Telekhany
Telekhany (Belarusian: Целяханы or Celjahany, Polish: Telechany, Russian: Телеханы or Telehany, Yiddish: טעלעכאן or Telechan, Unknown origin: Telekhani, Telechon, Telekani, Telekhan, Tselyakhani, Celjachani) is a town in Ivatsevichy Raion of the Brest Region in Belarus. The town has about 4,500 inhabitants.[1]
History
The name originates from Tatar language where it means "a tomb of Khan". During World War II, the Jewish community was massacred in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[2][3]
Notes
External links
- History of the town (in Russian)
- Photos on Globus.tut.by (text in Russian)
- Photos on Radzima.org
- Documents about Jewish inhabitants of Telekhany (mostly English)
- Genealogy of the Ajzenberg/Eisenberg/Eizenberg family of Telechan
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