Lebedevo (Lebiedzieva), Belarus
54°19' N, 26°42' E
Alternate names: Lebedevo [Rus], Lebiedziew [Pol], Lebiedzieva [Bel],
Lebiedziów, Lebedzev, Lebedev, Russian: Лебедево
Belarusian:
Лебедзева.
61 miles ESE of Vilnius (Vilna), 15 miles SW of Vilyeyka,
6 miles W
of Maladzyechna
Brief Timeline of Lebedevo:
1323 - 1790s: Part of the Polish Lithuanian Kingdom
1790s - 1915: Part of Russian Empire
(More details; Prior to 1842,
the
Vilieka Uyezd (District) was part of the Minsk Gubernia.
From 1842 to
First World War governed from the Vilno or Vilna Gubernia.
Before WWI
( Jewish Population in 1900: 1,232 : Lebedove Vilna Russian Empire )
1915- 1920 During and immediately after World war I, changed hands
between: Russia, Germany, Poland and the Soviet Union
1921 - 1939: Between the wars: Part of Poland : Lebiedziew
Mołodeczno Wilno Poland (near the border with the Soviet Union)
1939 - 1941: Annexed by the Soviets
1941 - 1944: Under Nazi Occupation
1944 - 1990s: Part of Soviet Union
Today : Lebiedzieva, Belarus
Lebiedziew Business directory in 1929
Stories
Those who perished
Families - Golub and the Reznitzki
Families - Zukermans
More images of Levedevo
Offsite links:
More details
Memorial site for the 949 town Jews massacred during July 24th, 1942.
Pictures from a recent (2005) trip taken by Eilat and Talia Levitan
Zionist youth
Families from Lebedove
http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/shtetls/shtetl_detail.php?filename=slebedevovv
Maps:
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/smorgo=n/smo_pix/050804_3b_b.gif
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/lebedevo/l_pages/lebe_map.html
