Skala-Podilska
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Founding of the Israeli-American Yizkor Book Committee
An Israeli-American committee was established for the memorial book project.
Annual Yizkor gathering for Skala victims
An annual New York gathering where publication of a Skala Yizkor book was approved.
the Holocaust
Holocaust that ended the described Jewish way of life.
Lubomirski military camp
Prince Lubomirski established a military camp on Skala fortress ruins in 1621.
Battle near Khotyn
The Polish army defeated the Turkish army near Khotyn on the Dniester River.
Soviet annexation of Skala
Skala was annexed to the Soviet Union and Soviet Ukrainian Republic in September 1939.
Nazi occupation of Skala
Nazi German forces occupied Skala from late June 1941 through late March 1944.
Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin flees Russia
Rabbi Israel of Ruzhin crossed the border at Skala while fleeing Russia.
Shlomo Drimer serves in the Polish Army
Shlomo Drimer became a captain and deputy chief rabbi in the Polish Army.
Judah Drimer inherits Skala rabbinic position
Judah Drimer inherited his father's rabbinic position in Skala.
Judah Drimer appointed to the Judenrat
During the Nazi occupation, Judah Drimer was appointed a Judenrat member.
Russian occupation of Skala
Russian forces occupied Skala under civilian administration in August 1914.
Deaths in a cholera epidemic
A cholera epidemic among displaced Jews killed hundreds of victims.
Red Army capture of the area
The Red Army captured the area in 1920.
Closure and confiscation of the People’s Library
Soviet authorities closed and confiscated the library in 1939.
Founding of charitable and lending institutions
Local Zionist movement leaders established a charitable fund and a lending bank.
Benzion Fiddrer emigrated to Palestine
Benzion Fiddrer emigrated to Palestine before the war.
Formation of the Skala kibbutz
Zionists from Skala formed a kibbutz in Palestine during the 1930s.
Formation of Skala amateur theater troupe
An amateur theater troupe organized in Skala in the early 1920s.
Monio Fider and wife departed for Israel
Monio Fider and his wife immigrated to Israel in 1933.
Red Army crossing of the Zbruch
The Red Army crossed the Zbruch at dawn on September 17, 1939.
Nationalization expulsions
Seventeen Jewish families were expelled from their homes and lost their property on December 25, 1939.
Motil Fish’s arrest
Soviet police arrested Motil Fish in late 1939.
Deportation of prisoners’ families to Siberia
In April 1940, prisoners’ family members and several Jewish families were sent to Siberia.
Deportation of Fish’s wife and child
Motil Fish’s wife and infant were arrested and sent to Siberia.
Partition of Poland
In 1772, the Polish realm was divided among Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
Jews gain civil rights
After the 1848 upheavals, Jews gained civil rights and experienced social and economic advancement.
Shemaria Meltzer becomes head of the Jewish community
Shemaria Meltzer became head of Skala’s Jewish community.
Textile business succession
Shmarya Meltzer took over Elazar Zeidman’s textile business after Zeidman’s death.
Migration to the Land of Israel
An iron merchant moved to the Land of Israel late in life.
Wolf-Itzik Freyfelder served as deputy mayor
Wolf-Itzik Freyfelder was deputy mayor before the First World War.
Destruction of Chartakover kloizim
Both Chartakover prayer houses were destroyed during World War I.
Destruction of Vizhnitzer kloiz
The Vizhnitzer prayer house was destroyed during World War I.
Fire at the great city synagogue
The great city synagogue burned down in 1911.
Murder among the pack carriers
A dispute among pack carriers resulted in a murder.
Moshe Yona served as a Jewish policeman
Moshe Yona served the Skala community before World War I.