Velyikyiy Bychkiv (Nagybocskó, Velký Bočkov), Ukraine Religious

Velyikyiy Bychkiv Religious

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Menachem Begin, later Prime Minister of Israel, visited Bychkiv in 1936 as a representative of Betar, an early Zionist group.
He described the visit in his introduction to A History of Betar in Czechoslovakia [by Yehoshua Halevi] (Tel Aviv, 5721/1960):

"A bridge connects large and small Bicskof. Both were little and the bridge that separated and joined them was not very large. I do not recall the name of the river or stream that flowed beneath. But I remember well the flow of life from both sides. The Bicskof Jews were very poor; it is hard to imagine how poor and even harder to describe the depth of that poverty...but there was a great richness in spite of that poverty. I am not referring to the few in Bicskof who were considered wealthy. In both parts, even those considered wealthy were poor. The wealth of the leadership of both parts of the divided city, was of a different nature. Its name 'belief.' From the days of my youth, I have been among believing Jews but the faith of the Jews I had an encounter with [who lived] crowded in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, what can be compared to it? I had an encounter, not necessarily pleasant, with the intensity of their belief. I came to them as a representative of Betar in 1936...but they, that is some of them, were not at all willing to listen...the meeting called in the synagogue in one of the two parts of the town, never took place. It was ended immediately after it started. Certainly, then I was bitterly disappointed and now my soul mourns for them. However, it is impossible not to nod one's head before their deep faith..."

~ Velyikyiy Bychkiv Synagogue ~

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Former Velyikyiy Bychkiv Synagogue
c. 2010
Photo: Courtesy of Alik FRIEDMAN, Israel

~ Velyikyiy Bychkiv Cemetery ~

Jewish families that lived in Velyikyiy Bychkiv, and possibly other nearby villages, used the Velyikyiy Bychkiv cemetery as the final
resting place for their loved ones.

The Jewish cemetery is located outside of town, along a highway. It has a fence built around it and appears well-maintained.

In the documents section of the "Other" tab, you will find a link to a U.S. Commission Report completed in 2005 that attempted to document
Jewish Cemeteries (and Synagogues and Mass Grave Sites) in Ukraine. This cemetery is not listed as well as many other village cemeteries
of the Zakarpats'ka oblast.

~ Velyikyiy Bychkiv Cemetery Views ~

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Cemetery view I
Photo: Copyright ©2013 Marshall J. KATZ, USA
Approaching the cemetery

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Cemetery view II
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Cemetery view IV
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Cemetery view III
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~ Velyikyiy Bychkiv Cemetery Tombstones ~
Following are all of the tombstones found in the cemetery.
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[ d. = died ]

Golda bat missing WALD
d. 11 Adar 5699
(2 March 1939)

Wife of Israel; Mother's name: Miriam who had sons

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. __ Shevat ____
(Illegible)

Le'a bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Khaim ben Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Ya'akov Ari ben Avraham Dov
d. 19 Cheshvan 5629
(4 November 1868)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Khaim Itzkhak ben Dov(?)
d. __ Tevet 5696
(Illegible)

Avraham Tzvi ben Shmuel Dov HaLevi
d. 20 Adar 5694
(7 March 1934)

Aharon Ya'akov Elimelekh ben Shaul Yehuda
d. 29 Tishri 5655
(29 October 1894)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Shmuel ben Pinkhas
d. 13 Tevet 5656
(30 December 1895)

Yehuda ben Ze'ev
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Menakhem ben Moshe HaKohen
d. 1 Tamuz 5626
(14 June 1866)

Mordekhai ben Meir
d. 18 Sivan 5635
(21 June 1875)

Illegible ben/bat Khaim
d. 5665
(1904)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Ze'ev Dov ben Meir Yehuda
d. 2 Tamuz 5672
(17 June 1912)

Shlomo Yuda ben Tzvi
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben Menakhem Dov
d. 10 Tevet 5696
(5 January 1936)

