Alternate names: Ostroh [Ukr], Ostrog and Острог [Rus, Yid אוסטרוג], Ostróg [Pol], Ostra, Ostraha, Ostre. 50°20' N, 26°31' E. 59 miles ESE of Lutsk (Łuck), 23 miles SSE of Rivne (Rovno). 1900 Jewish population: 9,208.
- Pinkas HaKehilot, Poland, Vol. 5 (1990), p. 34-41: "Ostrog"
- Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 68: "Ostraha, Ostrov".
Museum of the History of Polish Jews- Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
- JewishGen Ukraine SIG
Eight Yizkors:
- Gedolei Ostroho
(Berdichev, 1907) - Ostrog
(Jerusalem-Tel Aviv, 1966) - Pinkas Ostra; sefer zikaron...
(Tel Aviv, 1960) - Sefer Ostrog (Vohlin); matsevet zikaron le-kehila kedosha
(Tel Aviv, 1987) - Ven dos lebn hot geblit
(Buenos Aires, 1954) - Arim ve-imahot be-yisrael; matsevet kodesh le-kehilot yisrael she-nehrevu bi-yedei aritsim u-tmeim be-milhemet ha-olam ha-aharona, vol. 1
(Jerusalem, 1945-1960) - more
KehilaLink [April 2012]
ohel photo. [April 2012]
MASS GRAVE: Located across the Vilija River in the woods on the edge of the new town,
a memorial and monument exist. [January 2009]
[UPDATE] Photos from Ostroh [January 2015]
[UPDATE] Jewish Cemetery status recognized [August 2017]