Belarus capital receives first Limmud Jewish learning event – The fledgling Jewish community in ‘Europe’s last dictatorship’ is making a comeback, say organizers | The Times of Israel

Hundreds of Jews from across Belarus gathered in Minsk for the capital’s first Limmud conference, a festival of Jewish learning that also drew visitors from Israel.
Approximately 750 people came to the three-day event’s opening session Friday, organized by Limmud FSU together with Belarusian officials and the local Israeli embassy.