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Lviv
Name in English:
Lviv
Name in Ukrainian:
Львів
Name in Polish:
Lwow
Name in German:
Lemberg
Name in Russian:
Львов (Lvov)
Name in Hebrew:
לבוב
Name in Yiddish:
לעמבערג
Historical-cultural region:
Eastern Galicia
Coordinates:
49°50' N, 24°00' E
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 |
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.
Items relevant to the community
| Title |
Type of item |
Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone of Zvi Hirsh Son of Yaakov (Hacham Zvi) | Tombstones | 1718 |
| Tombstone of Avraham Naftali Son of Yehiel | Tombstones | 1821 |
| Tombstone of Avraham Menachem Son of Meshulam | Tombstones | 1794 |
| Tombstone of Michel Daughter of Nahman Rapaport | Tombstones | 1774 |
| Tombstone of Edel Drezel Daughter of Moshe | Tombstones | 1834 |
| Tombstone of Yechezkel Son of Menachem | Tombstones | |
| Tombstone of Shimshon | Tombstones | 1761 |
| Tombstone of Yitzhak Son of Yaakov | Tombstones | 1761 |
| Tombstone of Rose Daughter of Yaakov | Tombstones | 1637 |
| Tombstone of Zvi Hirsh Son of Naftali Hirtz | Tombstones | 1749 |
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