Брэст Brest, Берестейська область, Беларусь

		

			

				
					

						Latitude
						52°08′N
					

					

						Longitude
						23°40′E
					

					

						City
						Брэст Brest
					

					

						State/ Province
						Берестейська область
					

					

						Country
						Беларусь
					

				
			

		

		

			
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					Brest coat of arms
					
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				Brest 

				Брэст 

				Брест 

				Brześć 

				Berestye

				Brest-on-the-Bug 

				Brest-Litovsk 

				Brześć Litewski 

				Brześć nad Bugiem 
				

			

			
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				In 1390, Brest became the first city in modern Belarus to receive Magdeburg rights. 
				

			

			
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				In March 1918, in the Brest-Litovsk fortress, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed, ending the war between Russia and the Central Powers, and transferring the city and its surrounding region to the sphere of influence of the German Empire.
				

			

			
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				On June 22, 1941, Brest was attacked by the Germany at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, but held out for six weeks. Nearly all the defenders perished. 

				In 1942, Brest's Jewish community was decimated by Nazis.

				A Holocaust memorial commemorates over 34 thousand Jews of the Brest ghetto that were killed in 1941 - 1942.
				

			

		

		
		

			
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					Druker, Devorah
					
				
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					Grubstein, Eska ben Natan (Noson)
					
				
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					Grubsztejn Grubsztajn, Dina bat Natan
					
				
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					Grubsztejn Grubsztajn, Estera
					
				
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					Jaton, Louis
					
				
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					Katzenellenbogen Wahl Judich, Saul Shaul
					
				
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					Litowsky, Harry
					
				
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