LINKS

THE SHTETL AND I:
The following is a collection of stories about life in Vishnive as reflected through the Elishkevich family saga. The period covered is from World War I (1915) until 1942. Translated into English by Zvi Rogovin. Original written in Hebrew by Dvora Rogovin Helberg http://www.vishnive.org/

Eilat Gordin Levitan Web-Site:
As part of a larger Web-site, the section on Vishnive contains lots of pictures, text, and links of interest that I recommend to all scholars of the subject. http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/vishnevo/vishnevo.html

History of Belorussian Jewry:
A site run by Alex Friedman, a Jewish student from Belarus, who writes about the shtetls of his country. There's a special section about Vishnive which gives a good historical description about the community, especially about the time before the First World War. http://beljewhist.virtualave.net/treemenu/Special1.html

Shimon Peres Biography:
The most famous person born in Vishnive. He is a former prime minister of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. http://ln.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0838281.html

Nachum Goldman Biography:
Born in Vishnive, he was a prominent leader of the Zionist movement of the 20th century. http://www.open.by/belarus-now/cont/1998/0512/politics/4.html

International Jewish Cemetery Project:
"The IAJGS International Jewish Cemetery Project mission is to catalogue every Jewish burial site throughout the world." http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery