Jistory

Place in Belarus

What happened to the Jews in Brest

14 events, 1495 AD to 1942 AD

15th century

  1. 1495–1503 AD Alexander banishes the Jews of Brest and other Lithuanian cities · Brest, Belarus
  2. 1495–1503 AD Brest synagogue given to Christians as a hospital · Brest, Belarus

16th century

  1. 1564 AD Blood libel in Brest-Litovsk · Brest (Brest-Litovsk), Belarus

17th century

  1. 1649 AD Destruction of Brest by Cossacks and Tatars · Brest, Belarus
  2. 1649 AD Massacre of Jews of Brest-Litovsk by Chmielnicki's Cossacks · Brest (Brest-Litovsk), Belarus
  3. 1656 AD Bishop demands Jews clear land for a church · Brest, Belarus
  4. 1665 AD Nobles attack Brest synagogue and kill a Jew · Brest, Belarus
  5. 1669 AD Brest authorities impose extra taxes on Jews · Brest, Belarus
  6. 1669 AD Brest nobility seek ban on Jews employing Christian servants · Brest, Belarus
  7. 1669 AD Riots by priests and others against Jews of Brest · Brest, Belarus

20th century

  1. 1941 AD Brześć Ghetto · Brest (Brześć), Belarus
  2. 1941 AD Ghetto set up in Brest-Litovsk · Brest (Brest-Litovsk), Belarus
  3. 1941 AD Gorodishche Ghetto · Haradzishcha (Gorodishche), Belarus
  4. 1942 AD 25,000 Brest-Litovsk Jews murdered; Hana Ginsberg resists · Brest (Brest-Litovsk), Belarus

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