The Memorial Book of Podhajce, Ukraine - Translation of Sefer Podhajce (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781939561053)

This book is the translation of the Memorial (Yizkor) Book of the destroyed Jewish Community of Podhajce, Ukraine, (in Hebrew: Sefer Podhajce) written by the former residents who survived the Holocaust (Shoah) or emigrated before the war. It contains the history of the community in addition to descriptions of the institutions (synagogues, prayer houses), cultural activities, personalities (Rabbis, leaders, prominent people, characters) and other aspects of the town. It also describes the events of the Shoah in the town and lists the victims. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for either research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history The book was originally written in Yiddish in 1972 in Tel Aviv, translated into English by volunteers in the Yizkor Book Project of JewishGen, Inc. and published by the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project. Alternate names: Pidhaytsi Ukrainian], Podhajce Polish], Podhaitza Yiddish], Podgaytsy Russian], Podhaits, Pidayets, Pidhayets, Pidhajci, Podgaitsy, Podgajcy, Podgaytse, Podhaytse, Pidhajzi. Region of Tarnopol Podhajce is located 28 miles SW of Tarnopil and 30 miles NE of Ivano-Frankivsk (Stanislaw w). Book also includes information about these towns: Zlotniki (or Zlotnik), Zloniki, Wioeniowczyk and Zawalow. The book has 540 pages, 8.5" by 11", hard cover, including all photos and other images.

Author: Me'ir Shimon Geshouri
ISBN-10: 1939561051
ISBN-13: 9781939561053
Publisher: Jewishgen.Inc
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2013
Pages: 556
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.44lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.19d