On 10-11 September, The Together Plan’s team located in Minsk along with members of the Lech Lecha Jewish community will travel from Minsk to Brest (formerly Brest-Litovsk) to learn more about the history and Jewish community of this town. We will visit the site where the first and only Lapidarium in Belarus is about to be constructed.
Over 80 years ago, more than 1200 remnants of headstones that once stood in the Brest-Litovsk Jewish cemetery were desecrated and used for other purposes. These headstones have been discovered over the last 20 years and will finally come home to rest in a stunning memorial.
This memorial will be a testament to Brest's rich Jewish heritage, acknowledge and honour the community that was so brutally extinguished, and educate visitors about Brest's Jewish community of today.
A historian from Brest will tell us about the fates of the families that were buried in the Brest-Litovsk cemetery and show us their headstones. Afterwards we will go on a tour of the preserved sites of Brest's Jewish heritage and history.
Feel free to join us! Contact us in advance to book your place.