Jews had lived in Dubno, now in western Ukraine, since the 16th century. Surrounded by oak forests - “dub” means “oak” in Russian and Ukrainian - the city was for generations home to Jewish scholars, merchants, craftsmen, and laborers. It had a proud history of scholarly and religious activity: its first Hebrew printing house was established in 1794, and its most famous preaching rabbi was the Maggid of Dubno, still known for his witty moral fables.

At the eve of the Second World War, about 12,000 people, half the city's population, was Jewish. Nazis occupied the city on June 25, 1941 and began extermination of the Jews from the first day. Jews were conscripted for hard labor, forced into ghettos, and gunned down by the thousands. By the war's end, only a few hundred still survived.

This book presents Jewish life in Dubno throughout the generations, in articles, photos, historical records, and personal stories. It has unique testimony about the Nazi occupation, life in the ghetto, and incredible survival stories. In the words of the original editors: “The entire town is concealed within these pages, the town and its streets, its houses, its throngs of Jews, study houses and gardens - a clear picture of what was, and is no more.”

Dubno [Rus, Pol], Dubna [Yid]

Mlyniv 9 miles NW		Zdolbunov 23 miles ENE
Muravytsi 10 miles NW		Baremel 24 miles W
Varkovychi 10 miles ENE		Rakhmanov 25 miles SE
Verba 11 miles SSW		Klevan 25 miles NNE
Ozeryany 13 miles ENE		Podlesnoye 25 miles S
Kozin 16 miles SW		Rivne 26 miles ENE
Mizoch 18 miles E		Shums'k 26 miles SE
Torhovytsia 18 miles WNW		Berestechko 28 miles W
Demydivka 18 miles W		Mochulki 29 miles NNE
Krasne 19 miles WNW		Katerynivka 29 miles SSE
Ostrozhets 19 miles NNW		Lutsk 29 miles NW
Olyka 21 miles N		Radyvyliv 30 miles SW
Kremenets 22 miles S		Kuniv 30 miles ESE
Velikiye Berezhtsy 23 miles SSW		Pochayev 30 miles SSW