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General Histories
General Histories
Entries for Folwarki Wielki (Folwarki), Krupets (Krupiec), Kremenets (Krzemieniec), Shumsk (Szumsk), Vishnevets (Wisniowiec), and Vyshgorodok (Wyzgrodek), via the JewishGen Yizkor Book Project. Entries for other towns exist but have not yet been translated.
Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901
Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901
Entry for Kremenets: Volume 7, pp. 572-573
Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2007
Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2007
Entry for Kremenets: 2nd edition, Volume 12, p. 352 (via the Internet Archive)
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, 1916
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, 1916
By Simon Dubnow. Summary of mentions of Kremenets, by Dr. Ronald D. Doctor
Entrance to the Old Fortress on Mount Bona, from Kremenits, Vyshgorodek, un Potshayuv yizkor bukh, p. 326
History Chapters in Yizkor Books for Kremenets-District Towns
History Chapters in Yizkor Books for Kremenets-District Towns
Kremenets: "History of Jewish Settlement in Kremenets" and following chapters in Pinkas Kremenits; Sefer Zikaron
Kremenets: "A Brief History of Kremenets," in Kremenits, Vyshgorodek, un Potshayuv yizkor bukh
Lanovtsy: "Historiography," in Lanovits: sefer zikaron le-kedoshei lanovits she-nispu be-shoat ha-natsim
Radzivilov: "History of the Jews in Radzivilov" and "The Town and Its History," in Radzivilov: Sefer zikaron
Shumsk: Various chapters in Szumsk: Sefer Zicharon Le-Kedoshei Szumsk
Vishnevets: "Vishnevets" chapters in Sefer Vishnivits: Sefer zikaron likedoshei Vishnivits shenispu besho'at hanatsim
Yampol: Various chapters in Ayara be-lehavot; Pinkas Yampola, Pelekh Volyn
Pre-Partition Poland (Pre-1792)
Pre-Partition Poland (Pre-1792)
1747 Blood Libel Case (AGAD, 1747 Black Book), Polish & English, with Index (PDF)
The First Zionist Youth Organization in Radzivilov in 1910. Seated, right to left: 1) Finkelshteyn, 2) Marder, 3) …, 4) Rayzer, 5) …. Standing, row A: 1) Grinberg, 2) Menachem Goldgart, 3) Ben-Tsion Betlin, 4) sister Gluzman, 5) Finkelshteyn, 6) …. Standing, row B: 1) …, 2) Zilberman, 3) Tsvi Gluzman, 4) Gluzman, 5) Leviten. From Radzivilov: Sefer zikaron, page 29.
Partition through World War I (1772-1914)
Partition through World War I (1772-1914)
Slownik Geograficzny [Geographic Dictionary], 1880-1904
Entries for Oleksinets, Shumsk, Vishnevets (PDF), and Kremenets (not yet translated)Kremenets Towns in Cohen's Shtetl Finder, 1989 (PDF)
Summary of entries for Berezhtsy, Kremenets, Lanovtsy, Novyy Oleksinets, Pochayev, Radzivilov, Vishnevets, and YampolHistorical Collection of Jewish Musical Folklore 1912-1947, Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
Volume 4. Hasidic and klezmer Music from the An-ski collections (1912-1914; audio file excerpts)Track 1, A min volekh (vi es git iber der zinger), Performed by Khaim Kagan, Kremenets, 1913
Track 5, Zhok, performed by Shloyme Machan, Kremenets, 1913
Track 8, A redl, performed by Yekhil Lerner, Kremenets
Track 9, A redl, performed by Yekhil Lerner, Kremenets
Track 12, A freylekhs performed by male voices, Kremenets (choir)
Track 13, A freylekhs (Sabeynu), performed by male voices (choir), Kremenets
Track 22, Shabes-nign, performed by Khaim Kagan
Volume 5. Hasidic and klezmer Music from the An-ski collections (1912-1914; audio file excerpts)
Track 35: Freylekhs (mershtimikh), performed by choir, recorded in Kremenets, 1913
Treasure of Jewish culture in Ukraine (1912-1914; audio file excerpts)
Track 22, "Lakhen ko omar," performed by Ehiel Lerner, Kremenets
Track 23, Two children's counters: "Vermicelli Ha," "Lokhinu ila zakaty la," performed by children, Kremenets
Track 24, "Shilloyme ha-meylekh," performed by child, Kremenets
Track 33, "Az di balebosne geyt arayn," performed by children, Kremenets
Interwar Years (1918-1939)
Interwar Years (1918-1939)
"My Dear Children"
Shumsk and Vishnevets are featured in this documentary about a family mystery set against the backdrop of pogroms in the years following the Russian Revolution of 1917.1917-1990: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Archives (spreadsheet)
Compilation of documents, names, lists, photos, and artifacts in the AJDC archives associated with Kremenets-district and nearby towns1919, Joint Distribution Committee Memo on Visit to Kremenets (PDF)
1919-1920, Joint Distribution Committee Activities, Volhynia-Podolia (PDF)
The Holocaust and World War II
The Holocaust and World War II
See the page dedicated to this era.
Post-World War II
Post-World War II
Kremenets Business Attitude Survey (PDF), U.S. Agency for International Development, 2007
Kremenets Community Profile (PDF), U.S. Agency for International Development, 2007
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