Kalyshki
Kalyshki or Kolyshki (Belarusian: Калышкі, romanized: Kalyški; Russian: Колышки; Yiddish: קאליסק, romanized: Kalisk)[1] is a village in Liozna District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located near the border with Russia.[2]
Kalyshki
Kolyshki | |
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Village | |
.jpg.webp) Kalyshki Market in 1921 | |
  Kalyshki | |
| Coordinates: 55°9′59″N 30°57′31″E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Vitebsk Region |
| District | Liozna District |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 73 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Area code | +375 2138 |
| License plate | 2 |
Notable residents
- Rabbi Avraham Kalisker (1741–1810), Hasidic leader[3]
- Yefim Fomin (1909–1941), Soviet political commissar[4]
- Solomon Nezlin (1892–1990), Soviet tuberculosis scientist[5]
References
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- "Kolyshki, Belarus - Jewish Gen Locality Pag". Jewishgen.org.
- "55°10'02.7"N 30°57'29.6"E Google Maps". Google Maps.
- "Abraham HaKohen of Kalish - Tzaddikm". Dailyzohar.com.
Avraham was born in 1741 in Kalyshki (today in Belarus, east of Vitebsk) to Rabbi Alexander.
- "Fomin, Yefim Moiseevich". TracesOfWar.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
Fomin, Yefim Moiseevich. Date of birth: January 15th, 1909 (Kolyshki, Vitebsk oblast, Russian Empire);
- "(1929 - 1990) Family6.JPG Family6.JPG FIKSMAN Henna ..." bernshtam.name. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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