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My father’s family lived in Gomel [Belarus, 320 km to the west from Minsk]. Before 1917 it was the territory of Poland, being the part of Russian Empire. [Partition of Poland] [1] Now Gomel is a district center of Belarus, being the chief town of the district. Gomel was a part of the Pale of Settlement [2], so there were a lot of Jews. There were several synagogues in Gomel and a large Jewish community. Jews were not merely craftsmen; there were also representatives of town intelligentsia. My grandfather Gersh Fiedelgolts was one of them.
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Gomel
Belarus
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Yuri Fiedelgolts