Dombrovitsa - XXV-21
- Year: 1911
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Sources on Jewish communities in this section:
Дубровица Dubrovytsia [Ukr], Dubrovitsa [Rus], Dąbrowica [Pol], Dombrovitza [Yid], Dubrowyzja [Ger], Dombrovitsa, Dubrowica,
Dubrovycja
Brockhaus-Efron Jewish Encyclopedia Dombrovitsy is a town in the Rivne district of the Volyn province. In 1847 “Dombrov.
Jewish community" amounted to 1,910 souls; in 1897 there were 6,007, of which 2,868 were Jews. There is a synagogue and
a bet-hamidrash, which are 200 years old, and three Hasidic prayer houses, of which “Stolinskaya” has existed for about 100
years. The oldest grave dates back to the 16th century; there is a grave of a woman killed during the pogrom of 1884. The Chevra
Kadisha has been recording a pinkus since 1500. (written ca. 1910)
Высоцкъ Vysotsk [Rus], Wysock [Pol], Visotzk [Yid], Vysots'k [Ukr], Visotsk, Vysoc'k
