אוֹרְשָׁה
Region: Biélorussie (Vitsebsk)
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Orsha, a city in Belarus on the Dnieper, harbored a long Jewish presence since the 16th century. An active commercial center, the Jewish community played a role in the grain and timber trade. The majority of the community was massacred by the Einsatzgruppen in 1941.
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Sources & resources
- The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe ↗
- Pinkas Hakehillot — Yad Vashem
- jewishencyclopedia.com ↗
Notable figures of this place
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