Pukhavichy, Minsk Region

Puchavičy (Belarusian: Пухавічы, Puchavičy Polish: Puchowicze, Russian: Пухавичи Pukhavichi) is a village in Puchavičy District, Minsk Voblast, Belarus, capital of Puchavičy Selsoviet (Puchavičy Rural District).

History

In December 1926, 929 Jews lived in the village, 43 percent of the total population. The Germans occupied the town at the end of June 1941. The Jewish population were murdered in 1941.^[1]

References

^ http://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=495 The murder of the Jews of Pukhavichy] during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

Notable residents

Anatol Volny - was a Belarusian artist, poet, writer and journalist.

53°31′49″N 28°15′13″E / 53.53028°N 28.25361°E / 53.53028; 28.25361

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[1] ttp://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=495 The murder of the Jews of Pukhavichy] during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

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