Sernyky

Varash district, Rivne region

Sources:
- Russian Jewish encyclopedia. Translated from Russian by Eugene Snaider
- Jewish encyclopedia of Brockhaus & Efron

Photo:
- European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative. Sernyky Jewish Cemetery
Sernyky, now - the village in the Rivne region. It was founded in 1449.
In the 16-18 centuries - as part of the Commonwealth. Since 1795 - as part of the Russian Empire. In the 19th - early 20th centuries - in the Pinsk district of the Minsk province. In 1919–39 - in the Polesie Voivodeship as part of Poland, in 1939–91 - in the Ukrainian SSR.

In 1897, 932 Jews (36.5%) lived in Sernyky,
in 1921 - 937 (33%),
In 1941 - about 1,100 Jews (22%).

Jews lived in Sernyky since the 17th century.
In 1882–1903, Sernyky were closed for a free settlement of Jews.

Since 1901, a rabbi in Sernyky has been an Avrom Perets Tsybulnik (1857–?), in 1911–40 - Zeev Miler (? –1940, Pinsk).

In 1913, both grocery shops in Sernyky belonged to Jews.

In December 1918, units of the directory arranged pogroms in the village, during which the property of the Jews was looted.

In the 1920-30s departments of various Jewish parties and organizations acted in Sernyky.

In the summer of 1941, Sernyky occupied the Wehrmacht detachments.
On July 28, 1941, pogroms with the murders and robbery of Jews arranged by local residents took place.
On August 7, 1941, 150 Jews were killed.
On September 29, 1942, 850 Jews were shot in Sernyky; more than 500 Jews managed to flee.
A group of young Jews organized a partisan detachment.

After the libertation in January 1944, several dozen Jews returned to the village.
Jewish cemetery in Sernyky, 2019 Memorial in the cemetery, 2019
Jewish cemetery in Sernyky, 2019 Memorial in the cemetery, 2019

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