Daŭhinava


Daŭhinava is a village in the Vileyka District, Minsk Region, Belarus. It is located north of Minsk and east-northeast of Vilejka. Between the two World Wars it was part of the Wilno Voivodeship of Poland.

Jewish life in Daŭhinava

There were 1,194 Jews in Daŭhinava in 1847, 2,559 in 1897 out of a total population of 3,551, 2,259 in 1900 and 1,747 in 1921 . See the for additional information. Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman was born in Daŭhinava, and his cousin Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky grew up in the town.