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List of Martyrs from Disna, Belarus
Transliterated by Esther Snyder
Edited by Yocheved Klausner
Family
name(s) |
First
name(s) |
Sex |
Father's
name |
Remarks |
Page |
ABEZHAUS |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
ABRAMSON |
Aba |
M |
David |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Aharon |
M |
Yaakov |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
David |
M |
Yaakov |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Eidele |
F |
Aba |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Levi Yitzhak |
M |
Aba |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Mordechai |
M |
Yaakov |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Rachel Lea |
F |
Aba |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Sara |
F |
Aba |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Shalom |
M |
Yaakov |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Sheine |
F |
Yaakov |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Tcharne |
F |
Aba |
|
2 |
ABRAMSON |
Tzvi |
|
|
|
3 |
ABRAMSON |
Yaakov |
M |
David |
|
2 |
ARKIN |
Dvora |
F |
|
|
2 |
AVRAMSON |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
BARATZ |
Bentza |
M |
|
|
3 |
BARATZ |
Chaya Zelda |
F |
|
|
3 |
BARKAN |
Chaia |
F |
Kalman |
|
2 |
BARKAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
BATZAIKOV |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
BEILIN |
Braina |
F |
Avraham |
|
2 |
BEILIN |
Yechezkel |
M |
Michael |
|
2 |
BEILIN |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
BEN NUN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
BERENSON |
Gershon |
M |
Zalman |
|
2 |
BERESON |
Chaia |
F |
Avraham |
|
1 |
BERESON |
Liba |
F |
Zalman |
|
1 |
BERESON |
Mordechai |
M |
Yosef |
son of Aviv |
3 |
BERESON |
Sara |
F |
Menachen Mendel |
|
3 |
BERESON |
Tzivia |
F |
Shimon |
Maiden - Kloft |
3 |
BERESON |
Yosef |
M |
Berl Mordechai |
|
3 |
BERESON |
Yosef |
M |
Menachen Mendel |
|
3 |
BERESON |
Zalman |
M |
Moshe |
|
1 |
BEREZAN |
Gitte |
F |
|
|
3 |
BESKIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
BIMBAD |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
BLATEL |
Beila |
F |
Zelig |
|
1 |
BLATEL |
Chana Elka |
F |
Zelig |
|
1 |
BLATEL |
Eliyahu |
M |
Zelig |
|
1 |
BLATEL |
Miriam |
F |
Zelig |
|
1 |
BLATEL |
Nachman |
M |
Zelig |
|
1 |
BLATEL |
Nechama |
F |
Zelig |
|
1 |
BLATEL |
Zelig |
M |
Nachman |
|
1 |
BODIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
BODNIOV |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
BRANSON |
Sara |
F |
Tzvi |
|
1 |
BREN |
Asher |
M |
Israel |
|
1 |
BREN |
Pia |
F |
Israel |
|
1 |
BREN |
Shoshana |
F |
Israel |
|
1 |
CHADASH |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
CHAIKIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
CHIDEKEL |
Batia |
F |
Mordechai |
|
3 |
CHIDEKEL |
Hirsch |
M |
Moshe |
|
3 |
CHIDEKEL |
Mordechai |
M |
Shaul |
|
3 |
CHIDEKEL |
Moshe |
M |
Shaul |
|
3 |
CHITRA |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
CHITRO |
Baruc Aizik |
M |
Gotlieb |
|
2 |
CHITRO |
Dvora |
F |
Gotlieb |
|
2 |
CHITRO |
Eliyahu Leib |
M |
Pesach |
|
2 |
CHITRO |
Gottlieb |
M |
Pesach |
|
2 |
CHITRO |
Hode |
F |
Moshe |
|
2 |
CHITRO |
Mashe |
F |
Eliyahu Leib |
|
2 |
CHITRO |
Pesia |
F |
|
|
2 |
CHITRO |
Vital |
F |
Isaac |
|
2 |
CHITRO |
Wolf |
M |
Gotlieb |
|
2 |
COHEN |
Chaim Zundel |
M |
Menachem |
