Ostropol, Ukraine
Stary Ostropil , Ostropolya, Ostropolia, אסטראפאער (Yiddish), Старий Острополъ (Ukr), Старый Острополъ (Rus)
Miscellaneous Links and References
"Ostropol on the St. Francis: The Jewish Community of Sherbrooke, Quebec, A 120-Year Presence." Michael Benzson. Journal of Eastern Townships Studies/Revue d'etudes des Cantons de l'Est No. 12 (Spring 1998): 21-50.
Ostropol on the St. Francis: The Jewish Community of Sherbrooke, Quebec- a 120-year Presence. Michael Benzson. Eastern Townships Research Centre, Bishop's University, 1998. Michael Benzson is a McGill historian whose father was born in Ostropol explores the history of his family in Ostropol and their migration to Canada in a broad historical context. This is currently not in print but will soon be coming out in an expanded 2nd edition. Portions have been extracted for this Kehilalink website.
A Russian Jew of Bloomsbury: The Life and Times of Samuel Koteliansky... CLICK TO READ MORE...
The life and times of Samuel Koteliansky, Montreal [u.a.] : Galya Diment. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011. Or, buy it through Google Play. The wonderful story of one of Ostropol's native sons, Samuel (Kot)Koteliansky who migrated to London after growing up in Ostropol. He became a London literary force and a confidant of DH Lawrence, Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield, HG Wells and others. Dimant includes the Ostropol memories of Kot and his friends as well as original interviews pertaining to the Jewish community. Portions have been extracted for this Kehilalink website. A new paper back edition is coming out this summer...
"The Jews are laughing" An Exhibition at the Jewish Art and Craft Guild in Brooklyn. The exhibition revolves around two main themes. The real place and time - Ostropol at turn of the 20thcentury and imaginative Ostropol, which is a composed with love of recollections by stories about Herschel Ostropoler and reflections on Sholom Aleichem novels and his heroes.
An American Girl in the Polish War Zone... CLICK TO READ MORE...
An American Girl in the Polish War Zone. Travel Magazine, #v24 p20, Jan 1915. The story of a young woman living and passing through Ostropol in 1915 at the beginning of WW1 along with contemporary photographs.
Abraham Koosis : Child of War and Revolution... CLICK TO READ MORE...
Abraham Koosis: Child of War and Revolution: The Memoirs of Abe Koosis Sea Urchin Press, Oakland CA, 1984. ( Born in Ostropol in 1904 and wrote a memoir about his recollection...Died in Oakland in 1997)