Our annual memorial assembly in honor of the Jewish communities of Pinsk, Yanov and the region will take place on Wednesday, 18 Heshvan, November 16, 2008, at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, in the small hall, 2 Sprintsak St., Tel Aviv, at 5 p.m. There will be an informal gathering in the foyer of the Cinematheque from 4 p.m.
Annual membership in our association, payable in the foyer, is NIS 50.

We request you please to join us on this day in memory of the great Jewish communities of Pinsk and the vicinity which were murdered simply because they were Jewish.
Come meet fellow Pinskers!

On Thursday 26 Nisan 5768 May 01 2008 at 5 p.m. we will conduct our ceremony in remembrance of the martyrs of Pinsk and the vicinity who perished in the Holocaust, by the memorial to the Jewish community  of Pinsk and the vicinity in the Holon cemetery.  At the old cemetery entrance, turn right, for about 150 meters

We are planning an excursion to Yad Vashem and the Valley of the Communities in Jerusalem on the 19 November 2007. Members of the Association who are interested in joining the trip, are invited to register with us by Email: info@pinskjews.org.il and during the memorial service.

Has been sorted and organized by us and deposited for safekeeping in: The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People. 46 Jabotinski St. Jerusalem. Tel: 02-5635716; Fax: 02-5667686. Mailing address: POB 1149, Jerusalem 91010 The manager of the archive, Ms. Hadassa Assouline, will welcome all who approach her  with requests to read or use the archival material of the Pinsk community.

* Between 18th century and 1920
The National History Archive - Minsk:
NATSIONALNYY ISTORICHESKIY ARKHIV
RESPUBLIKI BELARUS
KROPOTKINA 55,
MINSK 220038,
BELARUS

* Between The Two World Wars 1914-1939, and 1941-1944:
The Governmental Archive - Brest:
GOSUDARSTVENNYY ARKHIV BRESTSKOY OBLASTI
UL. ENGELSA 8,
BREST 224005,
BELARUS

* At the time on the Holocaust 1939-1944 and those searching for documents concerning Pinsk relatives:
Rita Margolin, our association member who works at the Yad Vashem Archives, in willing to help those searching for documents concerning Pinsk relatives. Those interested are invited to send Rita their requests to the following address:
Rita Margolin
Yad Vashem's Archives
P.O.B. 3477
Jerusalem 91034
Tel: 972-2-6443707
Fax: 972-2-6443719
E-mail: rita.margolin@yadvashem.org.il

* People who arrived in Israel after 1945:
The Population Administration Office in the Israel Bureau for Internal Affairs:
Tel: +972-2-6294701
Fax: +972-2-6294750
E-mail: pniot@moin.gov.il
Web Site (Hebrew): www.tofes.gov.il/tfasim/homepage.aspx
In the web site there is a form to fill out.

The Search Department for Relatives in the Israel Absorption Bureau:
Search Department for relatives
2 Kaplan St., Jerusalem 91950, Israel
Tel: +972-2-6752762
Fax: +972-2-6752741