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Pinsk · Alexandria

Place · 1097 CE

Pinsk

Also known as

Pinscum
Pinska
Pinskas
Pinszk
Pińsk
Pińsk

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birthplace ofGeorge S. Wise1906 CE
birthplace ofIhar Yasinski1990 CE
birthplace ofJacob Eisenberg1893 CE
birthplace ofJoseph Ephrati1897 CE
birthplace ofJulius Margolin1900 CE
place of death ofKazimierz Świątek1914 CE

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