Brest-Litovsk - Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora (Bela...
Steinman, Elieser
The name of the town, Brest-Litovsk, indicates its link with Lithuania. Although founded by the Slavs in 1017 and invaded by the Mongols in 1241, it became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1319, and in1569 it became the capital of the unified Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The town is also known as "Brisk, " in Yiddish to the Jews who lived and thrived there for six centuries. Jewish "Brisk" had an illustrious history, the famous Brisk...