Belarusian Union of Jewish War Invalids and Veterans of War, Partisans and Guerillas

General Information:

Gilf organization of Minsk was created in 1994. The organization participated in the process of working out methodology for the Holocaust Lessons program. The program is targeted at teaching Belarusian secondary school teachers and students about the Holocaust.

Goal:

The goal of Gilf is to unite unites former prisoners of ghettos and Nazi camps who presently live in Minsk.

Activity Mainstreams:

• Holocaust commemoration activities
• Opening of monuments to Righteous Gentiles
• Book publishing
• Production of documentaries
• Exhibitions and collection of the materials for the Holocaust Museum of Belarus
• Educational programs
• Humanitarian, medical and legal assistance

Director: Frida Reisman

Gilf Ghetto and Nazi Camps Survivors Organization

General Information:

The Belarusian Association of Former Jewish Ghetto and Nazi Camps Prisoners was created in September 1991. Today it unites over 200 Nazi-victims living in Belarus.

The Association is a member of several national and international organizations and a co-founder of the International Union of Former Jewish Nazi-victims, that unites over 10,000 people from the CIS countries and Israel.

Activity Mainstreams:

• Holocaust commemoration activities;
• Welfare assistance;
• Educational programs;
• Anti-Semitism programs.

Chair: Michail Treister