|
1 |
COHEN |
Menachem |
M |
|
|
2 |
COHEN |
Shashke |
F |
Catriel |
|
1 |
COHEN |
Zelda |
F |
Menachem |
|
1 |
DALOGIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
DEVORMAN |
Feiga |
F |
Shimon |
|
2 |
DEVORMAN |
Zalman |
M |
Chaim David |
|
2 |
DIMENSHTEIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
DRISENSHTOK |
Berl |
M |
Asher |
|
2 |
DRISENSHTOK |
Betzalel |
M |
Dov |
|
2 |
DRISENSHTOK |
Chana |
F |
|
|
2 |
DRISENSHTOK |
Fruma |
F |
Dov |
|
1 |
DRISENSHTOK |
Gittel |
F |
Dov |
|
1 |
DUGOVITZ |
Fruma |
F |
|
|
2 |
DUGOVITZ |
Israel |
M |
|
|
2 |
DUGOVITZ |
Matityahu |
M |
|
|
2 |
DUGOVITZ |
Toibeh |
F |
|
|
2 |
DVORMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
EISENBERG |
Dvora |
F |
Moshe |
|
1 |
EISENBERG |
Yitzhak |
M |
Dov |
|
1 |
EISENBERG |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
ELIANAV |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
ELKIND |
Avraham |
M |
Zalman |
|
1 |
ELKIND |
Rachel Pesia |
F |
Avraham |
|
1 |
ELKIND |
Yehudit |
F |
Zalman |
|
1 |
ELKIND |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
ELKIND |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
EPSTEIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
ETTINGEN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
FIKIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
FREDMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
FRUGER |
Sheine |
F |
Avraham Yitzhak |
|
2 |
FUCHS |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
GELMAN |
Chaya Dobba |
F |
Reuven |
|
2 |
GELMAN |
Reuven |
M |
Yechiel Dov |
|
2 |
GELMAN |
Yecha Perla |
F |
Yechezkel Peretz |
|
2 |
GELMAN |
Yehiel Dov |
M |
Reuven |
|
2 |
GELMAN |
Zeev |
M |
|
and family |
2 |
GERSHMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
GILDIN |
Chaim Yitzhak |
M |
Menachem Mendel |
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Chone |
M |
Chaim Yitzhak |
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Elka |
F |
Menachem Mendel |
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Esther |
F |
Chaim Yitzhak |
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Hillel |
M |
Chaim Yitzhak |
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Israel Nachum |
M |
Chaim Yitzhak |
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Leibe |
M |
Chaim Yitzhak |
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Menachem Mendel |
M |
Hillel |
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Moshe |
M |
|
|
3 |
GILDIN |
Rechuma |
F |
Berl Mordechai |
|
3 |
GITLITZ |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
GLAZER |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
GORDON |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
GORKER |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
GORKIER |
Hila |
F |
Menachem |
|
2 |
GORWITZ |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
GOTKIN |
Beila |
F |
Gershon |
|
2 |
GOTKIN |
Chana |
F |
Gershon |
|
2 |
GOTKIN |
Gotlieb |
M |
Baruch |
|
2 |
GOTKIN |
Zalman |
M |
Baruch |
|
2 |
GRIKINER |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
GRINEMAN |
Batia |
F |
Israel |
|
2 |
GRINEMAN |
Catriel |
M |
Israel |
|
2 |
GRINEMAN |
Israel |
M |
Katriel |
|
2 |
GRINEMAN |
Levik |
M |
|
|
2 |
GRINEMAN |
Simha |
M |
Israel |
|
2 |
GRINIMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
GRINMAN |
Kotzie |
F |
Shlomo |
|
2 |
GRINMAN |
Shlomo |
M |
Israel |
|
1 |
GRINMAN |
