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Tarle
Former maskil who converted and became chief censor of Hebrew books in Galicia.
Shor family
Baruch Shor belonged to a family connected with the author of Tevuot Shor.
Forshtat Shul
Great synagogue in the area outside the city.
Zeidel
The cantor whose compositions and concerts became widely known.
David Katzman
Cantor who served in Lviv until 1926 and later served in Vilna, Bialystok, Canada, and America.
Gershon Sirota
Guest cantor who appeared in Lviv.
Yosil Rosenblatt
Guest cantor who appeared in Lviv.
David Kosovitzky
Jacob Kosovitzky’s brother, brought to Lviv as choir conductor.
Joseph Aidelzon
Vilna-born tenor who served at Galed Synagogue in Lviv from 1930 to 1935.
Kroshavsky
Cantor who served at Galed Synagogue and later went to America.
Zisha Hirsh
Composer who wrote works adapted for Zeev Richter’s tenor voice.
Or Hayosher Mifrashei Hayam Synagogue
Lviv synagogue where Chaim Wolfish first served as cantor.
Lugan (Yukhniv)
Birthplace of Yaakov Bachman.
Wolf Sitzburg
Renowned cantor from whom Heilpern received instruction.
Zoyahil
City where Zeitz served as a cantor.
Shlomo Eydelshtain
A former poet and deputy cantor accepted in 1931.
Yael Kwoerman
A Lviv-born singer who served without becoming a cantor.
Manchester
City where Meizels was invited to serve at the main synagogue.
Feizushim
Choir conductor at Heichal from 1920 to 1924.
Platov River
River mentioned as a geographic boundary near the suburban Jewish district.
Rinek Market
Market from which Jewish Street extended.
Balakharska Street
Name used for Jewish Street from 1871.
Korkim House
Corner house on the right side of Jewish Street.
Mikhalovich House
Corner house on the left side of Jewish Street.
Halytska Street
Street toward which the second gate faced.
Vaksalarska Street
Later name for the street of money changers.
Das Roizeblikl
Dead-end passage near Boyimov and Serbska streets.
Torture Tower
A tower Isaac son of Nahman acquired permanently after the fire.
Rozanska Street
A street bordering or associated with the Jewish quarter.
House at 23–25 Sarbanska–Skoczki–Boimov
A house sold by Jacob Laszczynski in 1660.
King Augustus II
The king who approved the 1710 regulation.
Di Naye Brayte Gas
Popular name for the concentrated Jewish settlement in Lviv.
Brayte Gas
Street in central Lviv used as a comparison for the newer quarter.
Eliezer House
Building numbered 28, later transferred to the community.
Zalman ben Pinhas
Head of the community who later bought Kribs House.
Gachman ben Yitzhak
Owned the house at Blaharska 24 with his wife, Gildenervoyze.