in an interview given in 2013 that entire neighborhoods had been destroyed by the Germans and the town today is significantly smaller than it was; outlines of the former neighborhood streets can be seen on Google Earth to the northeast of the castle along the river. Notable residents Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin (1816–1893), commonly known by the acronym Netziv, orthodox rabbi, rosh yeshiva and author of several works of rabbinic literature Zalman Shazar (1889–1974), Israeli author, poet, and third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973 Jan Zaprudnik (1926–2022), American-Belarusian historian and publicist See also Mir Castle Complex St. Nicholas' Church, Mir Mir Yeshiva (Belarus) Battle of Mir Isser Zalman Meltzer History of the Jews in Belarus Karelichy Grodno Region Notes References External links Photos on Radzima.org Jurkau kutoczak — Юркаў куточак — Yury's Corner. Старажытнае дойлідства Міра Reeva Kimble's Mir site The Jewish Community in Mir, an online exhibition by Yad Vashem Historic Jewish communities in Europe Holocaust locations in Belarus Karelichy District Novogrudsky Uyezd Nowogródek Voivodeship (1507–1795) Nowogródek Voivodeship (1919–1939) Populated places in Grodno Region Shtetls Urban-type settlements in Belarus