Shmuel Dov ben Shaul
d. 27 Adar 5697
(10 March 1937)

Mikhael ben Israel FREIDMAN
d. 28 Nisan 5670
(7 May 1910)

Itzkhak ben Yosef Ya'akov
d. 10 Kislev 5678
(25 November 1917)

Yosef Ya'akov ben Elyakim Geitzel
d. 17 Adar I 5681
(25 February 1921)

Itzkhak Isaac ben David Dov
d. 18 Av 5690
(12 August 1930)

Shalom ben Yosef
d. 15 Elul 5681
(18 September 1921)

Ratsa bat David Leiber
d. 2 Adar II 5695
(7 March 1935)

Mindl bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Avraham Moshe ben Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Mordekhai Tzvi ben Avraham Eliezer
d. 26 Tevet 5679
(29 December 1918)

Sheindl Ester bat Ze'ev
d. 2 Cheshvan 5672
(24 October 1911)

Eliezer Samok ben Yehuda
d. 12 Tishrei 5675
(2 October 1914)

Age 26; Died during WWI; father from Sigat

Illegible bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Tova(?) bat Tzvi
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Khaye Feige bat Avraham Israel
d. 2 Iyar 5680
(20 April 1920)

Bila bat Ya'akov Asher
d. 5695
(1934)

Rivka bat David Yehuda
d. 9 Av 5685
(30 July 1925)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Rakhil (Rachel) bat Efraim Fishl
d. 6 Nisan 5694
(22 March 1934)

Gitl Dvora bat Yekhiel
d. 4 Adar II 5689
(16 March 1929)

Dvora bat Menashe
d. 25 Tevet 5685
(21 January 1925)

Khay(?) bat Uri HaKohen
d. 27 Shevat 5690
(25 February 1930)

Sheindl Ester bat Yaykov David, grandson of Hershl
d. 22 Iyar 5687
(24 May 1927)

Khana Rakhel bat Yekhiel
d. 7 Kislev 5691
(27 November 1930)

Tzipora bat Elyakim Getzl
d. 1 Av 5695
(31 July 1935)

Neta bat Illegible
d. 16 Nisan 5666
(11 April 1906)

Shmuel ben Shlomo
d. 25 Adar 5692
(3 March 1932)

Ya'akov Reuven ben Shalom
d. 5 Elul 5692
(6 September 1932)

Avraham Tzvi ben Shmuel David
d. 20 Adar 5686
(6 March 1926)

Yesha'ayahu ben Israel
d. 5684
(1923)

Eliezer ben Barukh
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Yosef Mordekhai ben Shmuel Tzvi
d. 5674
(1914)

Le'a bat Tzvi meir
d. 4 Adar 5683
(20 February 1923)

(?) Rivka bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Ester bat Shaul Yehuda
d. __ Elul 5655
(Illegible)

Basha(?) bat Israel
d. 11 Tamuz 5662
(16 July 1902)

Age: 64

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Illegible ben/bat Illegible
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Henya Malka bat Avraham
d. 14 Cheshvan 5623
(7 November 1862)

Shifra bat Illegible
d. 9 Nisan 5689
(19 April 1929)

Sheindl bat Uri Eliezer
d. 4 Av 5693
(27 July 1933)

Illegible bat Efraim Fishl
d. Illegible
(Illegible)

Efraim ben Asher Zelik
d. 4 Kislev 5738
(14 November 1977)

Born: 1905; Cyrillic: KOFALER F. L.

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Created and Compiled by:
Marshall J. KATZ, USA
with assistance from:

A History of Betar in Czechoslovakia [by Yehoshua Halevi] (Tel Aviv, 5721/1960)
M. Y. EHRENREICH, USA
Alik FRIEDMAN, Israel
Shani NAFTALI, Canada
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France
and the following:

JewishGen members/descendants and
contributors of Velyikyiy Bychkiv Jewish families:

Stanley M. DUB, USA

Updated: 03 December 2020

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