Smiela (Ukrainian: Сміла, Russian: Смела, Polish: Smiła, Hebrew: סמילה) is a city located on the Dnieper Upland near the Tyasmyn River in the area of Cherkasy Oblast of the Ukraine.
Jewish Population in Smela by year:
1765: 927
1847: 1,270
1863: 6,906
1897: 7,475
1923: 5,867
1939: 3,428
1959: 1,800
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There is still a community of several hundred Jews in Smela, and several thousand in nearby Cherkassy.
Smela Residents
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Ida DANN LIPITZ (1887-1977) Probably taken around age 20, so c. 1907 in Smela. Photo courtesy of Laura C. Katz |
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Boruch and Asne LIPITZ of Smela, around 1910 in NYC. Photo courtesy of Laura C. Katz. |
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