Further East

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Christian Herrmann under Jewish Cemeteries, Synagogues, Volhynia (Volyn)

My friends Marla, Jay, Vasyl and I continued our journey through Volhynia. Today, Jewish heritage sites in Rivne, Ostroh, Slavuta and Shepetivka were on our itinerary. It also was a day with exceptional people we met.

Rivne – Great Synagogue

Rivne – Old Kloyz

Rivne – Herzberg’s Beit Midrash

Rivne – Talmud Torah

Rivne – former Mikvah

Ostroh – Jewish cemetery

Ostroh – Great Synagogue

Ostroh – memorial at mass killing site

Slavuta – synagogue

Slavuta – memorial for 300 murdered Jewish children

Slavuta – Jewish cemetery

Slavuta – mass killing site

Slavuta – Großlazaret 301

Shepetivka – Great Synagogue

Shepetivka – Jewish cemetery

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A Winter Journey In Black And White

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Christian Herrmann under Eastern Galicia, Volhynia (Volyn)

At the turn of the year I traveled in Ukraine again. This time I was in Volhynia (Volhyn), a historical region between Galicia and Belarus. My trip took me to Trochenbrod, Lutsk, Rivne, Dubno and Ostroh. Back in Lviv, I made an excursion to Olesko and Busk in Galicia. Now I have completed a selection of black and white photos of the trip.

Busk synagogue

Dubno synagogue

Lutsk synagogue

Olesko synagogue

Ostroh synagogue

Trochenbrod (Trachimbrod)

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An excursion to Ostroh

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Christian Herrmann under Jewish Cemeteries, Synagogues, Volhynia (Volyn)

The synagogue of Ostroh is in a sad state. However, the Jewish cemetery was found in surprisingly good condition during my today’s visit. I have rarely seen such a well-kept Jewish cemetery in Ukraine.