Skala-Podilska
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Encirclement and search of the town
Approximately 150 gendarmes and police encircled and searched the town, seizing property.
Action against Jewish residents
Kalner, Pahl, and Franz conducted a violent action involving murders, beatings, and shootings.
Deportation of Jewish detainees
Hundreds of detainees were marched to the railway station and transported away.
Murder of deported Jews at Belzec
Women, elderly people, and children were sent to the Belzec extermination camp.
Transports to Belzec
Transports carried Skala Jews to Belzec; some escaped by jumping from train cars.
Murders at Janowska Camp
Rabbi Dreamer, Eliezer Fish, and Yosef Meizelman were among the first murdered.
Aktion in the town
An Aktion left the town with fewer than half its inhabitants.
Deportation of Zolgerentshuts workers
Workers were captured at night and sent the next day to Yanovska camp.
Participation in a partisan unit
Several young people from Skala participated in a partisan unit led by Joshua Zucker and Lunk Yung.
Liberation of Sarny
Sarny was liberated on 13 January 1944.
Liberation of Skala
Soviet soldiers liberated Skala, after which the town was overrun during their retreat.
SS forces overrun Skala
Thousands of retreating SS forces overran Skala after Soviet soldiers withdrew.
Liberation of Skala
Skala was reported liberated by Soviet forces during the war.
Postwar dispersal of Skala survivors
Skala survivors dispersed from displaced persons camps to countries including the United States and Canada.
Donation to a health fund clinic
The Skala association in the United States made a substantial donation to a Netanya clinic.
Deportation of Jews from Skala to camps
Jews from Skala were captured and sent to the Barki and Stupki camps.
Great Aktion in Skala
A major Aktion took place in Skala before the end of September 1942.
Organization of Jewish forced labor assignments
The Judenrat introduced labor assignments, reducing chaotic street roundups.
Forced railway construction toward Russia
Jewish slave laborers were to build a railway line toward Russia.
Forced-labor transport from Skala toward Chartkiv
The Judenrat assembled men for forced labor and sent them toward Chartkiv.
Supplies collected for deportees
The Judenrat organized clothing and food for people who had been sent away.
Death of Moshe Shtak
Moshe Shtak was killed when a mound of earth collapsed and buried him alive.
Release of the entire transport
Nissan Alinger freed all 27 people in three groups after the funeral period.
Dniester
River whose shore lies near Zalishchyky.
Leyb Mazner
A baker in Skala.
Transport to Barki-Wielkie
A transport was sent again to Barki-Wielkie with listed Skala residents.
Death of Azriel Zaidman
Azriel Zaidman died two days after liberation in Skalat.
Skala Fortress
Fortress ruins on the northern spur of Skala hill.
Unnamed stream, locally called Potik
Narrow ravine or canyon west of Skala.
Galicia
Region characterized by mixed Jewish towns and rural suburbs.
Unnamed Ruthenian Ukrainian prince
An unnamed Ruthenian Ukrainian prince built Skala fortress in the 15th century.
Podolia
Podolia was conquered by the Polish king Casimir the Great.
Casimir the Great
The Polish king conquered Podolia and granted Skala to Prince Koriatovich.
Prince Koriatovich
The prince received Skala and rebuilt its fortress.
Vytautas
The Lithuanian grand duke campaigned against Prince Koriatovich and captured Skala.
Kingdom of Poland
Poland controlled the region from 1430 until 1772.