Lyahavichy
Encyclopedia
Lyakhavichy is a city in the southwestern Belarus
ian voblast (province) of Brest.
For many centuries, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
. The city's fortress, Liahavichy Castle
, survived all sieges during the Russo–Polish War (1654–1667), and was nicknamed the Jasna Góra of Lithuania.
During World War II
Nazi Germans set up a ghetto
for the Jews there.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian voblast (province) of Brest.
For many centuries, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state from the 12th /13th century until 1569 and then as a constituent part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1791 when Constitution of May 3, 1791 abolished it in favor of unitary state. It was founded by the Lithuanians, one of the polytheistic...
. The city's fortress, Liahavichy Castle
Liahavichy Castle
Liahavichy Castle was a fortified Belarus castle. It was one of the most significant castles in Belarus in the 17th century...
, survived all sieges during the Russo–Polish War (1654–1667), and was nicknamed the Jasna Góra of Lithuania.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Nazi Germans set up a ghetto
Ghetto
A ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues.The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated...
for the Jews there.
Personalities
- Alexander Mukdoyni (Kopel) (1878–1958) Polish - American theatre critic of Yiddish language
- Sergiusz PiaseckiSergiusz PiaseckiSergiusz Piasecki , was one of the best known Polish language writers of the mid 20th century. His crowning achievement, published in 1937, was the third most popular novel in the Second Polish Republic...
(1901–1964) - Polish writer and soldier - Nachman Shlomo GreenspanNachman Shlomo GreenspanRabbi Nachman Shlomo Greenspan was an outstanding Talmudic scholar, renowned rosh yeshiva of Etz Chaim in London and a brilliant and erudite author, penning a number of Torah works.-Early years:...
(1878 - 1961) - Rabbi and Talmud scholar