Lost Treasures: The Wooden Synagogues of Eastern Europe The Artwork of Bill Farran

Zhydachiv, Ukraine - Original Linocut

Yiddish name: Zhidetshoyv

Previous names, countries: Zydaczow, Poland

Jews lived in Zhydachiv before the middle of the 15th century. The wooden synagogue in Zhydachiv was built in 1727. The Jews of Zhydachiv made their livelihood primarily through trade, diverse types of leasing and the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.

The community of Zhydachiv is known primarily due to the prominent Hasidic leader Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Eichenstein, the Rebbe of Zhydachiv, who was active in eastern Galicia during the 19th century. Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh was a prominent figure in the battle against Jewish Enlightenment.

In 1942 many of the Jews of Zhydachiv were murdered by the Nazis and were buried in a mass grave. In September 1942, the town the Jews called Zhidetshoyv and the Jewish way of life there ceased to exist when the Nazis transported the town’s Jews to the Belzec extermination camp.

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Original linocut prints are 8x10 inches, and are available either unmatted or in an 11x14 matte.

I also offer matted 5x7 digital prints. These prints are created from high-res digital images and come in an 8x10 matte.