| Yizkor Book in Memory of Rozniatow, Perehinsko, Broszniow, Swaryczow and Environs Contributor(s): Kane, Shimon (Editor), Weiss, Thomas F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1939561000 ISBN-13: 9781939561008 Publisher: Jewishgen.Inc OUR PRICE: $53.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Jewish - General - History | Holocaust |
| LCCN: 2013932631 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 8.5" W x 11" (3.24 lbs) 514 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the translation of the Yizkor (Memorial) Book of the destroyed Jewish Community of Rozhnyatov, written by the former residents who survived the Holocaust (Shoah) or emigrated before the war. It contains the history of the community in addition to descriptions of the institutions (synagogues, prayer houses), cultural activities, personalities (Rabbis, leaders, prominent people, characters) and other aspects of the town. It also describes the events of the Shoah in the town and lists the victims. All information is either first-hand accounts or based upon first-hand accounts and therefore serves as a primary resource for either research and to individuals seeking information about the town from which their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents had immigrated; this is their history The book was originally written in Hebrew and Yiddish in 1974, translated into English by volunteers in the Yizkor Book Project of JewishGen, Inc. and then published by the Yizkor-Books-In-Print Project. The town is also known by these names: Rozhnyativ Ukrrainian], Rożniatow Polish], Rozhniatov Yiddish], Rozhnyatov Russian], Rozhantov, Rozhnyatuv, Rozintov, Roznatov, Roznitev, Rozhnitiv, Roznjativ It is located at longitude 4856' N and latitude 2410' E and is 302 miles WSW of Kyyiv (Kiev). Other towns covered in the book are Rozniatow, Perehinsko, Broszniow, Swaryczow, Dolina, Stanislawow, Stryj, and Lvov. |