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Drohobych
| Years | State | Province | District |
| Till 1772 | Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Kingdom of Poland |
Rus Voivodship (Województwo ruskie) |
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| 1772-1867 | "Hapsburg Empire", since 1804 - Austrian Empire |
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien) |
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| 1867-1914 | Austro-Hungarian Monarchy |
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien) |
Drohobycz, Galicia |
| 1914-1915 | Under Russian occupation | General-Government Galitsiia | |
| 1915-1918 | Austro-Hungarian Monarchy |
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien) |
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| 1918 - May 1919 | West-Ukrainian People's Republic | ||
| May 1919 - September 1939 | Republic of Poland | Lwow wojewódstwo | Drohobycz powiat |
| September 1939 - June 1941 | USSR: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | Lwow oblast' | |
| June 1941 - July 1944 | Under German occupation: Das Generalgouvernement (für die besetzten polnischen Gebiete) | Distrikt Galizien | |
| 1944-91 | USSR: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | Lwow oblast' | |
| Since 1991 | Republic of Ukraine | Lwow oblast' | Drohobycz район |
| Year | Total | Jews | Percentage of Jews |
| 1663 | ? | 75 | - |
| 1812 | ? | 2,492 | |
| 1880 | 18,255 | 9,181 | 50.2% |
| 1890 | 17,916 | 8,708 | 48.6% |
| 1910 | 34,655 | 15,313 | 44.1% |
| 1921 | 26,736 | 11,833 | 44.2% |
| 1931 | ? | 12,931 | |
| 1959 | 42,000 | ||
| 1970 | 56,000 | 1,680 | 3% |
| 2001 |
103,000(Ukr), 79,000(rus)???? 77,000(engl)??? |
Yizkor Book of Drohobych and Boreslav
Drohobych on the Jewish Shtetel website
Drohobych in "Pinkas Hakehilot". Hebrew translation
The Drohobych-Boryslaw website - In Hebrew. (English Homepage)
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Appeal of 11 Galician rebbes and rabbis to establish the religious settlements in the Land of Israel (Archival Documents)
Alphabetisches Verzeichnis der Gemeinde Drohobycz (Juden und Christen) (CAHJP card)
Geburts-Register der Cultus-Gemeinde Drohobycz, 1816-1833 (CAHJP card)
Drohobych is a city in western Ukraine located at the confluence of the Tysmenitsa River and Seretl, some 40 miles South-West of Lviv. See map
Drohobych was a home of Hassidic group linked to the Ruzhyn Hassidic dynasty. The first leader was Rabbi Haim Meir Yechiel Shapira 1863-1924. Read more
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