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Porozow


Porazava (Belarusian: Поразава, Russian: Порозово, Polish: Porozów, Yiddish: פּאָרוזעוועPorozeve, Lithuanian: Porozovas) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus near the town of Svislac.

The town had a thriving Jewish community and synagagogue prior to World War II. Among those born in the town was the "mother of Yiddish theatre" Ester Rachel Kamińska.

Coordinates: 52°56′N 24°22′E / 52.933°N 24.367°E / 52.933; 24.367


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