Name in Polish:
Lwow
Name in German:
Lemberg
Name in Ukrainian:
Львів
Name in Russian:
Львов (Lvov)
Name in Hebrew:
לבוב
Name in Yiddish:
לעמבערג
Administrative History:
Years | Town | District | Province | Country |
1772-1918 | Lemberg | Lwów | Galicia | Austrian Empire |
1918-1939 | Lwów | Lwów | Lwów | Poland |
1939-1941 | Lwów | Soviet Union | ||
1941-1944 | Lemberg | Germany - under Nazi occupation | ||
1944-1991 | Lwów | USSR | ||
Since1991 | L'viv | Ukraine |
Population Data:
Years | General Population | Jewish Population |
1578 | 1500 | |
1648 | 5000 | |
1765 | 6142 | |
1800 | 37,957 | 18,302 |
1869 | 87,109 | 26,694 |
1880 | 103,422 | 31,000 |
1910 | 206,113 | 57,387 |
1921 | 219,388 | 76,854 |
1931 | 312,231 | 99,595 |
1939 | 313,000 | 109,500 |
1941 | 337,000 | 150,000 |
Remarks:
Links:
Read more about L'viv on Wikipedia
L'viv in the Kehilalinks project
L'viv on Virtual Shtetel project
Selected items:
Budżet gminy żydowskiej we Lwowie
To further explore the heritage Jewish Lviv click here
L'viv is located in Western Ukraine (see map). The Jewish community in L'viv was established in the mid 13th Century.
Photographs:
1) The Golden Rose synagogue in Lviv - one of the largest Jewish centers in its time.
2) A mamorial site in Lviv
3) The Jewish synagogue in Lviv today.
Coordinates:
49°50' N, 24°00' E
Historical-cultural region:
Eastern Galicia
Items relevant to the community
Title | Type of item | Years |
---|---|---|
Tombstone of ... | Tombstones | 1834 |
Tombstone of Dov Ber | Tombstones | 1766 |
Tombstone of Gitl | Tombstones | 1546 |
Tombstone of Avraham Kohn | Tombstones | 1848 |
Tombstone of Zeev Son of Shlomo | Tombstones | 1854 |
Tombstone of ... | Tombstones | 1829 |
Tombstone of Zvi | Tombstones | 1830 |
Tombstone of Zvi Son of Haim Yitzhak | Tombstones | 1810 |
Tombstone of Temel | Tombstones | 1850 |
Tombstone of Yaakov Meshulam Ornstein | Tombstones | 1839 |