Drujsk — Association of Jews of Vilna and vicinity in Israel

Vilna district, Poland, Today Belarus. Jews arrived as the village's first settlers in the 1870s, receiving land for cultivation. In 1897 their number reached 515. In the 1930s, Jews were operating 44 farms on 850 acres of land and the cheese produced in their dairy cooperative was known throughout Poland for its superior quality.

Some were also lumber merchants sending logs down the Dvina and Droika Rivers and some opened stores serving the border garrison. A Horev Hebrew school was opened in 1931 and most of the young were members of Hehalutz or Betar.

The Jewish population in 1931 was 412. On the approach of the Germans in June 1941, local peasants pillaged Jewish homes. The Germans seized Jews for forced labor, murdered at least 150, and confiscated livestock and farm implements.

In February 1942, over 1,000 Jews including refugees were expelled to the Widze ghetto. From there they were dispersed among various camps and subsequently executed.