Some Summer Black and Whites

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Christian Herrmann under Bessarabia, Eastern Galicia, Jewish Cemeteries, Synagogues

After working a lot on my colour photos I finally found time to return to the analogue black and whites. Here is a selection of images I took in August during the trip to Ukraine and Moldova. Represented are Jewish cemeteries in Chişinău (Kishinev), Orhei and Vadul-Raşcov (Vadul Rashkov) in Bessarabia/Moldova, cemeteries in Rîbniţa (Rybnitsa) and Raşcov (Rashkov) in the break away “state” of Transnistria, as well as the former synagogue of Sniatyn in Galicia, Ukraine.

Chişinău Jewish cemetery

Orhei Jewish cemetery

Rîbniţa Jewish cemetery

Orhei Jewish cemetery

Raşcov Jewish cemetery

Vadul-Raşcov Jewish cemetery

Sniatyn synagogue

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Vanished World 2017 Calendar For Free Download

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Christian Herrmann under Media

Hanukkah and Christmas are coming closer – a time of gifts in which I would like to give a present to all who accompanied my trips through Eastern Europe’s Jewish past and present. A calendar for 2017 with some of my photos is out now for free download. You may produce it on your own printer or at an on-line store of your choice. The calendar consits of photos from Jewish heritage sites in Ukraine, Moldova, Poland and Romania. Enjoy and have a great 2017!

Vadul-Raşcov Jewish cemetery, Bessarabia

Brodno Jewish cemetery, Warsaw

Olesko synagogue, Galicia

Mărculeşti Jewish cemetery, Bessarabia

Rezina Jewish cemetery, Bessarabia

Vadul-Raşcov Jewish cemetery, Bessarabia

Belz Jewish cemetery, Galicia

Zhovkva synagogue, Galicia

Botoșani synagogue, Romania

Chernivtsi (Czernowitz) Jewish cemetery, Bukovina

Bratslav synagogue, Podolia

Lviv, Galicia

Trochenbrod, Volhynia

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Vadul-Raşcov Jewish cemetery: Little is known, all is visible

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Christian Herrmann under Bessarabia, Jewish Cemeteries

Vadul-Raşcov (Vadul-Rashkov) in Bessarabia is one of the most impressive Jewish cemeteries I have ever seen. There are a few hundred, if not a few thousand gravestones, located on a hill sloping to the banks of river Dniester. This is borderland – in many aspects.