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Brest History
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Ir Tehila–a Brest History
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The Ancient Synagogues
Year 1828
Periodic fires ravaged Brest, bringing devastation to the community:
from
Pinkas HaKehillot Polin
,
page 229
The translation:
Big fires that erupted in the years of 1802 and 1828 ruined a great part of the Jewish neighborhood. In the second fire, 5 synagogues were burned as well.
tells us that by 1828, Brest contained
at least
5 synagogues.
Notes:
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