Names:
Brzezany (Polish)
Berezhany (Ukrainian)
Berzhan (Yiddish)
Brezany (German)
Location:
Coordinates
4927 2456
South-Eastern GALICIA
Today Western Ukraine
The town is situated on
the banks of the Zlota Lipa (Golden lime tree) River and surrounded by
hills from all its sides.
Town's short history:
First recorded evidence
1375 as part of the Kievan Rus, Kingdom of Galicia.
Polish kingdom - 14th century
- 1772
Austria - 1772 - 1867 as
part of crown province of Galicia.
Austro-Hungarian Empire
-1867-1918
Poland 1918-1939
USSR 1939 - 1941
German occupation 1941-1944
USSR 1944-1991
Ukraine from 1991
Jewish history:
1530 - Jews lived in Brzezany
when Brzezany recieved a status of a city.
1570 - 4 jewish families
as part of the total population of 260 people.
1672 - 100 jewish famielies
(total population of 500 families)
1718 - Building of
the Large synagoge
1764 - Jewish population
of about 1000 people.
1789 - 2754 jewish families
in Brzezany district (including 8 other small towns)
1812 - Jewish population
of 252 families (1059 people)
1880 - Jewish population
of 4712 people
1930 - Jewish population
of about 3000 people
1.7.1941 - German occupation
21.9.1942 - First aktion
to Belzec in Yom Kippor
9.1942 - Eesteblishing the
Gehto - total jewish population 12000 people frome Brzezany and the sorounding
towns.
4.12.1942 - Aktion to Belzec
in Chanukah
12.6.1943 - Last Aktion
Maps:
Old map of Galicia
full
map from Blackie &
Sons Atlas (Edinburgh, 1882),
Brzezany links:
Brzezany
site by Roman Zakharii
Holocaust history:
Brzezany yizkor book in
libraries over the world:
Bar
Ilan University
History
- as part of Podole (Podolia)
Deportatitions
to Belzec
Aktion/Deportations
Holocaust
Memorial center
US
Holocaust memorial museum
UCLA
University
JewishGen
- as part of Yizkor Book Project