• In the XIV-XVI centuries Lida was one of the five largest cities in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. ... Marketplace and a synagogue Marketplace and a synagogue.
  • Lida is an important city located 160km west of Minsk. Before the war, there were around 8500 Jews living there, with several synagogues as well.
  • Lida became the centre of Vilna Governorate. In 1863 and 1873, two beer factories were built in Lida. ... Lida had a particularly-sightly brick synagogue.[11][12].
  • Jews first settled in Lida in the middle of the 16th century, and permission to construct a synagogue was granted by King Stefan Batory in 1579.
  • Jews first settled in Lida in the middle of the 16th century, and permission to construct a synagogue was granted by King Stefan Batory in 1579.
  • Jews first settled in Lida in the middle of the 16th century, and permission to construct a synagogue was granted by King Stefan Batory in 1579.
  • We distribute the data to our contributors in Excel format through the Lida District website at http://donors.litvaksig.org/site/lida. ... Shtetls in Lida Uyezd are
  • Lida. ... This is a very well preserved synagogue in Grodno, and worth a visit. There's also a museum, and a very friendly Chabad Center inside.