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'''Bershad''' ({{langx|uk|Бершадь}}, {{IPA|uk|ˈbɛrʃɐdʲ|ipa}}; {{langx|pl|Berszad}}) is a city in [[Vinnytsia Oblast]], [[Ukraine]], located in the historic region of [[Podolia]]. Until 2020 it was the [[administrative center]] of the former [[Bershad Raion]].
'''Bershad''' ({{langx|uk|Бершадь}}, {{IPA|uk|ˈbɛrʃɐdʲ|ipa}}; {{langx|pl|Berszad}}) is a city in [[Vinnytsia Oblast]], [[Ukraine]], located in the historic region of [[Podolia]]. Until 2020 it was the [[administrative center]] of the former [[Bershad Raion]].<ref name=":0" />


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The first extant mention of Bershad appears in 1459. It was a [[private town]] of [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Poland]], owned by the families of [[Zbaraski]] and Moszyński. Polish [[nobleman]] [[Piotr Stanisław Moszyński]] built a palace complex in Bershad. The only remaining parts of the complex are the park and the chapel of the Moszyński and Jurjewicz families.
The first extant mention of Bershad appears in 1459. It was a [[private town]] of [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Poland]], owned by the families of [[Zbaraski]] and Moszyński. Polish [[nobleman]] [[Piotr Stanisław Moszyński]] built a palace complex in Bershad. The only remaining parts of the complex are the park and the chapel of the Moszyński and Jurjewicz families.


In 1648, during the [[Khmelnytsky Uprising]] under the [[Cossacks]], [[Maksym Kryvonis]] conquered Bershad and slew many of the Catholics and Jews there. Before [[World War II]], the city had an important [[Ashkenazi Jews|Jewish]] community.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=178 | title=המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם }}</ref> Bershad was famous in the middle of the nineteenth century for its Jewish weavers of the [[tallit]], a ritual shawl worn by Jews at prayer. By the end of the century, the demand decreased, and the industry declined, leading many weavers to emigrate to America. In 1900 the Jewish population of Bershad was 4,500, out of a total population of 7,000. The Jewish artisans numbered about 500. The community possessed synagogues and several houses of prayer. One [[Synagogue (Bershad)|synagogue]] survived World War II and was not closed during [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] times. It is still active. Many Jews worldwide bear a "Bershidsky/Bershadsky" surname referring to the town.
In 1648, during the [[Khmelnytsky Uprising]] under the [[Cossacks]], [[Maksym Kryvonis]] conquered Bershad and slew many of the Catholics and Jews there. Before [[World War II]], the city had an important [[Ashkenazi Jews|Jewish]] community.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=178 | title=המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם }}</ref> Bershad was famous in the middle of the nineteenth century for its Jewish weavers of the [[tallit]], a ritual shawl worn by Jews at prayer. By the end of the century, the demand decreased, and the industry declined, leading many weavers to emigrate to America. In 1900 the Jewish population of Bershad was 4,500, out of a total population of 7,000. The Jewish artisans numbered about 500. The community possessed synagogues and several houses of prayer. One [[Synagogue (Bershad)|synagogue]] survived World War II and was not closed during [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] times. It is still active. Many Jews worldwide bear a "Bershidsky/Bershadsky" surname referring to the town.


