Event · Organization Founding
Organization of the Pinsk Jewish community
An organized Jewish community was founded in Pinsk in 1506.
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... בפינסק נוסדה קהילה יהודית מאורגנת בשנת 1506. מכאן שקהילה כזאת נוסדה בדוד-
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