Zalman |
M |
Shlomo |
|
2 |
GRONIS |
Aharon |
M |
Zelka Bar |
|
2 |
GRONIS |
Dov |
M |
Moshe |
|
2 |
GRONIS |
Gitta |
F |
Chaim |
|
2 |
GRONIS |
Idele |
F |
Tzvi |
|
2 |
GRONIS |
Menachem |
M |
Moshe |
|
2 |
GRONIS |
Sara |
F |
Menachem |
|
2 |
GRONIS |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
GURFINKEL |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
HOCHMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
HOFFMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
HOFFNUNG |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
HUBERMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
IVANITZKY |
Moshe |
M |
Shmuel |
|
2 |
IVANITZKY |
Sara |
F |
Leizer |
|
2 |
IVANITZKY |
Zelda |
F |
Moshe |
|
2 |
JAFFE |
Catriel |
M |
|
and family |
3 |
JAFFE |
Shmaryahu Zalman |
M |
|
|
3 |
JAFFE |
Yosef |
M |
|
|
2 |
JAFFE |
Zelda |
F |
Moshe |
|
2 |
JAVITZ |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
JAZMIR |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
JUDIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
JUKTON |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
JUNGELSON |
Berl |
M |
Yaakov |
|
3 |
JUNGELSON |
Chaya Zelda |
F |
Meir |
|
3 |
JUNGELSON |
Pesach |
M |
Berl |
and his family |
3 |
JUNGELSON |
Shepsel |
M |
Berl |
|
3 |
KAGAN |
Ben-Zion |
M |
Mordechai Benyamin |
|
1 |
KAGAN |
Mendel |
M |
|
and family |
2 |
KAGAN |
Sima |
F |
Eliyahu |
|
1 |
KALMANOVITZ |
Aba |
M |
Binyamin |
|
1 |
KALMANOVITZ |
Benyamin |
M |
Aba |
|
1 |
KALMANOVITZ |
Zvia |
F |
Menachem |
|
1 |
KALMANOVITZ |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
KAPLAN |
Musia |
F |
Yeshayahu |
|
2 |
KAPLAN |
Yaakov |
M |
Hillel Baruch |
|
2 |
KATZ |
Avraham Moshe |
M |
Chaim Ber |
|
2 |
KATZ |
Chaim Alter |
M |
Avraham Moshe |
|
2 |
KATZ |
Dobbe |
F |
Simcha |
|
2 |
KATZ |
Feitche |
F |
Chaim Alter |
|
2 |
KATZ |
Itke |
F |
Avraham Moshe |
|
2 |
KATZ |
Kalman |
M |
Chaim Alter |
|
2 |
KATZ |
Muleh |
M |
Avraham Moshe |
|
2 |
KATZ |
Shimche |
F |
Avraham Moshe |
|
2 |
KATZENELBOGEN |
Israel |
M |
|
|
2 |
KAZLINER |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
KLIAT |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
KLOFT |
Miriam |
F |
Shimon |
|
3 |
KLOFT |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
KOENIGSBERG |
Moshe |
M |
|
|
3 |
KONKES |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
KORNITZ |
Avraham |
M |
Reuven |
|
1 |
KORNITZ |
Reuven |
M |
Avraham |
|
1 |
KORNITZ |
Zalman |
M |
Reuven |
|
1 |
KOTZIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
KUPERMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
KUZNITZOV |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
LACHMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
LAPID |
Toiva Sara |
F |
Chaim Yitzhak |
|
3 |
LAPID |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
LEITMAN |
Avraham Eliyahu |
M |
Yosef |
|
1 |
LEITMAN |
Berl |
M |
Avraham Eliyahu |
|
1 |
LEITMAN |
Chaim |
M |
Avraham Eliyahu |
|
1 |
LEITMAN |
Sara Gutte |
F |
Yaakov Leib |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Avraham |
M |
Moshe |
|
2 |
LEKACH |
Ben-Zion |
M |
Moshe |
|
2 |
LEKACH |
Eliyahu |
M |
Shlomo |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Genia |
F |
|
|
2 |
LEKACH |
Lea |
F |
Shaul |
|
2 |
LEKACH |
Leizer |
M |
Tzvi |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Levi |
M |
Shimon |
|
2 |
LEKACH |
Malka Rachel |
F |
