Alternate names: Ros' [Rus], Roś [Pol, Bel], Rosh [Yid], Ross'. Russian: Россь. Belarusian: Рось. 53°17' N, 24°24' E, 36 miles SE of Hrodna (Grodno), 9 miles NW of Vawkavysk (Volkovysk). 1900 Jewish population: 500.
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 1092: "Ros".
- Pinkas HaKehilot, Poland, Vol. 8 (2005), p. 595-596: "Ros"
- Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 84: "Rosh".