Ukr. Белз, Yid. בעלז
Oh Belz, my little town Belz,
My home where I had
so many fine dreams...
Keyword "Ukraine"
Ukr. Березне, Yid. בערעזנע
Berezne had its venerable scribes. It had its Maskilim and its dissenters, tax collectors and social activists, and even its own lunatics. The Jewish life was a peaceful river. Szuls were crowded with the Jews studying the Talmud among the yellowed books.
Ukr. Болехів, Yid. באָלעכעוו
Szewska Street ran south from the market square to the so-called Hebrew district, which resembled a maze of wooden huts, workshops and homes.
Ukr. Броди, Yid. בראָד
The city where wisdom and wealth meet,
The Torah and understanding, trade and faith.
Ukr. Бучач, Yid. בעטשאָטש
When they left the House of Study, the whole town was already deep in slumber. [...] Buczacz lies on a mountain, and it seemed as though the stars were bound to her rooftops. Suddenly the moon came out and lit up all the town. The river Stripa, which had previously been covered by darkness, suddenly gleamed silver...
Ukr. Чортків, Yid. טשאָרטקעוו
Writer – Karl Emil
From Chortkiv, in "Bristol" directly from Berlin
Happened to pop in – to anyone
By the Seret River – of milk and honey
White bread and yellow clay
Ukr. Делятин, Yid. דעלאַטין
If we agree with the statement that the Carpathians are the fortress, then the route Ivano-Frankivsk-Rakhiv is the main gate to the fortress, its ceremonial entrance. And the most important word, which opens up another perspective: is Delatyn.
Ukr. Дубно, Yid. דובנע
This is one of the most trade-full and lively towns in some seasons of the year.
Ukr. Хуст, Hung. Huszt, Yid. חוסט
Here live the Ruthenian shepherds and woodcutters, the Jewish craftsmen і merchants. Poor Jews and rich Jews. Poor Ruthenians and even poorer Ruthenians.
пол. Kosów, їдиш קאָסעוו
Between Kosiv and Kuty
There is a bridge,
Where Baal Shem
Went for a walk...
Ukr. Ковель, Yid. קאָוולע
Kovel was the largest railway hub in the East and a direct connection Warsaw-Kovel was faster than today. The ride was less than 5 hours [...], and the trains [...] had three classes. The first was the most expensive. And there was even a saying that the Jews travelled in the third class, because there was no fourth one.
Ukr. Острог, Yid. אָסטרע
It happened in Ostroh. I was young then, spent days and nights in Beth Midrash, studying the Torah. During the day, when the Jews went home, I sometimes locked Beth Midrash and stayed alone among the books...
Ukr. Підгайці, Yid. פּידײַיִץ
Pidhaitsi grows like a big town,
following the direction of progress and the way of the Haskalah
Ukr. Рогатин, Yid. רעטין
Finally, we received a letter from the faithful Jews of Rohatyn asking to resume the market, which has long been held in Rohatyn on Tuesdays, which they may confirm by acts, and appoint Tuesday as a market day.
Ukr. Володимир-Волинський, Yid. לודמיר
The Jewish world of my grandfather, in which as he thought, "God created the beautiful Earth, where people could live happily ever after", was almost entirely destroyed by the Holocaust.
Ukr. Жовква, Yid. זשאָלקווע
I was proud of my Zolkiew. No other city has such monuments, I thought to myself.
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