A New Year's card from Shumsk

Below is a card sent for the Jewish New Year from Shumsk. The Hebrew text reads "G'mar Chatima Tova" (May you be sealed for goodness), a traditional greeting at this time of year. The photograph shows the core of the old town of Shumsk prior to its destruction. The tall building is the great synagogue, and on the right is the market square, featuring an arcade of shops built by David Batt in the 18th century. If anybody can identify some of the other buildings or areas, please let me know. Sadly, just a few of the buildings pictured here exist today.

This unique image is reproduced with the permission of Shumsk descendant Yonah Levenson, who scanned this photograph. We are enormously grateful to her.