Old Website Town Pages

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Cherkassy

Kiev province

Cherkassy, a vibrant and vital city of the Ukraine, still has a significant Jewish community, in numbers that show why the Ukraine remains the fourth largest home to Jews in the world. Its Jewish community center and services are the hub of Jewish social services across the Cherkassy Oblast.

The history of this city on the Dnieper is old, including the history of its Jewish community.

 

View of Cherkassy, about 1917.			Cherkassy street, by 1910, from an old postcard.

 

 

Marche-Route from Cherkassy

Here's part of Flo Elman's story on how her grandfather came to leave Cherkassy. A great read!

 

Research About Cherkassy

Esther (Herschman) Rechtschafner has written an article about Cherkassy, including its history and related information. To read or download it, visit here.