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Small town in the Minsk governorate, Russia; it had existed since the thirteenth century. The 1897 census attributed it a population of 8,446 inhabitants, of whom 4,764 were Jews. Market gardening is a common occupation among the latter. There are 650 Jewish artisans and 110…

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NESVIZH (Nieswiez; Rus. Nesvizh): Town in the Minsk government, White Russia. It is first mentioned in 1552. The Jewish community there existed from early times. In 1648 the Jewish quarter was almost completely destroyed during the Cossack massacres. The community was afterwards rebuilt, and in the middle of the eighteenth century Nesvizh was one of the most important Jewish centers in White Russia. It was the seat of a *yeshivah of considerable repute. The community was almost entirely wiped out during the persecutions of 1881-82. In 1900 the Jewish population was 7,500, forming about 80 per cent of the total inhabitants. --- NESVIZH (Nieswiez ; Rus. Nesvizh) : Ville du gouvernement de Minsk, Russie Blanche. Elle est mentionnée pour la première fois en 1552. La communauté juive y existait dès l'époque ancienne. En 1648, le quartier juif fut presque entièrement détruit lors des massacres des Cosaques. La communauté fut ensuite reconstruite, et au milieu du dix-huitième siècle Nesvizh était l

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Petite ville du gouvernement de Minsk, Russie ; elle existait depuis le treizième siècle. Le recensement de 1897 lui attribue une population de 8 446 habitants, dont 4 764 Juifs. Le maraîchage est une occupation commune parmi ces derniers. Il y a 650 artisans juifs et 110 journaliers. Elle possède un Talmud Torah (120 élèves), et des écoles du jour juives pour garçons (43 élèves) et filles (58 élèves). Les institutions charitables comprennent une dispensaire, un gemillat ḥesed, un linat ha-ẓedeḳ, etc. Il y a huit synagogues. La ville a souffert gravement d'un incendie en 1897.

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