 |
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| Total country population | 9,400,000 |
Core Jewish population
|
7,200 |
| Jews per total 1,000 in population | 0.77 |
| Population with a Jewish parent | 17,000 |
|
Enlarged Jewish population
|
25,000 |
|
Law of Return Jewish population
|
33,000 |
Press articles about Belarus
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Historic 17th century Slonim synagogue up for auction; starting price — €50,000
Publication:Jewish Heritage Europe
Date:8 June 2020
Date:8 June 2020
Belarus Jewish community holds memorial for Kirk Douglas, its most famous descendant
Publication:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Date:10 February 2020
Date:10 February 2020
Remains of over 1,000 Holocaust victims uncovered during construction work reburied in Belarus
Publication:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Date:22 May 2019
Date:22 May 2019
In Belarus, Jews helped build a restaurant next to Stalin-era graves. Protests against it have turned anti-Semitic.
Publication:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Date:21 May 2019
Date:21 May 2019
Holocaust rescuer Chinue Sugihara’s son helps honor his deeds in Belarus
Publication:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Date:3 May 2019
Date:3 May 2019
Ten Synagogues in Belarus: news site publishes a photo essay of a ruined landscape
Publication:Jewish Heritage Europe
Date:18 April 2019
Date:18 April 2019
Jewish cemetery in Derechin restored thanks to descendants; commemorative plaque to be mounted in May
Publication:Jewish Heritage Europe
Date:8 April 2019
Date:8 April 2019
Remains of Hundreds of Jews Unearthed in Nazi-era Mass Grave in Belarus
Publication:Haaretz
Date:3 March 2019
Date:3 March 2019
Remains of hundreds of bodies discovered at former Jewish ghetto of Brest, Belarus
Publication:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Date:21 February 2019
Date:21 February 2019
Young British volunteers contribute to Belarus revival
Publication:The Jewish Chronicle
Date:20 August 2018
Date:20 August 2018
Development of Bobruisk synagogue ruins under way as anchor of open-air Jewish cultural heritage site
Publication:Jewish Heritage Europe
Date:4 June 2018
Date:4 June 2018
Belarusians honoured by Yad Vashem for saving Jews during the Second World War
Publication:European Jewish Congress
Date:29 November 2017
Date:29 November 2017
Marc Chagall’s Belarus hometown celebrates first synagogue opening in a century
Publication:Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Date:3 November 2017
Date:3 November 2017
Belarus: Comprehensive survey of Jewish cemeteries announced
Publication:Jewish Heritage Europe
Date:26 June 2017
Date:26 June 2017