On 25 August, the TV crew and I left Lviv. It was the beginning of a 10-day journey that would take us in a wide loop through Galicia, Podolia and Bukovina. Brody, Pochaiv and Zbarazh were on the agenda for the first two days.
First Days on the Road
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There is still a lot to tell
Galicia, Kyiv, Greece and some exhibitions. There is still a lot to tell about the past year. The forced break caused by the corona virus gives me the opportunity to do it.
Lviv – Tikvat Zion synagogue
Lviv – Tikvat Zion synagogue
Lviv – Yiddish shop sign
Lviv – trace of a mezuzah
Brody – mezuzah
Brody – trace of a mezuzah
Pomoriany – destroyed Jewish cemetery
Pomoriany – destroyed Jewish cemetery
Pomoriany – destroyed Jewish cemetery
Pomoriany – cold storage made from Jewish tombstones
Pomoriany – cold storage made from Jewish tombstones
Pomoriany – former collective farm
Pomoriany – former collective farm
Pomoriany – former collective farm
Pomoriany – former collective farm
Vienna airport – traveling Hasidim
Vienna airport – traveling Hasidim
Vienna airport – traveling Hasidim
Kyiv – exhibition opening at Triptych: Global Arts Workshop – © Triptych: Global Arts Workshop
Kyiv – exhibition opening at Triptych: Global Arts Workshop – © Triptych: Global Arts Workshop
Kyiv – German Embassy – © Myroslava Hartmond
Kyiv – House with Chimaeras
Kyiv – House with Chimaeras
Kyiv – Podil Synagogue and Community Centre
Kyiv – Podil Synagogue and Community Centre
Ioannina – house decoration
Ioannina – house decoration
Cologne – exhibition opening at Lew Kopelew Forum
Cologne – exhibition opening at Lew Kopelew Forum – © Lew Kopelew Forum
Cologne – exhibition flyer
From Lviv to Chernivtsi
Our journey through Galicia, Bukovina and Bessarabia goes on. During the last two days we went further south. Between the regional metropolises of Lviv and Chernivtsi we visited the towns and villages of Busk, Olesko, Brody, Skalat, Hrymailiv, Sataniv, Husiatyn, Chabarivka, Zalishchyky and Yuzhynets. What a trip!
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery – there is always somebody to tell the story
Olesko synagogue
Olesko synagogue
Brody – Jewish cemetery
Brody – Jewish cemetery
Skalat synagogue
Skalat synagogue
Hrymailiv – interior of the synagogue
Sataniv – Jewish cemetery
Sataniv – Jewish cemetery
Chabarivka – tombstone fragments from the destroyed Jewish cemetery of Husiatyn
Zalishchyky synagogue
Chorus in Yuzhynets
Yuzhynets – war memorial opposite of the former property of the Reich family
East of Lviv through Galicia
On Monday, it was the last opportunity to travel during my recent trip to Ukraine. My friends Marla, Jay, Vasyl and I decided for a route eastwards to the towns and villages of Holohory, Zolochiv, Sasiv, Pidhirtsi and Brody with its Jewish heritage sites. Back in Lviv we had a look at Jewish tombstones recently discovered during construction works. Summed up, it was a kaleidoscopic view of beauty and horror.
Holohory Jewish cemetery
Holohory Jewish cemetery
Holohory Jewish cemetery
View from Holohory Jewish cemetery
Holohory – ‘Turkish Tower’
Zolochiv Jewish cemetery
Zolochiv Jewish cemetery
Talking with representatives of Zolochiv at the Jewish cemetery
Mass grave site between Zolochiv and Sasiv
Mass grave site between Zolochiv and Sasiv
Sasiv Jewish cemetery
Sasiv Jewish cemetery
Church of Pidhirtsi castle
Church of Pidhirtsi castle
Storks next to the church of Pidhirtsi castle
Brody synagogue
Brody synagogue
Butterfly at Brody Jewish cemetery
Brody Jewish cemetery
Brody Jewish cemetery
Brody Jewish cemetery
Brody Jewish cemetery
Brody Jewish cemetery
Jewish tombstones from a construction ground in Lviv
Jewish tombstones from a construction ground in Lviv
Jewish tombstones from a construction ground in Lviv
Galicia and Bukovina in Black and White (1)
Analog photography is not for the impatient. Through digital cameras we are used to check a picture directly. Images on film are different. Two weeks after the trip through Galicia and Bukovina I got the developed black and white films and the scans of the negatives. A first impression and a first selection.
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Brody – Jewish cemetery
Brody – Jewish cemetery
Brody – Jewish cemetery
Brody – Jewish cemetery
Bolekhiv – Jewish cemetery
Bolekhiv – Jewish cemetery
Bolekhiv – synagogue
Berezhani – Jewish cemetery
Berezhani – Jewish cemetery
Berezhani – synagogue
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From Brody to Berezhani
April 24. Zigzag through Galicia: From Brody via Zolochiv, Pidhirzhi and Rohatyn to Berezhani. On the way are spectacular monuments – but also very sad places.
Brody – Joseph Roth’s Gymnasium
Brody – Joseph Roth’s Gymnasium
Pidhirzhi
Pidhirzhi
Zolochiv
Zolochiv
Rohatyn – old cemetery
Rohatyn – old cemetery
Rohatyn – old cemetery
Rohatyn – new cemetery
Rohatyn – new cemetery
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From Lviv to Brody via Busk
Our first day of travel on the roads of Galicia. We want to start things slowly. From Lviv to Brody is 80 kilometers. In between, we will make a stop in Busk. In both places we are mainly interested in the Jewish cemeteries.
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Busk – Jewish cemetery
Brody – synagogue
Brody – Jewish cemetery
Brody – Jewish cemetery
Brody – Jewish cemetery
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Jews have never lived in Brody
Brody was once one of the most Jewish cities of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The writer Joseph Roth, the most famous native son of the city, described with melancholy the decay of the monarchy. The ruins of a synagogue and an impressive cemetery still recall Jewish Brody. But in the local museum, the reinterpretation of history is already completed: Jews have never lived in Brody.
Brody, Great Synagogue
Brody, Great Synagogue
Brody, Jewish cemetery
Brody, Jewish cemetery
Brody, Jewish cemetery
Brody, Jewish cemetery
Brody, Jewish cemetery
Vanished World 