Shmaryahu |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Michla |
F |
Leizer |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Mordechai Benyamin |
M |
Shlomo |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Nehama |
F |
Leizer |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Shimon |
M |
Shaul |
|
2 |
LEKACH |
Shlomo Yitzhak |
M |
Eliyahu |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Shmaryahu |
M |
Shlomo |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
Tzvi |
M |
Leizer |
|
1 |
LEKACH |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
LEVIT |
Taiva Sara |
F |
Chaim Yitzhak |
Maiden name - GILDIN |
3 |
LIFLENCHIK |
Chana |
F |
Moshe |
|
1 |
LIFLENCHIK |
Masha |
F |
|
|
1 |
LIFSHITZ |
|
|
|
and family |
2 |
LOGIT |
Israel Meir |
M |
Naftali |
|
3 |
LURIA |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
MACHINSON |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
MANIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
MECHINSON |
Henia |
F |
Israel |
|
2 |
MECHINSON |
Israel |
M |
Mordechai |
|
2 |
MECHINSON |
Lesie |
F |
Israel |
|
2 |
MECHINSON |
Maita |
F |
Israel |
|
2 |
MECHINSON |
Mordechai |
M |
Israel |
|
2 |
MELAMED |
Nachum |
M |
|
|
2 |
MELAMED |
Rachel |
F |
Shimon |
|
2 |
MILNER |
Feivel |
M |
Meir |
|
1 |
MILNER |
Meir |
M |
Mendel |
|
2 |
MILNER |
Mendel |
M |
Meir |
|
1 |
MILNER |
Sara |
F |
Zalman |
|
1 |
MILNER |
Tamara |
F |
Meir |
|
1 |
MILNER |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
MINKOV |
Yitzhak Zeev |
M |
Arye |
|
1 |
MINKOV |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
NEUSTAT |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
NIWIANSKY |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
RAD |
Avraham Chaim |
M |
|
and family |
3 |
RISHBITZ |
Freida |
F |
Yaakov |
|
1 |
RISHBITZ |
Menachem Leib |
M |
Zelka Bar |
|
2 |
RISHBITZ |
Mendel Leib |
M |
Rephael |
|
2 |
RISHBITZ |
Tzvi |
M |
Rephael |
|
1 |
RISHBITZ |
Zvia Libe |
F |
Menachem |
|
2 |
ROCHLIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
ROSET |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
ROSHITZEN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
RUMER |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SCHENKIN |
Berl |
M |
Zalman |
|
3 |
SCHENKIN |
Chaya |
F |
Zalman |
|
3 |
SCHENKIN |
Chaya |
F |
Zalman |
|
3 |
SCHENKIN |
Reiza |
F |
Yerachmiel Isaac |
|
3 |
SCHENKIN |
Zalman |
M |
Moshe |
|
3 |
SELVIN |
Yerachmiel Aizik |
M |
Beinish |
|
2 |
SELVIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SHAMBAD |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SHATZMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SHENKMAN |
Bat Sheva |
F |
Tzvi |
|
2 |
SHENKMAN |
Malka |
F |
Yosef |
|
2 |
SHENKMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SHER |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SHMOSKOVITZ |
Chana |
F |
|
and family |
3 |
SHMOSKOVITZ |
Nachum |
M |
|
and family |
3 |
SHOCHMAN |
Dina |
F |
Israel |
|
2 |
SHOCHMAN |
Esther |
F |
Rephael |
|
2 |
SHOCHMAN |
Sonia |
F |
Aba |
|
2 |
SHOSHKOVITZ |
Chana |
F |
Mordechai Zelig |
|
2 |
SHOSHKOVITZ |
Chaya |
F |
Moshe |
|
2 |
SHOSHKOVITZ |
Margila |
F |
Mordechai Zelig |
|
2 |
SHOSHKOVITZ |
Mordechai Zelig |
M |
Yehoshua |
|
2 |
SHOSHKOVITZ |
Sioma |
M |
Mordechai Zelig |
|
2 |
SHOSHKOVITZ |
Tzipora |
F |
Mordechai Zelig |
|
2 |
SHULMAN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SINGER |
