• ...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.
  • ...said in Brest Albert Stankowski, Director of the Warsaw Ghetto Museum. ... The Brest ghetto existed from 16 December 1941 until the autumn of 1942.
  • 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.
  • If you are interested in getting to know something about the Jewish history of Brest you won't find anything in the state museums.
  • The distance between Minsk and Brest is about 350 km, so it’s possible to drive there. So if you or your friends have a car, you can even get to Brest in 3 hours.
  • Museum of History of Brest Jews The museum was established in 2011 by the local Jewish community, deals with the history of Briskers, local Jews.
  • If you are interested in getting to know something about the Jewish history of Brest you won't find anything in the state museums.
  • Completed in c. 1862, it was used as a synagogue until World War II, and served as the main synagogue in Brest. ... Model in the Brest Jewish Museum.
  • Under the Nazis, the Jewish community in Brest was decimated, with many sent to concentration camps, deported and executed.