Skala-Podilska
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Christian residents of Skala
Christian residents of Skala concealed Jewish property.
Nearby towns
Skala Jews lived in nearby towns during their dispersal.
Fidler
Representative of the district office in Skala.
Russian Jews
Russian Jewish customers paid for goods with gold and silver.
Odesa
City through which goods were transferred.
Uman
City to which goods were transferred.
Kyiv
City whose Jewish traders bought goods.
Berdychiv
City whose Jewish traders bought goods.
Jews
Jewish traders bought and transported goods during the war.
Ukraine
Ukraine is described as a governing power in the historical narrative.
Western Ukrainian Republic
Political entity involved in a brief war with the Polish state.
Lemberg
City where a pogrom against Jews is mentioned.
Halertchikes
Soldiers from the Poznan region under General Haller’s command.
General Haller
Commander under whom the Halertchikes soldiers operated.
Leon Trotsky
Named as a leader of the 1920 offensive against Poland and Galicia.
Tukhachevsky
Named alongside Leon Trotsky in the 1920 offensive against Poland and Galicia.
Polish Kingdom
Poland imposed heavy taxes and repressions on Jews.
The Beginning of Zionism in Skala
A section describes the arrival of Zionism and a Zionist speaker in Skala.
Israel Leib Freyfelder
A known Zionist who helped a speaker and was briefly arrested.
Skala Zionist Association
A Zionist association that developed despite strong opposition from Hasidic circles.
Tenenblat
One of two teachers brought to the Hebrew school.
Sivak
One of two teachers brought to the Hebrew school.
Hebrew school
A Hebrew school founded around 1908 or 1909 and later developed.
Moshe Feierstein
Named as a leader of the Zionist organization in Skala.
Ben-Zion Fiderer
Named as a leader of the Zionist organization in Skala.
Bet-Am
A large Bet-Am building served youth, parties, culture, education, school, and library activities.
Moshe Weidberg
Named as having substantially helped build Bet-Am.
Tarbut School
The Hebrew Tarbut School operated in Bet-Am.
Skala Gemilut Hasadim Fund
A fund providing low-interest loans was established in Skala.
Moshe Feierstein
Named as a founder and leader of two Skala institutions.
Mati Weidberg
Named as a founder and leader of two Skala institutions.
Skala financial institution
A lending institution served Jewish residents of Skala until World War II.
Boryslav
A comparison for Skala as a potential oil-producing place.
Velvel Wasserman
Velvel Wasserman established a competing bank in Skala and sought Joint funding.
Skala bathhouse
An old abandoned bathhouse in Skala, later rebuilt as a modern bath.
Zbruch River
River beside Skala.