Telekhan Yizkor (Memorial) Book - Translation of Telkhan

This book is the translation of the Telekhan Yizkor (Memorial) Book of the destroyed Jewish Community of Telekhan, Belarus, written by the former residents who survived the Holocaust (Shoah) or emigrated before the war. It contains the history of the community in addition to descriptions of the institutions (synagogues, prayer houses), cultural activities, personalities (Rabbis, leaders, prominent people, personalities) and other aspects of the town. It also describes the events of the Shoah in the town and lists the victims. All information are either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for either research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history! The book was originally written in Yiddish (and one short English article) in 1963, translated into English by David Goldman.


Alternate names: Telekhany [Russian], Telchan [Yiddish], Telechany [Polish], Cielachany [Belarus], Telechon, Telekani, Telekhan, Telechan, Tselyakhani, Celjachany.


Located in Belarus, 119 mi SW of Minsk at 5231' North Latitude and 2551' East Longitude.