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Jewish Agricultural Colonies in Russia

Sources for the Jewish Agricultural Colonies, located at various times in Southern Russia, Bessarabia, Podolia and the Crimea, are relatively hard to find. This site gathers data about the individual settlements, the points of origin of these settlers and recounts their stories.

Here is the old main page.
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  • includes lists of names from various sources
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  • 5 Jul 2010.
  • 3 Jul 2010.
  • 25 May 2010. Two books which contain extremely valuable information about the Ekaterinoslav colonies:
  • 23 May 2010. Photos of Khlebodarovka 1922, school and windmill, Krasnoselka Monument, Nadeshnaya 1922, School 1922, Netchayevka After Pogrom 1922, Novozlatopol 1922, Ploughing 1922, region 1922, Rovnopol 1922, Trudoliubovka cemetery 1922 after Makhno pogrom, Makhno army & band, Zatishye, children's hospital, Holocaust memorial, Holocaust memorial lists and Zelenopol'yle school 1922. Photographs from World ORT Photographic archive extracted at http://picasaweb.google.com/koloniaromanovka/aQMAV# Most photographs taken in 1922".
  • 15 Feb 2010.
  • 25 Jan 2010. Prenumeranten lists have been discovered which include the kolonyas.

    While the entire lists merit translation here are some highlights. The transliteration maintains the actual Hebrew spelling.

  • 21 Dec 2009. Mezhirech colonist list (1890)
  • 26 Jun 2009.
    • Photos of Ekaterinoslav colony synagogues, schools, administrative offices and general scenes from St.Petersberg Central State Archive of cinema, photo and phono documents (1904).
    • Maps of colonies 1865 from Yakov Pasik's site The Guide to Jewish Agricultural Colonies of South Ukraine
  • 8 Jun 2009. Zatishye colony - donor list from Hamaggid Hebrew newspaper 1872
  • 3 Jun 2009. Translation of names from Dobra colony
  • 6 Mar 2009.
  • 21 Feb 2009. Prenumeranten list of 2000 names in colonies and towns of Yekaterinoslav and Kherson Guberniyas,  from 'Imrei Shmuel', Part three, 1912.. Donated by Michoel Rotenfeld, New York
  • 27 Sep 2008. Grafskoy revision list 1858.
  • 2 Apr 2008. Mezherich revision list, 1858. Donated by Michoel Rotenfeld, New York
  • 8 Aug 2006. An article aboutcantonists onhttp://www.jewish-history.com web site.
    This article gives background for one of the reasons our ancestors fled
    Lithuania/Latvia to settle on the Ukrainian colonies and also later fled
    Europe for the USA/Canada/Australia/S.Africa
    /England etc.
  • 8 Aug 2006. Yakov Pasik's created english pages on his excellent website:
  • 5 Apr 2006. Yakov Pasik's site was updated with 2 new pages:
  • History of Lvovo by Albert Kaganovitch was added to the Lvovo page.
  • Jewish agricultural colonies site in russian, created by Yakov Pasik.
  • 5 Oct 2005. Duma voters list from Melitopol uyezd contributed by Victor Kumok. See
    Documents online page.
  • 30 Aug 2005. People who moved from Kovno Gubernia to Grafskoy (1850-1852). All pages scanned.
  • 8 Aug 2005. Ukrainian pogroms page completely rewritten.
  • 8 Aug 2005. Colonists who moved from Vitebsk Gubernia to Novozlatopol (1850-1852). All pages scanned.
  • 6 July 2005. FamilyHistories and Memoirs: "The Progress Of My Migration". Jacob Leib Mendelson (formerly Komesarook), Melbourne, Australia, 1919
  • 1 June 2005. Holocaust page completely updated.
  • 4 May 2005. Colonists lists:
    • People who moved from Kovno Gubernia to Grafskoy (1850-1852)
    • People who moved from Vitebsk Gubernia to Novozlatopol (1850-1852).
  • 4 May 2005. On the Photography/ Places page - 2 pictures from Yad VaShem valley of communities.
  • 4 May 2005. The Interlocking Melbourne Russians. Published in Roots-Key, Newsletter of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los
    Angeles, with thepermission of the editor Nancy Holden.
  • 10 May 2005. A bread dish presented to Nicholas II by jewish farmers. A story fromhttp://www.romanovrussia.com website.
  • 9 May 2005. Mass grave in Trudolyubovka. 1919.
  • 5 May 2005.Report about trip to city of Ekaterinoslav and colonies of Guliaipole district in the period November 24 – December 3 1924. Obtained by Mel Comisarow, translated by Joseph Komissarouk.
  • 5 May 2005. Holocaust victims, killed in Novozlatopol and region.
  • 5 May 2005.Archival records page was updated.
  • 5 May 2005. A link to Efingar colony page in russian was added to the kehilallinks Efingar page.
  • Voters lists: Shultz andBeizitzer election for Ekaterinoslav Gub. colonies (1861-1869), including partially translation.
  • Grafskoy colony census (1858) - original document and translated surnames list.
  • Colonists letters to the governors
  • Remember to check the Yad Vashem database. The Central database of the Shoah victims' names. There are many people who came from our colonies and towns. Search by surname and by town name.
  • Odessa Archive Holdings about Jews
  • Trip to Zaporozhye
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    Site Designed by Pavel Bernshtam and Maintained by Max Heffler

    Research contact: Chaim Freedman

     Original site compiled by Nancy Holden

     

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    In order to create a on-line database with colonists names we need volunteers who can translate documents, such as census, metrical books, shultz election lists etc. Write us if you have appropriate skills (Russian, Hebrew) and the time!

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