Place
Count Goluchovsky's palace
A count's palace shown in the map legend.
ארמו ן הרוז ן גולוכובסק י
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Yizkor book · a living הַנְצָחָה · Ukraine
Skala-Podilska
Jewish life, families, institutions, destruction, survival, and remembrance in the community of Skala-Podilska.
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- Podolia (Ternopil Oblast)
Skala (New York, 1978) · 395 scanned pages
A grounded Yizkor book
Everything here is read from the real pages
You are browsing Skala (New York, 1978) — the Skala-Podilska Yizkor memorial book, written by survivors in Hebrew and Yiddish. Every person, family, place, and event on this site was read from its actual scanned pages, and each fact links back to the exact passage and scan it came from. Nothing is invented; the original page is always one click away — a modern way to browse a primary source, not a replacement for it.
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Reading path 1
What kind of Jewish community was Skala?
Explore how geography, religion, work, family life, education, and culture made Skala a living community rather than merely a wartime location. By the end, you will see the institutions and relationships that gave Skala its distinctive character.
4 source-grounded chaptersBegin with the evidenceReading path 2
How did political change affect Skala?
Follow Skala through the First World War, Polish and Soviet rule, Zionist organizing, and the arrival of German occupation. You will understand how state power repeatedly altered ordinary community life before the destruction began.
4 source-grounded chaptersBegin with the evidenceReading path 3
How was Skala’s Jewish population destroyed?
Trace the escalating system of forced labor, deportation, ghettos, camps, shootings, and Aktionen described in the memorial book. The path shows how destruction unfolded over time and affected both the community as a whole and named individuals.
4 source-grounded chaptersBegin with the evidenceChronology
Skala-Podilska through time
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Business
Brewery
A brewery shown in the map legend.
מבשל ת שכ ר
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Institution
Synagogues
A list of synagogues in the map legend.
בתי־כנס ת
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People, institutions, testimony, family, and events linked directly to book evidence.
PlaceAligned
Count Goluchovsky's palace
ארמוןהרוזןגולוכובסקי
A count's palace shown in the map legend.
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BusinessAligned
Brewery
מבשלתשכר
A brewery shown in the map legend.
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InstitutionAligned
Synagogues
בתי־כנסת
A list of synagogues in the map legend.
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OrganizationAligned
Skala Emigrants Organization
ארגוןיוצאיסקאלה
Organization named in the editorial section.
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PlaceAligned
New York
ניו־יורק
City named in the memorial-book committee line.
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Tel Aviv
תל־אביב
City named in the memorial-book committee line.
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