Bolgrad - XXXII-7 (transliterated)
- Year: 1917
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Bolgrad - XXXII-7
- Year: 1877
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Sources on Jewish Communities in this section:
Болград Bolgrad [Rus, Rom, Yid], Bolhrad [Ukr], Belgrad
Brockhaus-Efron Jewish Encyclodedia Bolgrad is a provincial town in the Izmail district of Bessarabian province; together with the district, B.,
annexed to Russia in 1812, passed to Turkey in 1856, and then in 1878 returned to Russia. According to the 1897 census, the total population
was 12,300, of whom 1196 were Jews; there are (1909) three prayer institutions: a synagogue (about 50 years old), a Talmud Torah since
1898, and a “Craftsmans” chapel (congregation); a cemetery that has only existed for 30 years; the Bikkur-Holim society, since 1903,
providing care to patients at home; Russian-Jewish library since 1904. Box fee amounts to 1200 rubles; According to Romanian law, the
collection is in private hands and not at the disposal of the government.