Batia |
F |
Israel |
|
2 |
SINGER |
Dan |
M |
Israel |
|
2 |
SINGER |
Israel |
M |
Todrus |
|
2 |
SKIVIN |
David |
M |
Tzvi Aharon |
|
1 |
SKIVIN |
Necha |
F |
Tzvi Aharon |
|
1 |
SKIVIN |
Pesia |
F |
Eliyahu |
|
1 |
SKIVIN |
Tzvi Aharon |
M |
Nachman |
|
1 |
SKIVIN |
Yitzhak |
M |
Tzvi Aharon |
|
1 |
SLOBODKIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SLUTZKOV |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SMIRIN |
Chana |
F |
|
|
3 |
SMOSHKIN |
Henia |
F |
Eliezer |
|
2 |
SMOSHKIN |
Shlomo |
M |
Chaim |
|
2 |
SMOSHKOVITZ |
Leizer |
M |
Orkeh |
|
3 |
SMOSHKOVITZ |
Moshe |
M |
Orkeh |
|
3 |
SMOSHKOVITZ |
Orke |
M |
Simcha |
|
2 |
SMOSHKOVITZ |
Pesach |
M |
Orkeh |
|
3 |
SOROKIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
SOSHKOVITZ |
Avraham |
M |
Menachem Mendel |
|
2 |
SOSHKOVITZ |
Efraim |
M |
Menachem Mendel |
|
2 |
SOSHKOVITZ |
Feige |
F |
Moshe |
|
2 |
SOSHKOVITZ |
Freida |
F |
Idel |
|
1 |
SOSHKOVITZ |
Menachem Mendel |
M |
Yehoshua |
|
2 |
SOSHKOVITZ |
Rachel |
F |
Avraham |
|
2 |
SOSHKOVITZ |
Yaakov |
M |
Idel |
|
1 |
SOSHKOVITZ |
Yehoshua |
M |
Avraham |
|
2 |
SOSNER |
Sara Gitta |
F |
|
Shepsel |
2 |
SOSNER |
Shepsel |
M |
Yeshayahu |
Wife - Sara Gitta |
2 |
SOSSNER |
Yeshayahu |
M |
Tzvi |
|
2 |
SVERDLOV |
Meir |
M |
|
|
2 |
SVERDLOV |
Perla |
F |
|
|
2 |
SVERDLOV |
Shalom |
M |
|
|
2 |
SVERDLOV |
Yaakov |
M |
|
|
2 |
SVERDLOV |
Yehuda |
M |
|
|
2 |
SVERDLOV |
Yosef |
M |
|
|
2 |
TARNO |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
TCHERNITZKY |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
WACHSMACHER |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
WEISPEPPER |
Aharon |
M |
Chaim |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Berl |
M |
Chaim |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Chaim |
M |
Zalman |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Chana |
F |
|
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Chana |
F |
Chaim |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Henia |
F |
Chaim |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Henia |
F |
Aharon |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Henia |
F |
|
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Levik |
M |
Zalman |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Libe |
F |
Shimon |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Rachel |
F |
Zalman |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Rivka |
F |
Chaim |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Rivka |
F |
Moshe |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Sima |
F |
Israel |
|
1 |
WEISPEPPER |
Zalman |
M |
Chaim |
|
1 |
WIGEDNAUS |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
ZACK |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
ZAVIRNKIN |
Brechke |
F |
Nachum |
|
2 |
ZEIDEL |
Chaia Ite |
F |
David Leib |
|
2 |
ZEIDEL |
Chanoch |
M |
Gershon |
|
2 |
ZEIDEL |
David Leib |
M |
Gershon |
|
1 |
ZEIDEL |
Esther Rashe |
F |
David Leib |
|
1 |
ZEIDEL |
Rachel |
F |
David Leib |
|
2 |
ZEIDEL |
Sara |
F |
David Leib |
|
1 |
ZEIDEL |
Yacha |
F |
David Leib |
|
2 |
ZEIDEL |
Zipora Batia |
F |
Catriel |
|
1 |
ZIRKLIN |
Eliezer |
M |
Hirsh Mendel |
|
2 |
ZIRKLIN |
Elka |
F |
Eliezer |
|
2 |
ZIRKLIN |
Tzafa |
F |
Eliezer |
|
2 |
ZORBIN |
|
|
|
and family |
3 |
ZORVIN |
Yaakov |
M |
Israel |
|
2 |
ZORVIN |
|
M |
Yaakov |
|
2 |
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