Boguslav is located sixty-three miles south-southeast of Kiev and seventeen miles east of of Tarashcha.
The name of the town–Boguslav– means Glory to G-d in English.
The etymology of Boguslav: it is derived from the Polish phrase "Chwała Bogu".
Watch this video from Centropa about Bohuslav and it's most famous Jewish resident, Sholom Aleichem. Centropa is a Jewish historical institute dedicated to preserving 20th century Jewish family stories from Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. It was recently acquired by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Located on the picturesque banks of the Ros River within the rolling Dnipro Upland, Bohuslav (historically Boguslav) is a historic city in Central Ukraine situated approximately 75 miles south of Kyiv. Defined by its unique geography of massive granite outcroppings and deep river valleys, the town served as a vital industrial and agricultural hub throughout the 19th century. Its economy was powered by the river’s currents, which supported numerous water mills and textile factories, while the surrounding fertile "black earth" shaped the lives of its diverse population of merchants, artisans, and farmers.
For genealogy researchers, the town’s 19th-century administrative history is key to locating records. During this era, Bohuslav was situated within the Kiev Gubernia (Province). While it began the century as its own district center, it was reclassified in 1837 as part of the Kanev Uyezd (District).
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the town's name in various languages,
political jurisdictions during different time periods, and
contact information for other researchers interested in this town via the JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF).
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Many thanks to Ilya Zeldes, the former owner of the Bohuslav KehilaLinks. Much of the content on the website is from his original KehilaLinks.