Research Group in Belarus about genealogy research, archive searches or planning a trip to your ancestral town. - [How JHRG Can Assist You](https://jhrgbelarus.org/how-jhrg-can-assist-you/) - Living thousands of miles from your ancestors' town? JHRG searches Belarusian archives for you and guides you to where your family came from. - [Research Inquiry Form](https://jhrgbelarus.org/research-information/) - Start your Belarus Jewish ancestry research. Send JHRG your ancestors' hometown, surnames and dates of birth using our research inquiry form. - [Kosher Travel](https://jhrgbelarus.org/kosher-travel/) - Kosher travel in Belarus with JHRG - Minsk, Rakov and beyond, visiting Jewish cemeteries, memorials and heritage sites with kosher arrangements. - [Jewish Heritage Tours](https://jhrgbelarus.org/jewish-heritage-tours/) - Guided Jewish heritage tours of Belarus from Minsk - archives, synagogues, cemeteries and shtetls, with day-by-day itineraries arranged by JHRG. - [Belarus Jewish History](https://jhrgbelarus.org/belarus-jewish-history/) - Jewish history in Belarus from 1412 in Brest-Litovsk onward - settlement, communities and centuries of Jewish life, compiled by JHRG in Minsk. - [Research Services](https://jhrgbelarus.org/research-services/) - Who am I? Where do I come from? JHRG traces Jewish family history in Belarus using national and regional archives, records and local sources. ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://jhrgbelarus.org/category/uncategorized/)