Images
of Shumsk
We would love to have more photos on this
site, particularly as there are very few known images of Shumsk before
World War II.
If you have any
photos old or new of Shumsk that you would be willing to have scanned
and displayed
on this site, please contact Howard
Freedman.
Images of Shumsk Today:
Photographs
of Shumsk buildings and streets
The mass grave of Jews murdered in Shumsk during the Shoah
Photo
montage (with music) of 2011 visit to Shumsk and Kremenets by Enid
Cherenson and Michael Titelbaum (in two parts)
Vintage Images of Shumsk:
Collections
Extraordinary
photographs of life in Shumsk on a 1932 visit by Jacob Silberberg
(thanks to Joel Silberberg z''l and Lynne Tolman)
People from Shumsk who were killed in the Holocaust (thanks to Lynne Tolman for assembling this collection of names and images)
The Sacks,
Berenstein, and Rabinowicz (Rabin) Families of Shumsk
Vintage photographs from official Shumsk site
Individual
photographs
Panoramic picture of Shumsk from a New Year's Greeting Card (This is a must-see! Thanks to Yonah Levenson!)
The exterior and the interior of the Great Synagogue, built in the 18th century
The Catholic
church and nearby houses
The
Catholic church and nearby houses, taken somewhat later
Street
scene featuring many houses (mostly gone now) and both the Catholic and
Orthodox churches
An 18th century Torah mantle from Shumsk now housed in the National Museum in Krakow