Odessa
Kherson Province
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Odessa, from an 1892 map by Baedeker.
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Odessa in Pictures, including the Jewish Museum
Alice Gutenkauf visited Odessa and took photos, including the Jewish Museum. Photos are here.
Odessa Residents who immigrated though Ellis Island
Barbara Stephenson has begun indexing immigrants through Ellis Island,
New York, who either noted their last residence to be Odessa, or who
claimed to have been born there. She has started with the letter, "B."
You can see the initial lists here (page
will open in a new window). If you'd like to help, contact us.
Odessa Postcards
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Synagogue in Odessa
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Another view of the synagogue in Odessa.
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Deribasoff Street, Odessa
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Stairs in Odessa
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Famous People from Kherson gubernia
Dr. Waldemar Haffkine worked with Louis Pasteur, and discovered an inoculation
for cholera - by testing it on himself. He was from Odessa. Read
more about him!
Leonid Osipovich Utyosov, also from Odessa, was one of the most well-known,
and most-loved of Russian musicians and composers of his time. He presented
jazz with a theatrical flair, then unusual. Read
more about him!
