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Maps of Belarus[edit | edit source]

To view present-day Belarus at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=belarus&hl=en&ll=53.709714,27.949219&spn=11.721718,33.815918&sll=40.379214,-111.733668&sspn=0.11769,0.264187&hnear=Belarus&t=m&z=6 her.
For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png her.
To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false her.
Definition of "Pale of Settlement" from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement Wikipedia.or:
The Pale of Settlement (Russian: Черта́ осе́длости, chertá osédlosti, Yiddish: דער תּחום-המושבֿ, der tkhum-ha-moyshəv, Hebrew: תְּחוּם הַמּוֹשָב, tḥùm ha-mosháv‎) was the term given to a region of Imperial Russia in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish permanent residency was generally prohibited. It extended from the eastern pale, or demarcation line, to the western Russian border with the Kingdom of Prussia (later the German Empire) and with Austria-Hungary. The English term "pale" is derived from the Latin word "palus", a stake, extended to mean the area enclosed by a fence or boundary.

Gazetteer of Belarus[edit | edit source]

Use the JewishGen Communities Database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp her.

Jewish History in Belarus[edit | edit source]

Lithuanian Jews inhabited what is present-day Belarus. To learn of their history, read the Wikipedia.org article Lithuanian Jews, by clicking her.
Explore: The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe.

JewishGen.org[edit source]

Find others, possibly cousins, searching for your family name in the same countries, cities, and villages. Search by clicking JewishGen Family Finder. Free registration required.

The JewishGen Belarus Database[edit | edit source]

More than 650,000 records from many different sources: vital records, voter lists, business directories, ghetto records. Requires free registration. To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/#Belarus her.

Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation[edit | edit source]

For A Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe, click [http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ her and hover over Belarus.

Archives of Belarus[edit | edit source]

View the Archives of Belarus home page by clicking [http://www.archives.gov.by/eng/ her. Includes a "Contacts" link.
Discover over 50 web pages of Jewish information available online at the Archives of Belarus by clicking [http://www.archives.gov.by/eng/index.php?id=search her to search. Follow up by starting a search for the word "Jewish" and clicking the "Search" button.

Help with Belarus Jewish Research[edit | edit source]

The JewishGen Belarus Special Interest Group (SIG) includes links, helps, and other resources. Visit this page by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/resources.htm#top her.

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