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Published by the Yizkor Books in Print Project
Edited by: Pinhas and Malkah Hagin
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part of Yizkor Books Project of JewishGen, Inc.
Published in Tel Aviv, 1996
Project Coordinator: Mark J. Schwartz
Layout and Name Indexing: Jonathan Wind
Cover Design: Rachel Kolokoff Hoper
Hard Cover, 8.5” by 11”, 488 pages with original photographs and illustrations
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The Jewish settlement in Rafalovka had existed since before the times of the tyrant Bogdan Chmielnicki, in the mid-1600s. The town was named after the Polish landowner, whose family name was Rafval, one of the many families of the Polish aristocracy. Before the destruction of the town in WWII, a recorded history of the Jewish kehilla (community) of Rafalovka existed, documenting the lives of many generations in the centuries before the Second World War. In the words of the book editors:
The book expresses our grief, sorrow and cry over the loss of our beloved ones. It is a Kaddish that was never said over the graves of our dear ones. Rafalovka, Ukraine is located at 51°19' N 25°59' E and 207 miles WNW of Kyyiv Alternate names for the town are: Rafalivka [Ukr], Rafalovka [Rus], Rafałówka [Pol], Rafalefke [Yid] Nearby Jewish Communities:
Bol'shoy Zhëlutsk 6 miles E Staryi Chortoryisk 8 miles SSW Volodymyrets 9 miles NE Horodets 15 miles E Osova 16 miles S Krichil'sk 18 miles ESE Stepan 19 miles SE Prylisne 20 miles W Kolky 20 miles SW Berezhnytsia 22 miles ENE Sarny 27 miles E Lishnëvka 28 miles WNW Hradysk 28 miles W Kashivka 29 miles WSW Ignatovka 30 miles SSW Troyanivka 30 miles W Zofyuvka 30 miles SSW Dubrovytsia 30 miles NE |
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