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Disna

Latitude: 55º34' Longitude: 28º13'

Also known as Dzisna



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The All Belarus Database contains hundreds of thousands of entries.  There may also be information in the All Belarus Database under an alternate name of Disna. To search other spellings of Disna, use the box above the SEARCH ABD button.


Search the Belarus SIG website for Disna.  There may also be information on the Belarus SIG website under an alternate name of Disna. To search other spellings of Disna, use the box above the SEARCH BSIG button.


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Search the Jewish Encyclopedia website for articles about Disna.  This site contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. There may also be information in the Jewish Encyclopedia under an alternate name of Disna. To search other spellings of Disna, use the box above the SEARCH JE button.



The Routes to Roots Foundation Archive Database contains a comprehensive list of archival holdings for Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, and the Ukraine.  Use the link on the left to see if there are any records for Disna. There may also be information in the Routes to Roots Foundation Archive Database under an alternate name of Disna. To search other spellings of Disna, use the box above the SEARCH RTR button.

Search the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Research Institute Reading Room for information on Disna. There may also be information in the USHMM database under an alternate name of Disna. To search other spellings of Disna, use the box above the SEARCH USHMM button.

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The Yizkor Book Database lists where you can find memorial books for Disna. There may also be Yizkor books available under an alternate name of Disna. To search the available Yizkor books by an alternate name, use the box above the AVAILABLE button.

A translation of a Yizkor book for Disna is not available yet. Click here for information on getting a book translated.

Links for the shtetl of Disna

Click here for an article by Alex Friedman

Disna Jewish cemetery. (7/3/97 by Vitaly Pruss of the Belarus Jewish community)
Disna Jewish cemetery. (7/3/97 by Vitaly Pruss of the Belarus Jewish community)
Disna synagogue. Today in terrible condition. (7/3/97 by Vitaly Pruss of the Belarus Jewish community)


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