Holocaust rescuer Chinue Sugihara’s son helps honor his deeds in Belarus In a departure from protocol, hundreds of Belarus Jews celebrated the saving of Mir yeshiva students amid memorial events for others who perished.
This Holocaust monument in Belarus is haunting — and subversive Designed by a Jewish architect when state anti-Semitism was unofficial policy, the Khatyn complex features a rare depiction of individual grief amid Soviet pomposity.
Belarus capital receives first Limmud Jewish learning event The event drew hundreds of participants, including descendants of three of Israel's founding fathers who were born in Belarus.