Inside the Izabielin Synagogue

Having obtained the necessary equipment, the Shtetlfest group finds itself inside the Izabielin synagogue. A bird and a violin, and dreams about how to bring this space to life.Now the building belongs to the entrepreneur who is also

Zembin Walk with Pantsyaley

The first day of the Belarusian part of the Shtetlfest expedition group is field work in Zembin. A walk with local historian Ales Pantsyaley reveals the secrets of the former Jewish town.  What connects Zembin and …frogs? Has Zembin

Downpour in Zembin

The Belarusian part of the group spent the first field expedition day in Zembin. The former Jewish town welcomed our Shtetlfest with July heat and downpour.

A photo memory of Lyubcha.

The building of the former Lyubcha mikvah Lyubcha street. In front, on the right, you can see a stone house - now a House of Culture, and before, the "white" synagogue.. A street in Lyubcha near the former synagogue. View of the

Drawings by Mendel Gorshman

The Wedding Dance (1926). Mendel Gorshman. The original is in the Dagodin State Art Gallery in Astrakhan (Russia). Dance of Grown Men (1926). Mendel Gorshman. The original is in the Dagodin State Art Gallery in Astrakhan (Russia).