Lwów
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Katowice
City where Jehoshua Wasser served as rabbi before Lviv.
Rabbi Pinhas Dambitzer
Rabbi associated with Jehoshua Wasser’s teaching authorization.
Rabbi Dr. Gutman
Rabbi who died in 1935; a collection of his sermons was published afterward.
Group of Friends
Group that published Rabbi Gutman’s collection of sermons.
Dr. Freund
Rabbi who died in Lviv during Soviet rule in 1941.
Dr. Levin
Rabbi who remained in the city and continued gathering congregants.
Rabbi Dr. Shmuel-Wolf Gutman
Named in a caption listing rabbis.
Dr. Levi Freund
Named in a caption listing rabbis.
Metropolitan Sheptytsky
Metropolitan whom Dr. Levin asked to influence Ukrainians to stop the massacre.
Yitzhak
Dr. Levin’s son who translated his speech into Ukrainian.
Dr. Ezekiel Levin
Named in a caption listing rabbis.
Nazi army
Army whose first units entered Lviv on June 30, 1941.
Ukrainians
Group that carried out anti-Jewish riots after the Nazi entry.
Metropolitan’s palace
Palace where the metropolitan offered Dr. Levin shelter.
Isaac Lane
Author cited for a source describing the father's death.
Brigidki Prison
A large prison on Kazimierzowska Street where Jews were taken.
Kazimierzowska Street
Street identified as the location of Brigidki Prison.
Zindel Neuhuis of Sambor
A Hasidic leader associated with a minyan in Lviv.
Brile of Stratin
A Hasidic leader associated with a minyan in Lviv.
Libish Efrati of Strylisk
A Hasidic leader associated with a minyan in Lviv.
Stratin
Town associated with Brile.
Strylisk
Town associated with Libish Efrati.
Synagogues and study houses of Lviv
Approximately four hundred synagogues and study houses were registered in community records.
Bril
Cantor whose voice and sacred melodies were heard before Sabbath ended.
Great Study House outside the city on Bozhnitsa Street
Three-story study house with prayer spaces, a women’s section, and servants’ quarters.
Bozhnitsa Street
Street where the Great Study House stood outside the city.
Simple Jews
Jews who gathered at Hasidim Shul after its practices and prayer rite changed.
Hasidim Shul
A synagogue established according to Hasidic customs and later using the Ashkenazi rite.
Kazimierzowska corner
Corner identified as the site of land purchased for a synagogue.
Kovea Itim LaTorah
A building containing a synagogue, study hall, sukkah, and attendant's residence.
People of the underworld
People who used the study house to hide stolen goods.
Rabbi Mendel Buber
Remembered as a Torah lesson provider.
Rabbi Hirsch Hamer
Remembered as a Torah lesson provider.
Nathan Lichter
Served as synagogue attendant and skilled Torah reader.
Shmelka Barach
Listed among the synagogue wardens in recent years.
Isaiah Virklich
Listed among the synagogue wardens in recent years.