Polonnoye, Ukraine

Book of Memory; Suffering of Jews that Died
During the Nazi Occupation; History of Polonnoye Jews
(Ukraine)

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Written and compiled 1987-1991. Completed by Semyon Lvovich Bentsianov,
member of Ukrainian Journalist Union

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This is the translation of Sefer Zakorrem; Book of Memory; suffering of Jews that died during the Nazi occupation;
History of Polonnoye Jews. Unpublished. Written and compiled 1987-1991.
Completed by Semyon Lvovich Bentsianov, member of Ukrainian Journalist Union.

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Sefer Zakorrem

Book of Memory

Suffering of Jews that died during the Nazi Occupation

History of Polonnoye Jews

Polonnoye, Poninka, Novolabun,
Vorobievka on Podoleyee,
Khmelnitsky County, Ukraine

Completed by S. L. Bentsianov,
Member of Ukrainian Journalist Union

Jews that died during the
Years of Nazi occupation
Pollonskogo County, formerly
Kamenets-Podolsky County

City of Polonnoye, township Poninka,
Farming community Novolabun, Vorobievka
Khmelnitsky County, Ukraine

Contents Pages

General Information 2-3

List of Jews of Polonnoye and towns from the area that were killed by Nazis 4-26

Memories of enslaved Maria Tribun from Polonnoye Ghetto 27-28

Memoirs of a Former Prisoner of a Jewish Ghetto 29-30

List of the Jews of Polonnoye and towns from the area that managed to survive and their rescuers 31-32

History of Jews of Polonnoye for Five Centuries 33-42

Fight with the Death —Newspaper publication about Yakov Bagula who was saved by the family of Ribachuk 43-46

I Will Remember Forever —Material from the newspaper "Noviy Shliayh" about an evening in Polonnoye dedicated on the 50 ^thanniversary of the death of Polonnoyian Jews 47

Tragedy of the mother--material about rescuing wife and daughter of A. Baginskogo—Evgeniya Yakovlevna and Galina 48

Savior—Notes about savior A. I. Boriskina 49

On the Roads of War—By O. Lochkin 49

Difficult Way—Publication about life of the Jews of the region 50-51

Memorial on the site of the killing of Polonnoyian Jews in September 1941 in the forest by Polonnoye 52

Memorial on the site of the killing of victims of ghetto in 1942 53

Picture of the former enslaved from the Polonnoye ghetto A. Kalika 54

Pictures of the former enslaved sisters from Polonnoye ghetto Maria and Evgeniya Tribun 55

Stone monument on the grave of a famous Polonnoyian Rabbi Yakov-Yosef 56

Stone monument over the grave of a famous Hasidim Zsaddik Yehuda/Arie/ - Leib 57

Two after war plots of an old Jewish cemetery 58

Monument to the first Polonnoyian Revkom (revolution committee) 59

The corner dedicated to a Jewish poet Peretz Markish in the Folk Museum 60

Monument on the site of killing of Novolabunskih Jews 61

"Stone of the Sorrow"—articles in the newspaper—"Noviy Shliayh" about meeting in the forest dedicated the opening of the memorial to the Novolabunskih Jews 62

Document about Novopolonsky Jewish community with the stamp of Gorsovet in Ukrainian and Yiddish 63

Monument on the site of killing Jews of Poninka 64

That's how the site looked where the enslaved were killed in 1989 65

Monument of the site of death of Polonnoyian Jews in the forest near the train station 66

Memorial sites of Hasidic in Podolya and Volin 67-71

Memories of the former enslaved from the ghetto V. Timoshenko 72

Archive Reference 73

Excerpts about Hasidim from the book—E. Weisel "Spreaded Sparks" 74-75

"Will Not Be Forgiven Ever" material from the newspaper 76

Lev Sibiryakov—an opera singer picture 77

"Tragedy of Black September" article in the newspaper "B. SH". 78

Picture of the rescued M. Shafranskaya 79

"Made-up Legend" an article from the newspaper "N. SH" 80

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Contents	Pages
General Information	2-3
List of Jews of Polonnoye and towns from the area that were killed by Nazis	4-26
Memories of enslaved Maria Tribun from Polonnoye Ghetto	27-28
Memoirs of a Former Prisoner of a Jewish Ghetto	29-30
List of the Jews of Polonnoye and towns from the area that managed to survive and their rescuers	31-32
History of Jews of Polonnoye for Five Centuries	33-42
Fight with the Death —Newspaper publication about Yakov Bagula who was saved by the family of Ribachuk	43-46
I Will Remember Forever —Material from the newspaper "Noviy Shliayh" about an evening in Polonnoye dedicated on the 50 ^thanniversary of the death of Polonnoyian Jews	47
Tragedy of the mother--material about rescuing wife and daughter of A. Baginskogo—Evgeniya Yakovlevna and Galina	48
Savior—Notes about savior A. I. Boriskina	49
On the Roads of War—By O. Lochkin	49
Difficult Way—Publication about life of the Jews of the region	50-51
Memorial on the site of the killing of Polonnoyian Jews in September 1941 in the forest by Polonnoye	52
Memorial on the site of the killing of victims of ghetto in 1942	53
Picture of the former enslaved from the Polonnoye ghetto A. Kalika	54
Pictures of the former enslaved sisters from Polonnoye ghetto Maria and Evgeniya Tribun	55
Stone monument on the grave of a famous Polonnoyian Rabbi Yakov-Yosef	56
Stone monument over the grave of a famous Hasidim Zsaddik Yehuda/Arie/ - Leib	57
Two after war plots of an old Jewish cemetery	58
Monument to the first Polonnoyian Revkom (revolution committee)	59
The corner dedicated to a Jewish poet Peretz Markish in the Folk Museum	60
Monument on the site of killing of Novolabunskih Jews	61
"Stone of the Sorrow"—articles in the newspaper—"Noviy Shliayh" about meeting in the forest dedicated the opening of the memorial to the Novolabunskih Jews	62
Document about Novopolonsky Jewish community with the stamp of Gorsovet in Ukrainian and Yiddish	63
Monument on the site of killing Jews of Poninka	64
That's how the site looked where the enslaved were killed in 1989	65
Monument of the site of death of Polonnoyian Jews in the forest near the train station	66
Memorial sites of Hasidic in Podolya and Volin	67-71
Memories of the former enslaved from the ghetto V. Timoshenko	72
Archive Reference	73
Excerpts about Hasidim from the book—E. Weisel "Spreaded Sparks"	74-75
"Will Not Be Forgiven Ever" material from the newspaper	76
Lev Sibiryakov—an opera singer picture	77
"Tragedy of Black September" article in the newspaper "B. SH".	78
Picture of the rescued M. Shafranskaya	79
"Made-up Legend" an article from the newspaper "N. SH"	80