ALTERNATE NAMES: LADYZHIN and Ладыжин [RUS], LADYZHYN and Ладижин [UKR], ŁADYŻYN [POL], LODYZHIN. 48°40' N, 29°15' E, 52 miles SE of Vinnytsya, 44 miles W of Uman, 11 miles SW of Gaysin (Haisyn). [Not Ladyzhinka, Kiev district, 14 miles S of Uman]. Jewish poputation: 3,212 (in 1897), 720 (in 1939).
- JewishGen Ukraine SIG
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), V, pp. 569-571: "Ładyżyn".
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 699: "Ladyzhyn".
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| a town in the district Trostyaneckaya Vinnytsia region, until 1923 - the county town Haisyn Podolia. Jews settled in this city, most likely in the early 17th century. The first mention of the Jewish community is found in the responsa of Rabbi Abraham Cohen Lviv Rappoport in 1640 in connection with the collection of donations for the poor Jews..According to official data of the Jewish census Ladyzhin in 1765 had 287 Jews, who owned 67 houses. To Ladyzhynskaya community were attributed to Jews as the three neighboring villages, a total of 303 Jews. During the economic reform of the 1860s. the town opened tanneries, distilleries, cement, tile factories, seven woolen mills number, mills, inns and plenty of shops and stores. Many of these businesses, crafts and artisan shops were owned by Jews to own or rent. At the beginning of 20th century. 1042 Jews out of a total of 7762, Jews made up half the population of the commercial and industrial town. The Jewish community and synagogue contained three prayer houses, chevra kadisha for old and new cemeteries, open at the end of the 19th century and also its own hospital. Ladyzhinskaya two-year college funded from box tax. Jewish children studied carpentry, turning, metalwork and blacksmithing. Jews owned four pharmacies, the majority (about fifty) other stores and shops, a hotel and seven lumberyards. In 1913, of 543 members Ladyzhinskaya savings and credit associations (Chairman Joseph Lochak) 511 were Jews. Popular unrest in 1905 - 1907. echoed in Ladyzhin stormy meetings and assemblies (1905), as well as looting of Jewish houses and shops (October 1905). During the Civil War, Ladyzhin repeatedly was plundered by various gangs, as well as regular soldiers and army unitsof Directories General Denikin. In March 1920, in Ladyzhin a shelter for Jewish orphans opened for victims of pogroms. In 1922 the city had 1,213 houses and 4613 people, among them there were 225 artisans, mostly Jews. Since the beginning of the NEP in the town opened 156 retail, industrial and commercial enterprises, most belonged to the Jews. In 1924 the total population was Ladyzhin 4599 people, among them 2807 Jews .Ladyzhin had Jewish collective farm. In 1939 720 Jews (13%) of the population. July 26, 1941 Ladyzhin was occupied by German troops. September 13, 1941 the SS shot most Jews Ladyzhinnear the village Basalychovka. During the postwar decades in Ladyzhin only a few Jewish families remained. In 1998, eight elderly, under the tutelage of the Jewish community of Vinnitsa remained. In 2012 no Jews here. Lukin, "100 Jewish towns in Ukraine" |
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- LADYZHIN I: US Commission No. UA01690501
- Alternate names: Ladejn (Yiddish). The mass grave is located in the Jewish cemetery on Naberegnaya Street. The town is located at 48º40 29º15, 69 km from Uman' and 19 km from Trostyanets. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
- Town officials: Town Soviet Chairman Bondar' Alexandr Nikolaevich [Phone (04343) 61476]. Town Soviet Goskommunhoz (State Community Economy Department) Manager Kas'yanenko Grigory Mikhaylovich [Phone (04343) 64854].
- Jewish Community of Vinnitsa Chairman Desner.
- Others: Regional State Archives of Vinnitskaya Oblast
- The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1918 Jewish population was 3212. Effecting Jewish Community was 1918-1919 Civil War pogroms, 1930-1940 Jewish collective farm in Ladyzhin, and 13 Sept. 1941 mass execution of about 1000 Jews. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1948/49. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The suburban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.04 hectares. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location, date from 1949. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, other metallic elements and/or metal fences around graves. Municipality owns site now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent property is Jewish cemetery. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. Occasionally, organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation last in 1949. Occasionally, authorities clear or clean. Within the limits of site are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, vandalism and existing nearby development.
- Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny Street, Apt. 68 [Phone (044) 5505681] visited site completed survey on 25/10/96. Interviewed on 25/10/96was Brunfer Evgeniya Borisovna of apt. 85, 35a, Stroiteley Street [Phone (04343) 62839].
- LADYZHIN II: US Commission No. UA01690101
- The cemetery is located at southeast outskirts of Stary Ladyzhin, 1 km from housing. The last known Conservative Jewish burial was in 1930. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. Between fields and woods, the isolated hillside and crown of a hill at a ravine has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No walls, fence, or gate surround site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 2.0 hectares. 101 to 500 common tombstones, few in original location, date from 1898 to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns the property now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and the road and the ravines. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II. There is no maintenance or structures. The cemetery is at the road, far from houses. Site is overgrown with trees and bushes. People searching for gold dug up many burials. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation, and vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution, existing nearby development and proposed nearby development. See above for surveyor information.
- LADYZHIN III: US Commission No. UA01690102
- The unlandmarked cemetery is located at northern outskirts at Naberezhnaya Street, 40 m. from Ugny Bug. See Ladyzhin I for town information. Living in the Jewish community were Rabbi Avrum Getenshaher and Itsko Militberg. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1975. The isolated suburban hillside by water has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with non-locking gate surrounds site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 1.05 and now is 0.33 hectares. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location, date from 1922. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the property now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential and kitchen gardens. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than in 1939 because of housing development and kitchen gardens. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation in 1990. Now, occasionally individuals clean or clear. One-third of the cemetery is the private farmsteads. In all probability, the entire site will built up. The farmstead rubbish is disposed of in the cemetery. Very serious threat: existing nearby development and proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation (a constant problem) and vandalism. See above for surveyor and interview information.