Tombstone Translation Project
The Jewish Cemetery in Ostroh is one of the oldest in Ukraine, with burials dating back to the 15th century and including notable figures such as the Maharsha. Over the centuries, it evolved into an important historical site, but was desecrated during the Soviet era, repurposed as a park until Hryhoriy Arshynov* rebuilt it. The entries in the spreadsheet are now included in the JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR).
To find specific Ostroh burial information on Jewishgen.org, use these methods:
In this search box:
choose a surname
on row 2, specify a town "Phonetically like" Ostroh
narrow down the Geographic Region to Ukraine's Volhynia
Click the button below to list all the headstones in Ostroh (requires free JewishGen user account)
Note: these include the entries listed above in the Ostroh Headstone Transcription Spreadsheet
These direct links to Yad Vashem can be slow at times -- please be patient.
Each spelling of the city name produces a different result. Use Advanced Search to see if you can yield more results, such as setting only the birth place to Ostroh, and using various match settings (Synonyms YV, Literal, SoundEx)
Yad Vashem Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names (Ostroh) ... 157 results
Yad Vashem Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names (Ostrog) ... 1403 results