In Novomoskovsk, there are about 100 Jews. The Synagogue and the Heder are not functioning, as the city uses the buildings for other purposes. However, there is a Jewish religious and Jewish secular organization, Hesed (office in Pavlohrad), which holds Jewish holidays in the communities. The city also has its own “Babi Yar”, a place of mass shootings of Jews. The current mayor of Novomoskovsk, Serhii Rieznik, is a Jew.While still a deputy, he managed to establish a monument to the victims of the Nazi mass shootings.

Before the war, the Jewish community in Melitopol had about 400 members. A religious Jewish community is registered in the city, and there were plans to restore the synagogue. However, the war has made these plans difficult to implement.

Before the war, Melitopol was home to several organizations that served the Jewish community. These included the women’s project “Keshet”, the Community Center of the “ZBF” Hesed Michael” Charitable Organization, and the Sohnut branch.

The Memorial Complex “Living, Remember” is located at the city limits. It is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust, including about 9,000 Jews who were shot in the Melitopol “Bai Yar” ravine. In August 2020, a memorial to the unborn victims of the Holocaust was opened.

The Jewish community in the city has about 80 members. Before the war, they celebrated holidays together. Today, they are trying to help their fellow Jews in any way they can. In the forest near the city, there is a memorial stone where Jews and local residents were shot during the war of 1941-1945.

The Jewish community in Uman has 112 members. The only synagogue in the city is located on the Hasidic pilgrimage site. The other 13 synagogues were destroyed by the Soviet authorities. There is also a place of mass execution of Jews in Uman, called the Dry Ravine, where 25,000 people were shot. Until February 24, 2022, all Jewish holidays were celebrated in the community with delicious kosher cuisine.

There are over 2,000 Jews in our community. We have a synagogue, a Jewish community center called Chesed Hana, and a center for the elderly. A monument to the victims of the Holocaust is located near the synagogue, and there are also several monuments in the surrounding villages. Celebrations and concerts are held in the synagogue and in Chesed Hana, and transportation is provided for the disabled.

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Pavlohrad is a small city with a Jewish community of about 200 people.There is no synagogue or Jewish educational institutions, but there is a branch of the Hesed Menahem Charitable Foundation in Dnipro. The city does have a monument to the victims of the Holocaust, which was erected on the site of the death of over 100 Jews during World War II. Before the war, a rabbi would come to the community to hold Shabbat and read and study the Torah and Hebrew. All Jewish holidays were held in an interesting and informative way.

The Jewish communities in Kropyvnytskyi have about 650 members. The members of the community are actively involved in the life of the city and are frequent organizers of events and meetings in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. In addition, community members monitor the condition of the memorial complexes and places of historical memory of the city’s Jewish diaspora. They carry out the reconstruction and installation of new monuments in Kropyvnytskyi and continue to work on the restoration of the Museum of the History of the Jews of Kirovohrad.

The Jewish community has been registered since the 1990s. There is Hesed, a synagogue and a Jewish school.

Our community was founded 25 years ago and has over 120 members. In Zasullya, there is a grave where Jews who were shot during the Second World War are buried with a menorah monument. There is also an old Jewish cemetery with a monument to the writer Sholem Aleichem, who served as the state-appointed rabbi in Zasullya from 1880 to 1883.

In the 19th century, the city had two synagogues. In 1913, Jews owned 2 pharmacies, 7 warehouses of pharmaceutical goods, a bakery, the only bathhouse, 5 hotels, laundries, 3 hairdressers, more than 90 shops and grocery stores. Among the Jews were 7 tailors and the only jeweller in the city. In 1916, the H.N. Bialik Library was operating. In 1919, there were pogroms. In the 20th century, the Jews were led by Shimon-Moshe Diskin. In 1920, a Jewish labor school was opened.

On September 13, 1941, the city was occupied by the German army. 1,500 Jews were shot, and a total of 2,000 Jews were shot during World War II.

In 1946, a synagogue was opened on Dostoevsky Street 7. Currently, there are no synagogues in the city.

The community had more than 200 members. Unfortunately, the population is declining – people are dying. Until World War II, there were 2 synagogues, Jewish schools, and schools in the city. Only the Karaite Synagogue has survived to this day. The community regularly gathers to celebrate all Jewish holidays and significant dates. There are 3 Jewish monuments in the city. Houses where Jews lived have been preserved. Books on the history of Jews in Berdyansk were published.

The community of 1,500 people revolves around the synagogue, which is the center of religious and cultural life. With the support of Rabbi Joseph Segal, a kindergarten appeared. The community also celebrates holidays together.

The small Jewish community of Zhovti Vody, numbering just 50 people, still gathers to celebrate Jewish holidays and provide a “warm home” for those in need.

The Jewish community in the city has dwindled from a population of 7,000 to just 50 people. The community’s building, which was constructed in 1860, is in constant need of repairs. The community maintains a large Jewish cemetery where more than 3,500 Jews were shot during the Second World War. It cares for these graves and has created a memorial complex. Before the Russian-Ukrainian war, it always held Jewish holidays and Shabbat. The community is now mainly made up of elderly people.