Ozarintsy

Castle
Castle
In 1930 the tower was still standing
In 1930 the tower was still standing
The church, 1741 The church was built in 1865 by Count Chatsky
The church, 1741 The church was built in 1865 by Count Chatsky
Ozarintsy, 2012 г.

        Year-the first written mention in 1431. In 1452, King Casimir Ozaryntsi attributed to Theodore Parish Olchedaevskoy Buceatchi, castellan Kamyanetskomu, elder Podolsky. From Buceatchi Ozaryntsi pass (1553-1616 gg.) To Yazlovetskim.

        In the documents of 1600 -1629 years. instead of the more common Ozaryntsi Ozharintsy name (well, not Pozharintsy), at least - Bazar (one can imagine that it was for the town)).

        In 1657godu, on the steep right bank r.Nemiyki, a stone castle was built. In 1690, during the occupation by the Turks skirts, Ozarinetskaya fortress was destroyed, and only after the liberation in 1699 - rebuilt.
According to the testimony Antonovich, the castle was rebuilt by the Cossacks under the leadership of Mogilev Colonel Ostap Gogol, an ancestor of the famous writer Nikolai Gogol. From other sources - led by Ivan Bohun.

        According to the testimony of old residents, along with the strength of the Cossacks of Colonel Ostap Gogol watermill was built (until today), which is above the level r.Nemiyki.
        Jews have lived in Ozaryntsi with 15. In the 18th century. Here there was a Jewish cemetery in the early 19th century. the synagogue was built.
        In 1847 in Ozaryntsi lived 989 Jews in 1897 - 994 (25%)
        In 1863 it acted for 2 synagogues, in the early 20th century - 3 synagogues.

        In 1919-20 Ozarinets Jewish population suffered from pogroms 6 arranged bandits, the military units of the Directory, the Volunteer Army and the Red Army.

        Since the end of the 1920s. Ozaryntsi become the center of Jewish national village council.
        In 1920-ies. Ozaryntsi acted in an illegal Zionist youth organization. In 1920-30-ies. He worked as a school with instruction in Yiddish. At the end of the 1920s Jewish collective farm was created by him. Petrovsky.

        In 1931 all three synagogues were closed: one building transferred into a club, the other two - by warehouses.
        In July 1941 Ozaryntsi occupied by German and Romanian troops. July 19, 1941 killed 43 Jews on July 26, 1941 - 28 Jews.
        August 28, 1941 alive 86 Jews were burned in the synagogue.
        In Ozaryntsi ghetto was created, which in November 1941. Except local residents, contained about 2000 Jews from Bessarabia and Bukovina. Most of the Jews of the ghetto died of hunger and disease. As of September 1, 1943 in Ozaryntsi there were only 40 Jews from Bessarabia and 47 - from Bukovina.
        March 17, 1944, before retreating Nazi troops, was killed by another group of Jews in Ozaryntsi.

        After the liberation of the Jews returned to Ozaryntsi. In 1944-45 Ozaryntsi worked in a school with instruction in Yiddish.

        In 1970, in a population of 5 Ozaryntsi Jews. In 2012 the Jews did not live in the former town...
Synagogue in Ozaryntsi
Synagogue in Ozaryntsi
And as she looked in 1928 Another synagogue, today is not preserved. Photos 1928 Small-town street construction. Photo P.Zholtovskogo, 1930
And as she looked in 1928 Another synagogue, today is not preserved. Photos 1928 Small-town street construction. Photo P.Zholtovskogo, 1930
Plan of the town, in 1945 Preserved old houses
Plan of the town, in 1945 Preserved old houses
Mill. Before the war, it rented a Jew Feldman A monument to those killed during the occupation
Mill. Before the war, it rented a Jew Feldman A monument to those killed during the occupation
Mass grave in the old cemetery There are many unique tombstones
Mass grave in the old cemetery There are many unique tombstones
Just behind the Jewish - old Russian cemetery
Just behind the Jewish - old Russian cemetery
Vinnitsa Region
Jewish Religious community of Zhmerinka
Ukraine, 23100, alley Khlibniy, 2
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