Month: June 2021
LETTERS TO ROTHSCHILD BROTHERS
This historical letter was sent by J.S.Mansohn from Berdichev to Paris for Rothschil Brothers (Paris/France). Posted in Berdichev on April 5th, 1861, crossed Eisenberg (Germany), […]
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This retelling of an 18th-century tale attributed to Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev explores the cruel and uncontrollable nature of gossip. The book opens with […]
Continue readingHASSIDIC SINGING
The Phonoarchive of Jewish Folklore at the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine:As the route of expeditions ran along the greatest concentration of Hassidism, the collectors’ […]
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Birth Bicentenary of French Writer Honoré de Balzac(Date of issue: 20th May 1999) Designer: G.KuznetsovPaper: coatedPrinting process: offsetPerforation: 13 1/2Size: 40 x 28 mm.Sheet composition: […]
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(Courtesy: Simon Wiesenthal Center – Los Angeles – CA ) Polina Gelman (born in Berdichev) was one of the first renowned women pilots and one […]
Continue readingRUSSIAN – JAPANESE WAR OF 1904-1905
Database of Russian Army Jewish injured, killed or missing in action
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(During the Russian Empire and after the Revolution of 1917) Nicholas II Tzar of Russia, 1894-1917 ADSilver 50 Kopeks, 27 mm. – Dated 1899 A.D. […]
Continue readingMILITARY SERVICE IN RUSSIA
Courtesy: The Yivo Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Military_Service_in_Russia
Continue readingCEMETERY IN BERDICHEV
The cemetery in Berdychiv is large, active, secured, and well-maintained by the standards of the area. On the day we visited in September, 2012, there […]
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