on several tapes my granfather says he was from breslatuffs(sp?)in russia
need to find out where that is

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 30 Jul 2003 21:43 PDT

Could it be Breslau?

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 30 Jul 2003 22:09 PDT

Hello jasnyc65,  
 
Here are some names of places in Russia.

Breslavka
Bratslavka
Brashnikoff
Bratolyubov
Bratkovo
Bratchikovo
Breusenkovo

Could it be one of the above places?

Thanks
Bobbie7-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 31 Jul 2003 11:03 PDT

There is also Breslov, a town in the Ukraine, that sounds similar to
what you might have heard your grandfather say.

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

Could it be Brest-Litovsk?
http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/pages/B/R/Brest.htm

Due to the often changing boundaries in this region it would be
helpful to know when your grandfather was born and how long he lived
there.

I agree with FP, the most logical explanation of the name you gave is Brest-Litovsk.

Should Brest-Litovsk be the town you are looking for the following
might be of interest:
http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/brisker_verein.htm
http://www.jewishgen.org/belarus/static_index.htm

Agreeing with politicalguru I see no reason not to believe that
Brest-Litovsk is the place your grandfather mentioned.