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 Yitzhak Son of Yaakov | Tombstones | 1761 |
Tombstone of Yosef | Tombstones | 1803 |
Tombstone of Avraham Son of Aharon Segal | Tombstones | 1769 |
Tombstone of Lipke Rivka Daughter of Nachum | Tombstones | 1739 |
Tombstone of Elka | Tombstones | 1855 |
Tombstone of Asher Anshel Son of Moshe Ashkenazi | Tombstones | 1794 |
Tombstone of Mordechai Zeev Son of Moshe | Tombstones | |
Tombstone of Yehuda Leib Son of Yaakov | Tombstones | 1696 |
Tombstone of ... | Tombstones | 1780 |
Tombstone of Yitzhak Son of Shmuel Segal | Tombstones | 1760 |