| Kobylets'ka Polyana Religious |
| ~ Religious Life ~ |
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| If you have information concerning the religious community of Kobylets'ka Polyana, click HERE to e-mail me. |
| One of Kobylets'ka Polyana's most famous sons was Rabbi Yechezkel Mordechai WIESEL. He was a direct descendant of Rabbi David ben Shmuel Halevi (Poland, 1586-1667; author of Turei Zahav), and was nicknamed in the years preceding the Holocaust as the "Second Ba'al Shem Tov." [The Ba'al Shem Tov was Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer (1698-1760), the founder of the chassidic movement.] |
| Overnight, Rabbi WIESEL went from being an obscure shochet in the tiny Hungarian village of Kobylecká Polan (today Kobylets'ka Polyana in Ukraine) to being recognized as a Chassidic Rabbi and miracle worker. Reportedly, tens of thousands of Jews, as well as a large number of non-Jews, came to him for blessings, and many wondrous tales were told about him. Numerous people were helped by his blessings, whether they suffered from physical ailments or other concerns. |
| Rabbi WIESEL was particularly known as a master of the mitzvah of tzedakah (charity). Virtually every penny that was given to him by his thousands of visitors was distributed to the poor, while he lived the life of a pauper. Just as suddenly as he had become known as a miracle worker, he suddenly stopped performing miracles and visitors stopped arriving. His final years, before the Holocaust, were spent traveling throughout Europe. |
| Rabbi WIESEL was killed in the Holocaust in Szolles, Hungary in 1944. |
| Sources: Encyclopedia La'chassidut Sefer Marmarosh |
| ~ Kobylets'ka Polyana Cemetery ~ |
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| Jewish families that lived in Kobylets'ka Polyana, and possibly other nearby villages, used the Kobylets'ka Polyana cemetery as the final resting place for their loved ones. |
| The Jewish cemetery is located in the town, behind a private property. The cemetery seemed somewhat 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. |
| ~ Kobylets'ka Polyana Cemetery Views ~ |
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Feiga Fradel bas Kalman Tzvi BASH d. 1 Av 5695 (31 July 1935) 
Tzvi ben Yitzchok Eizik d. 21 Iyyar? 5649 (22 May 1899) 
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Zelda bas Meir d. _7 Shevat 5681 (Illegible) 
Illegible bas Yida d. 29 Shevat 5678 (11 February 1918) 
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Sima bas Yakov Yechiel d. 24 Kislev 5672 (15 December 1911) 
Chaya bas Moshe Mechl [Magid] d. Illegible (Illegible) 
Ester bas Moshe Binyumin d. __ Tishri ____ (Illegible) 
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Ruchel bas Rabbi Moshe Yechiel Mechel, son of Rabbi Tzvi, the Magid of Nadvorna d. Illegible (Illegible) Wife of Rabbi Yom Tov Lipman HaLevi HELLER, son of Rabbi Meshilem Feivish HaLevi, the Magid of Brodshin 
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Miriam bas ____ Chaim d. 23 Cheshvan 5680 (16 November 1919) 
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Alter Tzvi Yida ben Tovia d. 9 Tamuz 5678 (19 June 1918) Bochur 
Shentzah bas Aryeh d. 24 Tevet 5621 (6 January 1861) 
Menachem ben Meshilem d. 16 Sivan 5649 (15 June 1889) Efraim Fishel ben Menachem d. 14 Adar 5644 (11 March 1884)
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