Sefer zikaron le-'ayarot Rafalowka ha-yeshenah, Rafalowka he-hadashah, Olizarka, Zoludzk veha-sevivah
Edited by: Pinhas and Malkah Hagin Published in Tel Aviv, 1996 Project Coordinator: Mark J. Schwartz Layout and Name Indexing: Jonathan Wind Cover Design: Rachel Kolokoff Hopper Hard Cover, 8.5” by 11”, 488 pages with original photographs and illustrations
About This Book
The Jewish settlement in Rafalovka had existed since before the times of the tyrant Bogdan Chmielnicki, in the mid-1600s. The town was named after the Polish landowner, whose family name was Rafval, one of the many families of the Polish aristocracy. Before the destruction of the town in WWII, a recorded history of the Jewish kehilla (community) of Rafalovka existed, documenting the lives of many generations in the centuries before the Second World War.
In the words of the book editors:
The book expresses our grief, sorrow and cry over the loss of our beloved ones. It is a Kaddish that was never said over the graves of our dear ones.
This Yizkor Book serves as a memorial to all the victims of the Shoah from Rafalovka and the neighboring communities.
Place Details
Rafalovka, Ukraine is located at 51°19' N 25°59' E and 207 miles WNW of Kyyiv
Alternate names for the town are: Rafalivka [Ukr], Rafalovka [Rus], Rafałówka [Pol], Rafalefke [Yid]
Nearby Jewish Communities:
Koloniya Olizarka 2 miles N
Bol'shoy Zhëlutsk 6 miles E
Staryi Chortoryisk 8 miles SSW
Volodymyrets 9 miles NE
Horodets 15 miles E
Osova 16 miles S
Krichil'sk 18 miles ESE
Stepan 19 miles SE
Prylisne 20 miles W
Kolky 20 miles SW
Berezhnytsia 22 miles ENE
Sarny 27 miles E
Lishnëvka 28 miles WNW
Hradysk 28 miles W
Kashivka 29 miles WSW
Ignatovka 30 miles SSW
Troyanivka 30 miles W
Zofyuvka 30 miles SSW
Dubrovytsia 30 miles NE