history at Lunna, Belarus, goes back hundreds of years, and
until recently, a large part of that history was lost with the
gradual deterioration of the cemetery.
Each link below contains
an insight into the history of Lunna, and more information will
be added as it is collected.
Translation of the Jubilee Edition, a 1938 document of a Jewish
Lunna Organization [Microsoft Word Document]
This text was composed in 1938 by a Jewish Lunna organization
entitled, "G'milut Hesed Kasa" (lit. "the act of loving-kindness
fund"). The organization, as you will read, had been created 10
years earlier due to the deteriorating economic condition of the
Jews of Lunna-Volla. This document was obtained from the
archives of the American Joint Distribution Committee. This
publication is entitled a "Jubilee Edition" and is likely a
reference to the Jubilee year as noted in the Bible. The
original text is in, at the request of Dartmouth College Hillel,
has been translated into English by Mr. Mr. Nowogrodzki of New
York, from whom we express our deepest gratitude.
Scans of a Hebrew document from Lunna
This text will have a more detailed description in the
Scans of a second document from Lunna
This text will be analyzed in the future and information
about it will be provided.