Hlyboka
Sources:
- Russian Jewish encyclopedia. Translated from Russian by Eugene Snaider;
Photo:
- European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative. Hlyboka Jewish Cemetery
- Postcard collection of Eduard Turkevych
- Wikipedia. Hlyboka
Hlyboka (ukr. Глибока; in 1919-1940 - Adinkata), urban-type settlement (since 1956), until 2020 - the district center in the Chernivtsi region.
Known since 1438. In the 15-18 centuries - as part of the Moldavian principality. In the 19th-beginning of the 20th century - in the province of Bukovina as part of Austria-Hungary. In 1918–40 - the village of Adinkata as part of Romania, in 1940–91 - as part of the Ukrainian SSR.
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Jewish cemetery in Hlyboka, 2019 |
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Chernivtsi district, Chernivtsi region
In 1940, about 130 Jews lived in Hlyboka.
Jews lived in Hlyboka since the 1430s. The first Jews were immigrants from Moldova. The main cases are trade, crafts, agriculture. There was a community, 2 synagogues, a Jewish cemetery.
In 1904-30 in Hlyboka there was a Jewish society to help sick.
The Jewish population of Hlyboka was destroyed during the Shoah.
After 1945, most surviving Jews moved to Chernivtsi or left to USA, Israel, and other countries. In the 1990s, 2 Jewish families lived in Hlyboka.
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Railway in Hlyboka, 1920s |
Palace of Skibnevsky, 1925 (now - hospital) |