• Even now, the only Holocaust museum in Brest is a room in a basement, curated and run by the small Jewish community that settled in the city after its liberation.
  • ...was not unknown, and in 1999 the local newspaper published an article on it according to Regina Simonenko, the head of the Holocaust Museum in Brest.
  • Before the outbreak of the war, there lived approximately 24 000 Jews in Brest (about 45% of the city population). Almost all these people perished.
  • Jewish communities were first mentioned in Brest-Litovsk in 1388, in Novogrudok in 1445, in Minsk and Smolensk in 1489, in Pinsk in 1506...
  • ...Federation of the Jewish Communities of the CIS reports thata campaign is under way to establish a Jewish section in the municipal museum in Brest, Belarus.
  • A famous monument of ancient architecture is the Archeological Museum “Berestye”, which is located on the territory of the Brest Fortress.
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  • At the same time, the Brest Fortress is the leader of Belarus in terms of attendance in 2012, and the 2nd place after the Nesvizh Museum in 2013.
  • Among other attractions in Brest museums of Brest city should be mentioned. The city has a number of museums that are of interest to connoisseurs of culture
  • 4. The Great Synagogue: This synagogue is the largest in Belarus and is a great place to visit to learn about the history of the Jewish community in Brest.