Bershad
| Bershad Бершадь | |||
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| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Vinnytsia Oblast | ||
| Raion | Bershad Raion | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 13,038[1] | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Bershad (Ukrainian: Бершадь, translit., Bershad’), is a town in the Vinnytsia Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the predomanantly-agricultural Bershad Raion (district). Population: 13,038 (2015 est.)[1]
Bershad is home to the football club FC Nyva Bershad.
History
Before WWII, the city had an important Jewish community.[2] Many Jews worldwide bear a "Bershidsky/Bershadsky" surname referring to the town. Most Bershad Jews were murdered in the Holocaust during the World War Two Nazi occupation of Ukraine.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=178
- ↑ http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bukowinabook/buk2_073.html
External links
- (Ukrainian) Bershad RADA - Bershad Local Council
- (Ukrainian) Bershad RDA - Bershad Raion State Administration
- (Ukrainian) Bershad city and Bershad's district - portal of Bershad
- (Ukrainian) portal of Bershad city - portal of Bershad city
- (Russian) Bershad. Electronic Jewish encyclopedia
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Coordinates: 48°22′22″N 29°31′57″E / 48.37278°N 29.53250°E
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