Details: The discovery of rich oil and mineral wax deposits in the Drohobycz-Borysław area in the 1850s turned it into an industrial and economic powerhouse - “the California of Galicia.” Jewish-owned industries started up: refineries, mining, spinning, weaving, and factories producing candles and soap. By the early 1900s, Drohobycz alone had two synagogues, four study houses, two banks, a Jewish cultural center, a hospital, labor unions, Zionist, drama, and sports clubs, several schools, and several brilliant writers, artists, educators, and political activists. But after the First World War, Jews were caught in the struggle between Ukrainians and Poles for control of Galicia. Jewish trade rights were revoked, skilled jobs given to Gentiles, businesses nationalized, and commerce destroyed. In June 1941, the German army entered Drohobycz and Borysław. Under Nazi occupation, Jews were forced out of their homes, taken for slave labor, and murdered in a series of pogroms and aktions over the next three years. In April, 1944, the last Jewish survivors of the labor camps in Drohobycz were deported to the Plaszów camp, where they died. Written by former residents and survivors, the Memorial Book of Drohobycz, Boryslaw, and Surroundings tells what these communities were like, and the full story of their rise and destruction. Now available for the first time in an English translation. May this book serve as a memorial to those who lived, worked and dreamed in Drohobycz, Boryslaw and the surrounding areas. Alternate names for Drohobycz: Drohobych [Ukr], Drohobycz [Pol], Drogobych [Rus], Drohobitch [Yid], Drohobytsch [Ger], Drohobics [Hun], Drogobycz, Drogobich   Alternate names for Boryslaw: Boryslav [Ukr], Borislav [Rus, Yid], Borysław [Pol], Borislau [Ger], Borislev   Drohobych, Ukraine is located at 49°05' N, 27°04' E and 180 miles WSW of Kyyiv.   Boryslav, Ukraine is located at 49°17' N 23°25' E and 326 miles WSW of Kyyiv   Drohobycz Nearby Jewish Communities: Stebnyk 5 miles SE Truskavets 5 miles S Boryslav 6 miles SW Luka 10 miles N Orov 10 miles S Skhidnitsya 11 miles SW Podbuzh 11 miles W Medenychi 13 miles ENE Dovhe 14 miles SSW Stryy 17 miles ESE Verkhneye Sinevidnoye 18 miles SSE Sambir 18 miles NW Lysyatychi 20 miles E   Boryslaw Nearby Jewish Communities: Truskavets 4 miles E Skhidnitsya 5 miles SW Drohobych 6 miles NE Stebnyk 7 miles E Orov 8 miles SE Podbuzh 8 miles WNW Dovhe 9 miles SSW Verkhneye Sinevidnoye 15 miles SSE Luka 15 miles NNE Skole 18 miles SSE Medenychi 18 miles NE Sambir 19 miles NNW Turka 20 miles WSW

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