Alternate names: Zel'va and [Rus Зельва, Bel Зэльва], Zelwa [Pol], Zelva and זלווה [Yid], Zielwa. 53°09' N, 24°49' E, 15 miles E of Volkavisk (Vaŭkavysk), 21 miles W of Slonim. (This Zelva is one of three with the same name in the same general area.) [Not to be confused with Želva (Podzelva), Lithuania]. 1900 Jewish population: 1844. Now a vanished community that existed near Volkavisk.
- Yizkor Books
(2 Books): - Sefer zikaron Zelwa
(Mahwah NJ, 1992) - Sefer zikaron Zelvah
([Israel], 1984)
- Sefer zikaron Zelwa
- KehilaLink: http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/zelva_belarus/
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 1502: "Zelwa".
- Pinkas HaKehilot, Poland, Vol. 8 (2005), p. 346-350: "Zelwa"
- Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 125: "Zelva".
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), XIV, pp. 566-568: "Zelwa".
- JewishGen Belarus SIG
- Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
No information about the Jewish cemetery has been donated.