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Alexandrovsk, a town in Ekaterinoslav gubernia
Records available:
The Family History Library (Mormons) has some records on microfilm. More information is available here.
Booklets: "The History of the Jews in Zapporojhe"
By Lori Miller
In August, 1999 my husband and I traveled to the Ukraine in search of my roots. One of our stops was at Zapporojhe, which is 317 miles SE of Kiev and whose coordinates are 4657 3503.
In 1912 when my grandparents immigrated to the US, it was known as Alexandroskov. While we were there, the Chief Rabbi gave us 3 booklets which were called "The History of the Jews in Zapporojhe", by Shimon Orlyansky (whom we met). A Russian friend of mine translated a few parts so that I could ascertain the importance of the book.
The three books are divided by dates: Book #1 is 1775-1719; Book #2 is 1917-1920; and Book #3 is 1921-1941.
More information, more story, and some lists of names are here.
