Vyzhenka

The village of Vyzhenka, is very close to his almost namesake - Vyzhnytsia. In the 19 - beginning of the 20 centuries - in the province of Bukovina as part of Austria-Hungary. In 1918-40 years - as part of Romania, in 1940-91 - of Ukrainian SSR.

In 1880, 339 Jews (25%) lived in Vyzhenka,
in 1930 - 227 (14%),
in the late 1930's - 400 Jews (30% of the total population).

Since the 18th century in Vyzhenka was a community founded by immigrants from Galicia. There was a Jewish cemetery. All Jews of Vyzhenka were Vizhnits Hasidim.
The main occupation is timber trade. In the 1920-30's many Jews opened hotels and restaurants in the holiday season, engaged in trade in forests and livestock, handicrafts, small trade.
There were 3 synagogues, 3 heders, mikvah.

In 1920-1930 there were branches of almost all Zionist parties.

During the Second World War, synagogues and a cemetery were destroyed. Part of the Jews escaped, hiding in the Carpathians, the rest were killed in the camps of Transnistria. The several of survivors Jews after 1945 moved to Chernivtsi and other cities of Ukraine.

Today the main Jewish sight of Vyzhenka is the mikvah, which was visited by the founder of Hasidism Isroel Baal Shem Tov during his stay in these places. It is a place of pilgrimage for Hasidim from all over the world.

Chernivtsi region

The fact that was once an extraordinary place, says a large number of printing products with its kinds. Vyzhenka

Chernivtsi region - list of settlements and location of objects

Vyzhenka, 2016

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

Photo:
- Eugene Shnaider
- Postcard collection of Eduard Turkevych