Iwye
Iwye (Belarusian: Іўе, IPA: [ˈiʊje]; Russian: Ивье, romanized: Ivye, IPA: [ˈivʲjɪ]; Lithuanian: Yvija; Polish: Iwje; Yiddish: איוויע, romanized: Ivye) is a city and former shtetl in Grodno Region, Belarus, located 158 kilometres (98 mi) east of Grodno. It is a station on the railway line between Lida and Maladzyechna. The population of Iwye was 8,900 in 1995.
Iwye
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| Coordinates: 53°55′N 25°46′E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Iwye District |
| First mentioned | 1444 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,684 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 231337 |
| Area code | +375 1595 |
| License plate | 4 |
It was the site of a dangerous rescue mission by the Bielski Brothers in late 1942, as the Germans prepared to liquidate the ghetto, as the area was occupied during Operation Barbarossa.
People
- Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, Rav of Vilnius, born in Iwye
- Moshe Shatzkes, Rav of Iwye, 1913–1941
Sights
- Saints Peter and Paul Church
- Old wooden mosque
External links
- In memory of the Jewish community of Iwye
- Photos on Radzima.org
- Website of local television "Ивье ТВ"
- Iwye at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Iwye, Belarus at JewishGen
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