Sefer Dokshitz-Parafianov
Original Hebrew and Yiddish Yizkor Book Editor: David Stockfish Published in Tel Aviv, 1970 Translation Editors: Joel Alpert and Aaron Ginsburg Hard Cover, 11” by 8.5”, 450 pages with all illustrations of the original Yizkor book, plus a new appendix of significant materials collected after the publication of the original book.
About This Book
Translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the town of Dokshitz, Belarus, originally written in 1970 in Yiddish and Hebrew in Tel Aviv by the former residents and survivors of the town.
Between 1941 and 1943, most of the Jewish communities of Eastern Europe, including the towns of Dokshitz and Parfianov in Belarus, were systematically wiped out by the Nazis and local militias. The English translation of the Dokshitz-Parfianov Yizkor Book contains thirty-six personal histories, collected over a ten-year period. New appendices of material collected since the publication of the original Yizkor Book in 1970 have been added.
Included are photographs, documents and descriptions of the Jewish communities of pre-war Dokshitz and Parfianov. Then first-hand accounts of the Shoah and of the armed resistance of Jewish youth to the Nazi occupiers are presented. And finally, there are accounts of those who went on to pioneer in and fight for in the establishment of Israel.
With gratitude to the former residents of these towns now living in Israel and the Diaspora whose stories are collected here, it is our hope that this book will serve as a memorial to the vibrant now-extinct Jewish communities of Dokshitz and Parfianov.
Place Details
Dokshytsy, Belarus is located at 54°54' North Latitude and 27°45' East Longitude
Alternate names for the town are: Dokshytsy [Bel], Dokshitsy [Rus], Dokshits [Yid], Dokszyce [Pol], Dokšici [Latv], Dokšycy, Dokshitse, Dokshitsya, Dokschyzy, Dokshitz, Dugscitz
Nearby Jewish Communities:
Parafyanovo 6 miles W
Yasevichi 13 miles NNE
Budslav 14 miles SW
Hlybokaye 16 miles N
Begoml 17 miles SE
Golubichi 17 miles NNE
Daŭhinava 20 miles SSW
Krivichi 22 miles SW
Plissa 23 miles NNE
Dunilovichi 23 miles WNW
Kozlovshchina 25 miles NW
Kraysk 28 miles SSW
Mstizh 28 miles SE
Kublichi 30 miles NE