Opening the Door to Stavisht

Ставище, Stavishche, Ukraine - 49° 23' N 30° 12' E

Stavyshche [Ukr], Stavishche [Rus], Stavisht [Yid], Stawiszcze [Pol], Stawyszcze, Stavische, Stavishcha, Stavysce ^*

The Internet has a way of bringing people together. This site is an example of how Stavisht descendants, who have met online through their own family history research, have come together to reconstruct the memories of a shtetl that existed so long ago.
Enjoy your visit!

^*The transliterated spelling from the Russian or Ukrainian is Stavishche. Our ancestors referred to the town using the less formal Yiddish expression of Stavisht (emphasis on the 'visht'). JewishGen and professional genealogists prefer to use modern native spellings when documenting locations. With that in mind, I will use the Ukrainian spelling of locations upon introduction, but often revert to the Yiddish to echo our ancestors. When researching, be alert for various spellings including Stawyszcze, Stavische, Stavyshche, Stavisch, Stavishcha, Stivishe, Stavysce, and the Polish spelling, Stawiszcze.

Opening the Door to Stavisht

Ставище, Stavishche, Ukraine - 49° 23' N 30° 12' E

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