Re: towns with researchers as listed on JGFF-correction #belarus
Alexander Sharon
les evenchick <levenchick@...>
06/19/1999 #9418
There are lots of problems with town names on JGFF - one is requested to use
current name as listed in a standard cartography publication at least this was the practice when I signed up. ______________________________________________________________ "Lots of problems"? If you really have an issue with town names changes, you should express you grievances to the Belarus government and USA military who sponsors US BGN. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Correct (modern) town names are listed in JewishGen Gazetteer at https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/gazetteer/gazetteer.php
If you click on JewishGen icon shown on the left side on the town name you will learn that town was know last time as Koidanovo in 1932 and was renamed in Dzerzhinsk (in Russian). It was again changed to Belarussian sounding Dzyarzhynsk, when recently all Russian sounding towns names have been "nationalized". Alexander Sharon JGFF editor
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