Be careful! There is a second Ukrainian city that was once named Dzerzhyns'k.
Toretsk [Ukr, since 2016], Dzerzhyns'k [Ukr, 1936-2016], Shcherbinovka [Rus, until 1936], Dzerzhinsk [Rus], Imeni Dzerzhinskogo, which was in the Southern Ukraine Ekaterinoslav Gubernia.
There is also a Belarussian town that was once called Dzerzhynsk.
Dzyarzhynsk [Bel], Dzerzhinsk [Rus, since 1932], Koidanovo [Rus, until 1932], Koidenav [Yid], Kojdanów [Pol], Dzerjinsk, Dzjarzynsk, Dziaržynsk, Dsjarschynsk, Kaidanovo, Kaydanovo, Kojdanava, Koydanovo, Koydanava, Kojdanaŭ, Keidanov, Kaiden
Within the Russian Empire, Romaniv was part of the Novograd-Volynsky Uyezd of the Volhynia Governorate (Gubernia). Today, it is a rural settlement in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
Nearby Jewish Communities:
Bykivka 9 miles NNE
Myropil 11 miles WSW
Chudniv 11 miles SE
Nova Chortoriya 13 miles SW
Dovbysh 15 miles N
Baranivka 16 miles NW
Poninka 18 miles W
Lyubar 18 miles SSW
Polonne 19 miles W
Kamyanyi Brid 19 miles NNW
Rohachiv 21 miles NNW
Pyatka 21 miles ESE
Ivanopil' 24 miles SSE
Sokolov 25 miles NNE
Chervonoarmiys’k 26 miles NNE
Yurovshchyna 27 miles WSW
Troyaniv 27 miles E
Sal’nitsa 29 miles S
Ostropil 29 miles SSW
Rayhorodok 30 miles SE
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Jewish residents in Romaniv (Ukr. Романів, Rus. Романов, Yid. ראָמאַנאָוו, in 1933–2003 Dzerzhynsk – Ukr. Дзержинськ, Rus. Дзержинск) were first mentioned in 1787. During the 19th century, the Jewish population grew from 344 in 1847 to 2,599 (46% of the town) in 1897. The community maintained a synagogue, a prayer house and a talmud-torah. The Soviet authorities opened a Yiddish-language elementary school in the 1920s. The Jewish population stood at 1,720 (24%) in 1939. When the Germans arrived in July 1941, around three-quarters of the Jewish residents remained in the town. They were joined by a few hundred Jewish refugees. Around- 1,800 Jews were confined in a ghetto and murdered by October 1941.
According to the 2001 census, there were 12 Jews in Romaniv (then Dzerzhynsk) and the surrounding area.
As of 2023, the Jewish cemetery was still in use.
Source: Historical Overview from ESJF
Mikhail Pokrovski, born in Dzerzhinsk (Romanov) testifies about the murder operation that was carried out by the Germans at his town.