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Alternate names: Ruzhany [Rus], Różana [Pol], Rozshinoi [Yid], Ružany [Bel], Rozhanoy, Rozhinoy, Rozhinoi, Ruz'inoi, Ruzhana, Rozhana, Ruzhyn, Russian/Belarusian: Ружаны. ראזשינאי - Yiddish. 52°52' N, 24°53' E, 14 miles NW of Kossovo, 24 miles SW of Slonim, 27 miles SE of Vawkavysk (Volkovisk), in Pruzhany uezd, Grodno guberniya, now Grodno Oblast, 131.5 miles WSW of Minsk. yizkor: Rozhinoy; sefer zikaron le-kehilat Rozhinoy ve-ha-seviva (Tel Aviv, 1957). ShtetLink. Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), IX, p. 852-853: "Różana". maps and information. 392 burials. [July 2009]

Apparently the stones are intact although worn. Source: Everett Leiter [date?]

JOWBR: Ruzhany Cemetery [March 2009]

Photo of cemetery [June 2002]

cemetery photos [December 2002]