Velykyy Kuchuriv

Sources:
- Russian Jewish encyclopedia. Translated from Russian by Eugene Snaider

Photo:
- European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative. Velykyy Kuchuriv Jewish Cemetery
- Sarapulov, Wikipedia. The house from the village of Velyky Kuchuriv

After the construction of the railway Chernivtsi - Suchava in 1869, the main occupation of the Jews was trade.
Most Jews of Velyky Kuchuriv were Hasids; there were a synagogue and a cemetery.

In the 1920s in Vlykyy Kuchuriv there were the old synagogue and 2 new synagogues - “Bait Itshok” (created in 1907) and “Agavas Ahim” (created in 1912), in 1937 - 2 synagogues.

In the 1930s Jews of Velyky Kuchuriv were engaged in trade and crafts. Among the Jews were teachers, doctors, specialists of other professions.
There was a Jewish charity society.

In 1942 approx. 300 Jews of Velyky Kuchuriv were shot near the village of Glyboka.
After 1945, the surviving Jews of Velyky Kuchuriv moved to Chernivtsi.


Jewish cemetery in Velykyy Kuchuriv, 2019

Chernivtsi region - list of settlements and location of objects

Velykyy Kuchuriv, 2024

Chernivtsi district, Chernivtsi region

Velykyy Kuchuriv (ukr. Великий Кучурів) founded in 1422. In the 16-18 centuries in Moldavian principality. In the 19 - beggining of the 20 centuries - the village of Kuchurul-Mare in the province of Bukovina as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1918-40 - as part of Romania, in 1940-91 - as part of Ukrainian SSR.

At the end of the 19th century 415 Jews lived in Vlykyy Kuchuriv,
in the 1930s - 386 Jews.

From the end of the 17th century there was a Jewish community, which was founded by immigrants from Galicia.
In 1815, many Jews left Velyky Kuchuriv due to crop failure.

The house from the village of Velyky Kuchuriv in the Pyrohiv Museum, Kyiv