also known as: Sztrabicsó (HU), Strabichëvo (CZ), Strabychove (RU), Stribitche (Yiddish)
48°23' N / 22°33' E
~ Introduction ~
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Strabychovo
was part of the Kingdom of Hungary (11th century - 1920 and 1938-1944) with the name of Sztrabicsó
in Bereg megye (county), next part of Czechoslovakia (1920-1938) with the name of Strabichëvo
in Podkarpatská Rus (Sub-Carpathia), then part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1945-1991) with the name of Strabychove
and, since 1991, known as Strabychovo, in the Mukachevskiy (Mukachivs'kyy) rayon (district) of Zakarpats'ka oblast (county) of Ukraine.
Other spellings/names for Strabychovo are Mezõterebes, Strabicsó, Strebicsó, Sztrabicsova, Strabichevo and Strabychove. In Yiddish, Strabychovo was referred to as Stribitche
.
Strabychovo is located about 8.9 miles SW of Mukacheve.
Bereg megye/Sztrabicsó (Click map to enlarge it) Courtesy of Leopold D. MERMELSTEIN, Israel
Handwritten Town Map (Horizontal):
Bereg megye/Sztrabicsó (Click map to enlarge it) Courtesy of Leopold D. MERMELSTEIN, Israel
~ History ~
The first Jews probably settled in Strabychovo in the mid-18th century. In 1877, the population of Strabychovo was 893 made up of Hungarians, Rusyns and Jews and comprised the following religions: Roman Catholic (6), Greek Orthodox (815) and Jewish (72).
Today, Strabychovo is a large village of about 3,255 inhabitants.
A number of Hungarians, Ukrainians, Rusyns/Ruthenians still live there. A great number of the Jews of Strabychovo were murdered in the Holocaust. No Jews live there today.
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Created by: Marshall J. KATZ, USA Compiled by: Amos Israel ZEZMER, France with assistance from Ghetto Fighters' Museum
Rudolf "Milu" KATZ, USA
Nevek-Klarsfeld
Louis SCHONFELD, USA
Ari TESLER, Belgium
and the following JewishGen members/descendants and
contributors of Strabychovo Jewish families:
Rachel (née KLEIN) BLONDER, USA
David BRAUN, England
Hermina (née BERGER) GROSS, Israel
Ziporah (née KLEIN) KANIEL, USA
Elzo/Elizabeth "Dina" (née GELB) KATZ, USA
Albert MERMELSTEIN, USA
Leopold D. MERMELSTEIN, Israel
Lea (née KLEIN) ROTH, USA
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France
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