The
Mir Landsmenschaft in Israel is made up of people who
left Mir in the early part of the 20th century to settle
in Israel, survivors of the Mir ghetto, and other partisans
and survivors from Mir and their descendants.
The
group serves many purposes. They have created memorials
in Israel and in Mir. They sponsor lectures, support
students with scholarships and are currently providing
the groundwork for a Jewish museum in Mir Castle.
1992
With the fall of the Soviet Union, it was now possible to
once again visit Mir. A group of Mir Landsmen returned to
Mir for the first time since 1945 and told the assembled
group about their trip.
A memorial service was held as part
of this meeting.
From
left to right: Principal of ORT, Israel Shifron, Resnik,
Benjamin Gurevitz
1991
Survivors from Mir
At
a special meeting of Mirer survivors, 50 years after the
Germans attacked Russia.
Above (from left) Israel Shifron, Oswald Rufeisen (Father Daniel)
and David Sinder.
Gravestone
for the victims of Mir, in the Nachalat-Itzchak cemetery,
near Tel-Aviv
A gathering of Mir Landsmen for
the dedication service.
