Steve Ballmer visited Belarus - the homeland of ancestors

Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer visited the Pinsk district center (Brest region), the city where his great-grandfather and maternal grandfather lived.

The chairman of the Pinsk Jewish community, Iosif Lieberman, said that Ballmer had come to Pinsk with his sister. He gave this trip to his sister as a gift for her 50th birthday.

The unofficial visit of the Microsoft President to Belarus lasted one day - October 25. Ballmer and his sister visited places related to the Jewish history of Pinsk, visited the Museum of Belarusian Polesie, and also watched an exhibition of Jewish artists, which is shown there. In one of the city’s Jewish cemeteries, a local historian showed the famous guest the place where his great-grandfather was buried.
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Steve Ballmer and his sister also visited the building of the bakery that once belonged to his uncle. He visited Ballmer and the Pinsk synagogue, where he spoke with Rabbi Moshe Fima and lit candles in memory of the deceased ancestors.

Details of the family history : “What does the Balmer family name tell pins?” A bit ... But the surname Dvorkiny, on the contrary, is well known. Shlom Dvorkin, Balmer's dear grandfather, began his business by working in a tailoring workshop located in Molotkovichi, a suburb of Pinsk. During the First World War, together with thousands of refugees, the Jewish family wandered through the expanses of the Russian Empire. For some time the Poleshukh settled in the Saratov province. From there, part of the Dvorkins returned to Pinsk. His uncle Balmer built a bakery there. The other part of the family emigrated to the United States. In 1920, in Detroit, Stephen Beatrice's mother was born. There she married Fred Balmer from Switzerland. In 1956, Stephen was born, who later became the closest aide to Bill Gates. ”

Additionally:
Video from the cemetery where Balmer’s grandfather is most likely buried.

via BelaPAN