July 2015 – Page 5 – Bukovina Jewish Heritage Sites

Bratslav Cemetery – by Christian Herrmann

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Many thanks to Christian Herrmann who is researching, traveling, photographing and providing very valuable information about many Jewish Heritage Sites in Bukovina, Transnistria and Bessarabia.

Bratslav (Breslov) is the origin of one of the most famous Hasidic dynasties. Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav was a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, and one of the major spiritual Jewish leaders of his time. He died not in Bratslav but in Uman where he was also buried. Nevertheless Bratslav is an important target for Hasidic pilgrims. Thousands visit the town and the Jewish cemetery with its gravestones – dating back to the 18th century – every year, especially those who make a pilgrimage to the grave of rabbi Nathan Sternhartz (Nathan of Breslov), a student of rabbi Nachman. The cemetery is located on the banks of river Bug and offers spectacular views.

We walked along river Bug and visited the synagogue, which has recently been returned to the Jewish community. Over decades it was part of a brewery, soon it will be a synagogue again. At the cemetery we saw a well organised infrastructure for pilgrims. There is a gift shop and we saw Hasidic pilgrims arrive.

Here are pictures of the Jewish Cemetery in Bratslav, provided by Christian – who visited the place in June 2015.

Bershad Jewish Memorial – by Kate Power

Bershad is a town in western Ukraine.

[From JewishGen]: The Ukrainian village of Bershad had the tragic fame of holding first place among the murder camps for Jews of Bukovina and Bessarabia in Transnistria, for the number of victims as well as in view of the animalization of the German and Romanian officials whose sadistic barbarity by chance was exercised the most here.

The following pictures of the Bershad Holocaust Memorial were provided by
Mrs. Kate Powers. Thanks.

Bershad Cemetery – by Kate Power

Bershad is a town in western Ukraine.

The following pictures of the Bershad Jewish Cemetery were provided by
Mrs. Kate Powers. Thanks.

Radautz Jewish Cemetery – by Christian Herrmann

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Many thanks to Christian Herrmann who is researching, traveling, photographing and providing very valuable information about many Jewish Heritage Sites in Bukovina, Transnistria and Bessarabia.

Radautz is a town located in north eastern Romania, not far from Suceava, Romania.

Here are pictures provided by Christian – summer 2015.

Radautz Synagogue – by Christian Herrmann

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Many thanks to Christian Herrmann who is researching, traveling, photographing and providing very valuable information about many Jewish Heritage Sites in Bukovina, Transnistria and Bessarabia.

Radautz is a town located in north eastern Romania, not far from Suceava, Romania.

Here are pictures provided by Christian – summer 2015.

Arbora Jewish Cemetery – by Christian Herrmann

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Many thanks to Christian Herrmann who is researching, traveling, photographing and providing very valuable information about many Jewish Heritage Sites in Bukovina, Transnistria and Bessarabia.

Arbore is a commune located in Suceava County, Romania.

Here are pictures provided by Christian.

Mogilev Podolski – Pictures of Monuments – by Kate Power

Mogilev Podolski is a town in Ukraine, on the Dnieper River. In the holocaust it was one the big detention places to where Bukovina Jews were deported. There is in the town a big Jewish Cemetery from WW-II as well as a Jewish Museum and several monuments.

The following pictures were provided by Mrs. Kate Power.

Yaruha (near Mogilev Podolski) – Pictures by Kate Power

Yaruha is a village in western Ukraine, 27 Km south east to Mogilev Podolski, not far from the Dniester river.

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Mogilev Podolski – Eylon visit 7/2013

In 7/2013 Baruch Eylon (formerly Alper) and his sons Gal and Ziv traveled to Romania and Ukraine to visit Banila pe Siret – the village where Baruch’s parents lived prior to WW-II, and Mogilev Podollski, to where the family was deported in July 1941.

baruch eylon Baruch was born after the war (1949) in Transilvania – Satu Mare.
Gal and Ziv Eylon (Alper) were both born in Haifa, Israel.

Here are pictures from the July 2013 trip to Mogilev Podolski – the Dniester river, the Jewish Museum and the old Jewish Cemetery.

Banila pe Siret – Eylon visit 7/2013

In 7/2013 Baruch Eylon (formerly Alper) and his sons Gal and Ziv traveled to Romania and Ukraine to visit Banila – the village where Baruch parents lived prior to WW-II, and Mogilev Podollski, to where the family was deported in July 1941.

baruch eylon Baruch was born after the war (1949) in Transilvania – Satu Mare.
Gal and Ziv Eylon (Alper) were both born in Haifa, Israel.

Here are pictures from the July 2013 trip to Banila pe Siret –
Cemetery hidden in the woods.