As far as I know, not a single relative among my numerous American aunts, uncles and cousins has ever gone to visit Telechany. For one thing, from 1945 to 1991, Belarus was behind the Iron Curtain ...

MIR, Belarus (JTA) — For the first time in decades, a Holocaust commemoration event was held in this town, once one of Europe’s main hubs of Jewish learning.

MIR, Belarus — For the first time in decades, a Holocaust commemoration event was held in this town, once one of Europe’s main hubs of Jewish learning.Attending the event in Mir, a town of ...

A flock of birds fly by as perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises above a medieval castle in Mir, Belarus, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, late Sunday, Sept. 27 ...

Glide over Belarus, where the historic streets of Minsk, the medieval grandeur of Mir Castle, and the pristine landscapes of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park converge—captured in stunning ...

Artists reenact a fight at the Mir Castle in Grodno region, Belarus, June 30, 2023. The Mir Castle Complex is a unique monument of Belarusian architecture and was built in the early 16th century.

Mir, Belarus. A flock of birds fly by as a perigee moon, also known as a supermoon, rises in Mir, Belarus, 95 kilometers (60 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, late Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015.