{"product_id":"9781939561169","title":"Drohitchin Memorial (Yizkor) Book - 500 Years of Jewish Life (Drohiczyn, Belarus) Translation of Drohitchin - Finf Hundert Yor Yidish Lebn","description":"This is the translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of Jewish community of Drohichin, Belarus.\u003cbr\u003eThis history of Drohitchin\/Drahichyn --in Belarus -- covers the nearly 500-year old Jewish community that had almost 5,000 Jewish residents at the start of World War II.\u003cp\u003eThis book is both history and memoir, and it includes poetry, tributes, and many photos. Also contained is a necrology of the Shoah victims from Drohitchin and nearby towns murdered in the two Drohitchin massacres ( July 25 and October 15, 1942).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer Drohitchin residents and descendants contributed first-hand accounts to this book so that future generations could learn about the long history of this once vibrant Jewish community. Read and treasure this heart-wrenching account of a Jewish world that no longer exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrohitchin is located 40 miles W of Pinsk, 33 miles East of Kobryn, 16 miles East of Antopol.\u003cbr\u003e[Not to be confused with the smaller town of Drohiczyn, Poland, 49 miles WNW of Brest].\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternate names for the town: Drahichyn [Belarussian], Drogichin [Russsian], Drohiczyn [Polish], Drohitchin [Yiddish], Drahitschyn [German], Drogičinas [Lithuanian], Drohichin, Drohiczyn Poleski, Drahičyn, Dorohiczyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Yizkor Books in Print Project, part of Yizkor Books Project of JewishGen, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e736 pages, 8.5\" by 11\", hard cover, including all photos and other images and new lists of residents compiled recently\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JewishGen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48106474143984,"sku":"9781939561169","price":66.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939561169_p0.jpg?v=1763666472","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939561169","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}