English Translation of the Photo Captions
in the Memorial Book of Mir - Sefer Mir

Our thanks to Israel Shifron, chairman of the Mir landsmanschaft, for permission to put this material on the Mir web site. With great appreciation to Eli Beane, Israel Shifron, Aza Hadas and others who translated these captions to make the story of Mir accessable to many more people. We hope that others will provide translations of photo captions from other pages, additions and corrections. (Please contact me if you can help.) These translations are from the Mir, Belarus: Sefer Mir (Memorial book of Mir), Editors: N. Blumenthal, Jerusalem, The Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora, 1962 (H,Y,E, 768 pages) Digital images of all the pages and photographs referred to can be seen at https://archive.org/details/nybc313894/mode/2up?view=theater

page or column	Photo Caption (comments)
title page	Books of Memorial of Diaspora Communities, The Mir Book, (by the Organization of Olim (Immigrants) from Mir, Edited by N. Blumenthal, photo-Yeshivat Mir - The Mirer Yeshiva (Yiddish), Published by the "Encyclopedia of the Diasporas", Jerusalem
back of title page	Stamped: New York Public Library, Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations; Members of Editorial Staff, and Members   of the Book Committee: M. Tikitinsky, S. Reznik, Natan Garzi (Grazi ?), M. Reuvani, Nisan Gardi, S. Margolin, Beruryah Rosenblum, Eliezer Breslin, Dov Reznik (Beretshke), M. Kreinovitz, Moshe Yorshan
29-30	The sight of the town from afar (panoramic)
31-32	The market - Der Mark
33-34	The palace - der schloss
35-36	"The castle and the bridge"- Der Shlaas un dee breack.
37-38	The Cold Synagogue-Children outside Shul
39-40	The scenery of town
63	Rabbi Yomtov Lipman haCohen Baslavski ___
67
78	Rabbi Avraham Tzvi Hersh Kamai ____
89-90	Market in Mir
99-100	Mir Yeshiva
101-102	Yeshiva of Mir - Class of 1932
103-104	Mourning at the funeral of a Yeshiva student
105-106	Funeral of Rabbi Yeruchemi Levovitz ____
108	Gaon Rabbi Avraham Tiktinsky
112	Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda Finkel
115	Rabbi Chaim Leib Tiktinsky
127	Rabbi Yeruchom Levovitz
139-140	A group of old men in Mir
145-146	White Yesheva in Sholhoyf (?)
149-150	Vilna Street
151-152	Zokhavitz Street
157-158	Drama class 1908-1910
169-170	Demonstration during the Revolution of 1917
171-172	Union of Hashomer Hatz'eer 1924. Shimshon group - Golda Pasmanik, Tybeh Zukhvithky, Bayla Dobryn, Slata Mirnker, Tzipa Kostravinsky, Tzvia Pecker, Mina Greenburg, Brendl Rattner, Ita Pasmanik, Rivka Charcha.
173-174 top	Ha'Shomer Ha'Tzair - 1924 farewell party for A. Kastrovitsky front (sitting): Chaim Harkavy, Chaim Greenovitz, Avraham Kastrovitsky, Asher Brynovitz back: Yosha Schwartz, Lipa Dayder, Gittel Zablitsky, Israel Tzvik
173-174 bottom	Steering Committee 1918 : Poaaleyzion (Workers of Zion) with two soldiers from the Russian Army. in the center - B. Damshek among the sitting - Libersesky, Yosef Krinovitz, Tzinkin, Moshe Ginsburg
175-176
177-178
179-180
183
185-186	Renewed school, summer session
187-188
190 top	Schmuel the water carrier
189-190 bottom	Union of Glory of the Religious Young Men Sending away party for aliyah of Shimon Katz
191-192
193-194
195-196
195-196 bottom	Henya Pecker gotes to Eretz Israel
205-206	This is the market place. (The first building on the left is a pharmacy. It belonged to the Chaimovitz family.)
213-214	A group of teachers and others active in the folk school. 1929. (School founded in 1917.) Seating from the right, Giliat, Rivka Kremer, Ester Bernak, Zvia Peker, Feigel Kopelevitz, Moshe Kaminar, Elka Ressel, Pikus, Simcha Resnik* & Leiser Grande. (*Resnik was chairman of the Mir Landsmen in Israel for many years.)
215-216 top	Renewed school 1936 Teacher - Pincus in center
215-216 bottom
217-218 top	Elementary School in center staff of teachers with Yosef Kaplan
217-218 bottom	The school Standing in back - educators B. Pincus, Yakov Kaplan, Dr. Skevirsky, Meldel Tabachnik
219-220 top
219-220 bottom
221
223-224 top
223-224 bottom
225-226 top
225-226 bottom
547-8	Mirer Dramatic Circle 1930 The names are starting from back row, R to L: Row 1- M. Pigorelsky, H. Harchavi,    S. Stoloritzky,  Miranker, M. Poznik, Tz. Packer, Z. Abaranok, Row 2 - R. Pogorelsky, M. Kaminer, F. Kopelowitz (Kupilevich), N.A. Harkavi, Matotshevsky,  G. Zablotsky, Row 3 - R. Kaminer, S. Reznik
	Note: Some information in parentheses has been added by the translator and is based on personal knowledge.

Updated June 2021