Shtetl Routes. Vestiges of Jewish cultural heritage in cross-border tourism in borderland of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine

 

Shtetl Routes. Vestiges of Jewish cultural heritage in cross-border tourism in borderland of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine

 

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Astryna - guidebook

Astryna - guidebook

Pol. Ostryna, Bel. Астрына, Yid. אַסטרין

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Bolekhiv - guidebook

Bolekhiv - guidebook

Ukr. Болехів, Yid. באָלעכעוו

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Brody - guidebook

Brody - guidebook

Ukr. Броди, Yid. בראָד

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Ivye-guidebook

Ivye-guidebook

Pol. Iwie, Bel. Іўе, Yid. אייוויע

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Kovel - guidebook

Kovel - guidebook

Ukr. Ковель, Yid. קאָוולע

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Mir guidebook

Mir guidebook

Bel. Мір, Yid. מיר

 

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Pinsk guidebook

Pinsk guidebook

Pol. Pińsk, Bel. Пiнск, Yid. פּינסק

It seems Jews are everywhere in Pinsk. Not only the whole town but also the trade of the whole country is thriving thanks to their activity. Craftsmen, merchants, hackney drivers – all of them are Jews, and nothing can happen here without a Jew.

Nikolay Leskov, Iz odnovo dorozhnovo dnevnika (Rus.: From a Travel Journal), 1862.

 

 

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Ruzhany guidebook

Ruzhany guidebook

 Pol. Różana, Bel. Ружаны, Yid. ראָזשענוי

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Stolin guidebook

Stolin guidebook

Bel. Столін, Yid. סטולין

Stolin was a beautiful city and its scenery was rich and beautiful. Rivers, forests, trees and fields surrounded it. A city that was vibrant with a proud Jewish life.

Tova Klein–Rabinovitz, Thoughts and Memories, in: Sefer zikaron Stolin, Tel Aviv 1952, http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Stolin/Stolin.html; trans. by Sara Mages.

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Włodawa - guidebook

Włodawa - guidebook

Bel. Уладава, Ukr. Влодава, Yid.וולאָדאַווע

Eyes keep looking, they want to capture everything, to resurrect everything;

everything as it used to be?

Haim Kliger (Kiryat Giora), At the graves of the fathers, in: Sefer zikaron Wlodawa, Tel Aviv 1974.

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