During World War II, Romanian forces under the direction of the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] Germans transformed the Bershad area into a [[ghetto]] as part of the Romanian-occupied [[Transnistria Governorate]]. Many of the ghetto victims were Jews brought in from [[Bessarabia]]. Thousands of Jews were starved to death in the ghetto during the [[Holocaust]], including the writer and poet Mordechai Goldenberg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bukowinabook/buk2_073.html |title = History of Jews in Bukowina [Volume II, pages 73-74]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Arthur |title=A Doctor's Memoir of the Romanian Holocaust: Survival in Lager Vapniarka and the Ghettos of Transnistria |date=2024 |publisher=University of Rochester Press |year=2024 |isbn=978-1-64825-093-4 |editor-last=Spitzer |editor-first=Leo |series=Rochester studies in East and Central Europe |location=Rochester NY |pages=135-153 |translator-last=Robinson |translator-first=Margaret}}</ref>
During World War II, Romanian forces under the direction of the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] Germans transformed the Bershad area into a [[ghetto]] as part of the Romanian-occupied [[Transnistria Governorate]]. Many of the ghetto victims were Jews brought in from [[Bessarabia]]. Thousands of Jews were starved to death in the ghetto during the [[Holocaust]], including the writer and poet Mordechai Goldenberg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bukowinabook/buk2_073.html |title = History of Jews in Bukowina [Volume II, pages 73-74]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kessler |first=Arthur |title=A Doctor's Memoir of the Romanian Holocaust: Survival in Lager Vapniarka and the Ghettos of Transnistria |date=2024 |publisher=University of Rochester Press |year=2024 |isbn=978-1-64825-093-4 |editor-last=Spitzer |editor-first=Leo |series=Rochester studies in East and Central Europe |location=Rochester NY |pages=135-153 |translator-last=Robinson |translator-first=Margaret}}</ref>

Revision as of 07:09, 13 November 2024

Bershad
Бершадь
City
Moszyński Chapel
Moszyński Chapel
Flag of Bershad
Flag
Coat of arms of Bershad
Coat of arms
Bershad is located in Vinnytsia Oblast
Bershad
Bershad
Bershad is located in Ukraine
Bershad
Bershad
Coordinates: 48°22′22″N 29°31′57″E / 48.37278°N 29.53250°E / 48.37278; 29.53250
Country Ukraine
OblastVinnytsia Oblast
RaionHaisyn Raion
HromadaBershad urban hromada
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
12,205
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Bershad (Ukrainian: Бершадь, IPA: [ˈbɛrʃɐdʲ]; Polish: Berszad) is a city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, located in the historic region of Podolia. Until 2020 it was the administrative center of the former Bershad Raion.[2]

History

Historical affiliations

Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1459–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1672
 Ottoman Empire 1672–1699
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1699–1793
 Russian Empire 1793–1917
Ukrainian People's Republic 1917–1918, 1918–1920
Ukrainian State 1918
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1941
 Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
 Soviet Union 1944–1991
 Ukraine 1991–present

Former Moszyński Palace in Bershad

The first extant mention of Bershad appears in 1459. It was a private town of Poland, owned by the families of Zbaraski and Moszyński. Polish nobleman Piotr Stanisław Moszyński built a palace complex in Bershad. The only remaining parts of the complex are the park and the chapel of the Moszyński and Jurjewicz families.

In 1648, during the Khmelnytsky Uprising under the Cossacks, Maksym Kryvonis conquered Bershad and slew many of the Catholics and Jews there. Before World War II, the city had an important Jewish community.[2] Bershad was famous in the middle of the nineteenth century for its Jewish weavers of the tallit, a ritual shawl worn by Jews at prayer. By the end of the century, the demand decreased, and the industry declined, leading many weavers to emigrate to America. In 1900 the Jewish population of Bershad was 4,500, out of a total population of 7,000. The Jewish artisans numbered about 500. The community possessed synagogues and several houses of prayer. One synagogue survived World War II and was not closed during Soviet times. It is still active. Many Jews worldwide bear a "Bershidsky/Bershadsky" surname referring to the town.

During World War II, Romanian forces under the direction of the Nazi Germans transformed the Bershad area into a ghetto as part of the Romanian-occupied Transnistria Governorate. Many of the ghetto victims were Jews brought in from Bessarabia. Thousands of Jews were starved to death in the ghetto during the Holocaust, including the writer and poet Mordechai Goldenberg.[3][4]

Sports

Bershad is home to the football club FC Nyva Bershad.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ua2022estimate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם".
  3. ^ "History of Jews in Bukowina [Volume II, pages 73-74]".
  4. ^ Kessler, Arthur (2024). Spitzer, Leo (ed.). A Doctor's Memoir of the Romanian Holocaust: Survival in Lager Vapniarka and the Ghettos of Transnistria. Rochester studies in East and Central Europe. Translated by Robinson, Margaret. Rochester NY: University of Rochester Press. pp. 135–153. ISBN 978-1-64825-093-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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