װאָלאָזשין — בית החיים

Volozhin — the bais hachaim above the yeshiva

Valozhyn (Volozhin) · װאָלאָזשין

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Visitor experience

Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.

How to get there

Jewish cemetery, on the hill at the corner of Kirova and Kupala streets, Valozhyn, Minsk Region, Belarus — confirm the gate locally

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The exact grave coordinates are not confirmed yet — go by the address and ask locally. We don't publish a coordinate we haven't checked.

1.The cemetery is on a hill north of the yeshiva building, where Kirova street meets Kupala. It is fenced, with several hundred matzeivos still standing — cleared and restored in the 1990s with money raised abroad.
2.Be careful what you are told about Reb Chaim's kever. The ground was wrecked, and the memorial to him was put up in 1991 overlooking the cemetery. Whether it stands on the exact place he lies is not something we can stand behind — daven there, but do not repeat to others that the spot is certain.
3.There are kevorim of kedoshim here too, with a plaque for the Jews of Valozhyn who were murdered.
4.The yeshiva building itself still stands in the town, below the cemetery. Most people come for both; leave time for it.

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Closest airports

The three nearest airports with scheduled service — tap for exact driving or transit time.

Vilnius (VNO)Vilnius International· 101 km · 63 mi straight-line· regional
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Minsk (MSQ)Minsk National· 101 km · 63 mi straight-line· regional
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Kaunas (KUN)Kaunas International· 185 km · 115 mi straight-line· regional
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Who is buried here

Known kevarim

רבי חיים מװאָלאָזשין

Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin

Reb Chaim Volozhiner — talmid of the Vilna Gaon

נפש החיים

Founded the Volozhiner yeshiva in about 1803, the mother of the Litvishe yeshivos. Nefesh HaChaim is his.

Verification

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