Volozhin Links

Volozhin, the ancestral home of the Meltzer family, is midway between Vilnius and Minsk. It has previously been located in either Russia, Poland, Lithuania, or the USSR. It is now in the Republic of Belarus. The Volozhin Site.

There is a major initiative of the Union of Religious Jewish Congregations of the Republic of Belarus to restore Jewish landmarks. This initiative appears to have the active support of the Belarus government, but insufficient funding has resulted in meager results. One of the primary landmarks is the Volozhin Yeshiva. Republic of Belarus Jewish initiative.

The Belarus Special Interest Group of JewishGen Inc has an excellent website where you can easily get historical information for each individual Shtetl ... including Volozhin. The JewishGen Belarus SIG.

The Volozhin Yeshiva was renowned throughout the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. The building remains standing today, but a recent photo shows the Yeshiva is an unfortunate victim of the typical Soviet postwar neglect of Jewish Landmarks. Photo of Volozhin Yeshiva.