The Story of the Jewish Community in Mir

Certificate belonging to the student Yitzhak Reznik at the Polish elementary school in Mir, 1937

Members of the Mir Drama Circle, 1927. Front row, second from left – Simcha Reznik

Teachers and students at the Polish elementary school in Mir, c. 1938. Among the students were many Jewish children. Front row, right – Yaakov Schreiber; third from right – Sonya Gelber; fifth from left – Mara Kagan. Top row, right – Moishe (Moshe) Goldin

Students at the Polish elementary school in Mir. First row, right – Mara (Miriam) Gilmovski (Partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union); middle row, right – Pesia Szklar; left – Sonya Gelber

Teachers and students at the Jewish elementary school (Yiddishe Folks Shul) Mir, 1937. Farthest left (with the cane) – the Hebrew teacher Fikus

Members of the directorate and students at the Jewish elementary school (Yiddishe Folks Shul), Mir

Group of friends at the Polish elementary school, Mir, winter 1934. Front row, second from left – Aharon (Arl) Katzenelson

Students at the Jewish elementary school (Yiddishe Folks Shul) at a summer camp, c. 1932. In the center: the Hebrew teacher Fikus. First row, sitting farthest right – Zvi Katzenelson; fourth from right – his friend Moshe Rabinovitz

Group of teachers and students at the Jewish elementary school (Yiddishe Folks Shul) in Mir

Letter of thanks to Morris Ziskind, who visited Mir in 1937, signed at the Jewish elementary school (Yiddishe Folks Shul) in Mir. Morris Ziskind was a friend of David Danzig, born in Mir, that had emigrated to South Africa

Group of teachers and students at the Jewish elementary school (Yiddishe Folks Shul) in Mir, 1937, during the visit of Morris Ziskind (top row, fourth from right) on his way to a family visit in the town of his birth in Lithuania.

A group of teachers, activists and students at the Jewish elementary school (Yiddishe Folks Shul) in Mir, 1937.