Sefer Zikaron li-kehilot Dubyankah, Skaritsin, Dorohusk
Original Yizkor Book Edited By: Gershon Shahar Project Coordinators: Susan and Shawn Dilles Translation: Yael Chaver Cover Design: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper Layout, formatting and indexing: Jonathan Wind and Stefanie Holzman Book Description Bruce Drake 8.5”x11”, 292 pages, hardcover with original photographs
About This Book
The Jewish Communities of Dubienka, Skryhiczyn and Dorohusk
There has been a Jewish community along the Bug River in the Dubienka area since King Sigismund III granted permission for Jews to reside and operate businesses there in the late 16th century. The community's growth in the mid-18th century was linked to the town's economic success as a station on the Bug River grain transportation route. Residents included tradesmen, merchants, dealers, and peddlers, most of whom were poor but maintained a community life with multiple synagogues and traditions of mutual support and charity.
The town of Skryhiczyn is about 5 km (3 miles) from Dubienka on the Bug River. Skryhiczyn included a special Jewish community, whose members were pious, scholarly, and descendants of Hasidic leaders. They possessed all the best features: religious study, work, Zionism, and doing good deeds. Most Polish Jews were not farmers since Polish law prohibited selling land to Jews. But the brothers Shmuel and Chayim Rottenburg were able to purchase an entire estate in Skryhiczyn. Life in the town was unique, and for many years nearly idyllic.
Dorohusk lies on the banks of the Bug River about 20 km (12 miles) from Skryhiczyn. Dorohusk was a lively town with a rich Jewish life.
In September 1939 Germany invaded Poland, and soon occupied the entire country. They attacked the U.S.S.R. on 22 June 1941, crossing over the Bug River bridges. The Germans intensified their persecution of Jews in 1942, hunting and murdering them at random. Of those that survived, most were sent to the Belzec and Sobibor death camps.
This Yizkor book provides firsthand accounts of life along the Bug River and the multifaceted Jewish communities that existed for centuries. It also provides accounts of the destruction of those communities, and efforts to memorialize the martyrs of the Shoah.
Place Details
Dubienka, Poland is located at 51°03'N 23°53'E
Skryhiczyn, Poland is located at 51°00'N 23°55'E
Dorohusk, Poland is located at 51°10'N 23°48'E
Alternate names of the Towns:
Dubienka [Pol, Yid], Dubyenka [Rus, Ukr], Dibenka, Dubenka, Dibenke
Skryhiczyn [Pol], Skrikhichin [Rus]
There is no information about Dorohusk
Nearby Jewish Communities:
Dubienka
Skryhiczyn
Skryhiczyn 4 miles SSE
Dubienka 4 miles NNW
Świerże 13 miles NNW
Horodło 10 miles SSE
Horodło 13 miles SSE
Ustyluh, Ukraine 14 miles SE
Lyuboml, Ukraine 14 miles NNE
Hrubieszów 14 miles S
Uchanie 15 miles SW
Uchanie 14 miles WSW
Sielec 16 miles W
Lyuboml, Ukraine 17 miles NNE
Wojsławice 17 miles WSW
Świerże 17 miles NNW
Ustyluh, Ukraine 17 miles SE
Wojsławice 17 miles WSW
Hrubieszów 17 miles S
Sielec 18 miles W
Chełm 18 miles WNW
Grabowiec 19 miles SW
Opalin, Ukraine 18 miles NNW
Chełm 20 miles WNW