Finding Jewish Ancestors in Belarus: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Belarus Census Records, Surname Example.png|alt=|left|thumb|600x600px|'''Standard Surname Search Result,''' [https://www.rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org].]]
[[File:Belarus Census Records, Surname Example.png|alt=|left|thumb|573x573px|'''Standard Surname Search Result,''' [https://www.rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org].]]
[[File:Belarus 9 docs 2.png|alt=|thumb|1125x1125px|Examples of various Jewish documents from Belarus. Click on the image to enlarge it. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]]
[[File:Belarus 9 docs 2.png|alt=|thumb|1025x1025px|Examples of various Jewish documents from Belarus. Click on the image to enlarge it. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]]




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==Historical Photos==
==Historical Photos==
The [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/imagesearch.php Image Database] on Miriam Weiner's website contains photographs and postcard views of many towns and cities throughout Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Poland, and other select countries dating back to the early 1900s. These include pre-WWI and current town views, photos of synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, and Holocaust memorials.
The [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/imagesearch.php Image Database] on Miriam Weiner's website contains photographs and postcard views of many towns and cities throughout Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Poland, and other select countries dating back to the early 1900s. These include pre-WWI and current town views, photos of synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, and Holocaust memorials.
[[File:Brest, Belarus Synagogue.png|left|thumb|550x550px|'''Brest (Brest-Litovsk), Belarus''' – Synagogue, pre-Holocaust, c. 1930. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. |alt=]]
[[File:Brest, Belarus Synagogue.png|left|thumb|500x500px|'''Brest (Brest-Litovsk), Belarus''' – Synagogue, pre-Holocaust, c. 1930. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. |alt=]]
[[File:Pinsk, Belarus.png|thumb|550x550px|'''Pinsk, Belarus''' – Holocaust Memorial, 1995. |alt=]][[File:Volkovysk Cemetery.png|center|thumb|550x550px|'''Volkovysk, Belarus''' - Jewish cemetery, 1995. |alt=]]
[[File:Pinsk, Belarus.png|thumb|500x500px|'''Pinsk, Belarus''' – Holocaust Memorial, 1995. |alt=]][[File:Volkovysk Cemetery.png|center|thumb|500x500px|'''Volkovysk, Belarus''' - Jewish cemetery, 1995. |alt=]]




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[[File:Orsha Holocaust Memorial photo.png|left|thumb|550x550px|'''Orsha, Belarus''' - Holocaust Memorial, 1995. |alt=]][[File:Minsk, Synagogue.png|thumb|550x550px|'''Minsk, Belarus – Synagogue''', c. 1920. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. |alt=]]
[[File:Orsha Holocaust Memorial photo.png|left|thumb|500x500px|'''Orsha, Belarus''' - Holocaust Memorial, 1995. |alt=]][[File:Minsk, Synagogue.png|thumb|500x500px|'''Minsk, Belarus – Synagogue''', c. 1920. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. |alt=]]
[[File:Slonim Street Belarus.png|center|thumb|550x550px|'''Slonim, Belarus''' - Tatarska Street, c. 1922. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. |alt=]]
[[File:Slonim Street Belarus.png|center|thumb|500x500px|'''Slonim, Belarus''' - Tatarska Street, c. 1922. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. |alt=]]




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