Kałyški

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Kałyški
Калышкі
Колышки
Village
Kalyski Market, May 1, 1921
Kalyski Market, May 1, 1921
Kałyški is located in Belarus
Kałyški
Kałyški
Coordinates: 55°9′59″N 30°57′31″E / 55.16639°N 30.95861°E / 55.16639; 30.95861Coordinates: 55°9′59″N 30°57′31″E / 55.16639°N 30.95861°E / 55.16639; 30.95861
Country Belarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictLiozna District
Population
 (2010)
 • Total73
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area Code+375 2138
License plate2

Kałyški (Belarusian: Калышкі; Russian: Колышки; Yiddish: Kalisk[1]) is a village in the Liozna District of the Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located near the Belarussian-Russian border.[2]

Notable residents[]

  • Rabbi Avraham Kalisker (1741–1810), Hasidic leader[3]
  • Yefim Fomin (1909-1941), Soviet political commissar[4]
  • Solomon Nezlin (1892-1990), Soviet tuberculosis scientist[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kolyshki, Belarus - Jewish Gen Locality Pag". Jewishgen.org.
  2. ^ "55°10'02.7"N 30°57'29.6"E Google Maps". Google Maps.
  3. ^ "Abraham HaKohen of Kalish - Tzaddikm". Dailyzohar.com. Avraham was born in 1741 in Kalyshki (today in Belarus, east of Vitebsk) to Rabbi Alexander.
  4. ^ "Fomin, Yefim Moiseevich". TracesOfWar.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020. Fomin, Yefim Moiseevich. Date of birth: January 15th, 1909 (Kolyshki, Vitebsk oblast, Russian Empire);
  5. ^ "(1929 - 1990) Family6.JPG Family6.JPG FIKSMAN Henna ..." bernshtam.name. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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