The Pinkas Hakehillot Polin: entsiklopedyah shel ha-yishuvim ha-Yehudiyim le-min hivasdam ve-`ad le-ahar Sho'at Milhemet ha-`olam ha-sheniyah, the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities - Poland - Volume V - Volhynia and Polesie, devotes 12 pages to Brest.

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Content	Original Page Image	Translation --Thanks to...
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An Overview of Volhynia and Polesie	?	Initial Translation: Herman Shapiro and Tamar Amit
Population of Brest 1676-1938 Rulers of Brest: 10th to 20th Century The Jewish Presence in Brest     Deportation and Return, 1495 In 16th Century Brest     A Prominent Family	226	Initial Translation: Sara Mages First Edit: Dr. Zev Kalifon
A Prominent Rabbi     Political and Tax Matters     A Merchant--Landlord In 15th Century Brest     The first Prominent Brisker Rabbi	227	Initial Translation: Sara Mages
Jewish Influence in Regional Politics Natural and Man-made Disasters	228	Initial Translation: Michael Chen
[continued]	229	Initial Translation: Eli Melitz First Edit: Moshe Shavit
A New Fortress Disrupts Brest     The Jews Thrive	230	Initial Translation: Sara Sanditen
In 19th Century Brest     Financial Institutions     Education     Social Services     Synagogues and Prayer Houses     Political Representation     Synagogues and Prayer Houses	231	Initial Translation: Rebecca Caspi
A Pogrom Early in the 20th Century 19th - 20th Century Politics and Zionism     Key Personalities World War I The Inter-War Period     Politics	232	Initial Translation: Moshe Shavit First Edit: Dr. Zev Kalifon
[continued]	233	Initial Translation: Philip Rosinsky
The Pogrom of 1937     The Livelihoods of Brest Jews     Education	234	Initial Translation: Isser Coopersmith
Culture     Social Organizations     Politics	235	Initial Translation: Sara Mages
The Second World War     Occupation by the Germans     Occupation by the Red Army     Re-Occupation by the Germans     The Murders Begin     Jewish Resistance     Liquidation     Liberation	236	Initial Translation: Moshe Shavit
Sources	237	Initial Translation: Adele Roffman First Edit: Dr. Zev Kalifon