Kalyshki Explained

Kalyshki
Native Name Lang:	be
Other Name:	Kolyshki
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Belarus
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Belarus
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Vitebsk Region
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Lyozna District
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2010
Population Total:	73
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	MSK
Utc Offset:	+3
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	+375 2138
Blank Name:	License plate
Blank Info:	2

Kalyshki or Kolyshki (Belarusian: Калышкі|Kalyški; Russian: Колышки; Yiddish: קאליסק|translit=Kalisk)^[1] is a village in Lyozna District, Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is located near the border with Russia.^[2]

Notable residents

• Rabbi Avraham Kalisker (1741–1810), Hasidic leader^[3]
• Yefim Fomin (1909–1941), Soviet political commissar^[4]
• Solomon Nezlin (1892–1990), Soviet tuberculosis scientist^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kolyshki, Belarus - Jewish Gen Locality Pag . Jewishgen.org.
2. Web site: 55°10'02.7"N 30°57'29.6"E Google Maps . Google Maps.
3. Web site: Abraham HaKohen of Kalish - Tzaddikm . Dailyzohar.com . Avraham was born in 1741 in Kalyshki (today in Belarus, east of Vitebsk) to Rabbi Alexander..
4. Web site: Fomin, Yefim Moiseevich . TracesOfWar.com . August 16, 2020 . Fomin, Yefim Moiseevich. Date of birth: January 15th, 1909 (Kolyshki, Vitebsk oblast, Russian Empire);.
5. Web site: (1929 - 1990) Family6.JPG Family6.JPG FIKSMAN Henna ... . bernshtam.name . August 16, 2020.