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ZELWA I:

Alternate names: Zel'va [Rus, Bel], Zelwa [Pol], Zelva [Yid], Zielwa, Pozelwa, Russian: Зельва. Belarusian: Зэльва. זלווה - Hebrew. 53°09' N, 24°49' E, 15 miles E of Volkavisk (Vaŭkavysk), 21 miles W of Slonim. [Not Želva (Podzelva), Lithuania].

 

For cemeteryinformation, please contact Jack Berger, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., an expert and scholar on this Zelwa, Belarus.He translated Sefer Zikaron Zelva (The Zelva Memorial Book) available in most major libraries of the English-speaking world.

 

ZELWA II: is Vel'ka Ves', Bol'shoye Selo. 53°42' N 24°48' E , 113.7 miles W of Minsk and 7.2 miles NNE of Scucyn/Szczuczyn in former Lida uezd of Vilna guberniya.