Porazava

St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Porazava

Porazava (Belarusian: Поразава, Russian: Порозово, Polish: Porozów, Yiddish: פּאָרוזעווע Porozeve, Lithuanian: Porozovas) is a town in the Svislach District of Grodno Region, Belarus near the town of Svislac.^[1]

The town had a thriving Jewish community and synagagogue prior to World War II. Among those born in the town was the "mother of Yiddish theatre" Ester Rachel Kamińska.

During World War II, Porazava was occupied by Nazi Germany from June 1941 until 15 July 1944 and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok.

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^ Vitaut Kipel, Zora Kipel Byelorussian statehood: reader and bibliography 1988 - Page 320 "He was born in the town of Porazava, near the city of Vatikavysk on December 16. 1888. His parents were poor urbanites who owned some land on which they worked. Hadleuski went to local schools in Porazava and in the town of Svislac."

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Coordinates: 52°56′N 24°22′E / 52.933°N 24.367°E / 52.933; 24.367

[1] Vitaut Kipel, Zora Kipel Byelorussian statehood: reader and bibliography 1988 - Page 320 "He was born in the town of Porazava, near the city of Vatikavysk on December 16. 1888. His parents were poor urbanites who owned some land on which they worked. Hadleuski went to local schools in Porazava and in the town of Svislac."

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