Di zikhroynes fun mayn geburt shtot Lida [Memoirs of My Birthplace, Lida] · Project Zikaron

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Title

Di zikhroynes fun mayn geburt shtot Lida [Memoirs of My Birthplace, Lida]

די זיכרונות פון מיין געבורט שטאט לידא

Category

Autobiographies

Yizkor Books

Author/Originator

Ilutovich, Jacob (1883-1974)

Year of Publication/Creation

c. 1965

Place of Publication/Creation

Tel-Aviv

Language(s)

Yiddish

Geographic Places

Yizkor Book:

Lida, Belarus (read online)

Autobiography:

Bytsen (Byten, Biten, Buten), Belarus (p. 76)

Abakan, Russia (p. 80)

Tel Giborim (Tel A-Rish) (part of Holon), Israel (p. 95)

https://zikaron-imports.s3.amazonaws.com/LidaIlutovich/LidaIlutovich 001.pdf

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Transcribed from the original typewriten manuscript, the author of this unpublished yizkor book reminisces in great detail about Lida and the many families he knew.

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