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by Eliezer Yerushalmi (Editor), David Cohen (Editor), Helen Cohn (Editor)
Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the Jewish Community of Novogrudok, Poland Translation of Pinkas Navaredok, Originally Published in Hebrew and Yiddish in Tel Aviv in 1963. Have you seen the movie "Defiance" about the Bielski brothers' creation of a Jewish village in the forests of Belorussia of families of partisans, and group of Jewish partisans? Have you wondered about Jewish resistance during World War II? Are your ancestors from Novogrudok? Then you must read this book, which has first-hand acounts that has new information that will be of high interest to you. This is the English translation of the original Hebrew and Yiddish book that was compiled by former residents of Novogrudok who emigrated before the war and by survivors of the Shoah from the town, to document the memories of the town, the institutions, the personalities, etc., to give a picture of the rich vitality of our ancestral town. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for either research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history It is a must for people searching for the history of their ancestors and for researchers looking for primary source material. Navahrudak, Belarus, in the region of Minsk, located at 53 36' North Latitude 25 50' East Longitude and 74 mi WSW of Minsk. Alternate Names: Navahrudak Belorussian], Novogrudok Russian], Nowogr dek Polish], Navaredok Yiddish], Naugardukas Lithuanian], Novaredok, Novogrudek, Novohorodok, Novradok, Nowogrudok, Nowogradek, Navharadak, Nawahradak. Hard cover, 784 pages, with full illustrations and photos from the original book. ISBN: 978-1-939561-03-9
