Dunayiv

Lviv district, Lviv region

Jewish cemetery, 2019
Jewish cemetery, 2019
Sources:
- Russian Jewish encyclopedia

Photo:
- Jewish Cemeteries Initiative. Dunayiv Jewish Cemetery
- Boris Khaimovich, Center for Jewish art. Dunayiv
- Biblioteka Narodowa Polona. Dunajow
Dunayiv (ukr. Дунаїв), a village near Peremyshlyany in Lviv region. In the 19th - beginning of the 20th century - a township in the province of Galicia as part of Austria-Hungary. In 1919–39 - as part of Poland, 1939–91 - Ukrainian SSR.
In 1765, 50 Jews lived in Dunayiv,
in 1880 - 331 (18.2%),
in 1900 - 338 (14.4%),
in 1921 - 95 Jews (4.3%).

The first mention of the Jews in Dunayiv dates back to 1629.

Since 1891, the rabbi in Dunayiv was Ihiel-Mikhl Leiter, in the 1920s - Borukh Steinberg, in the 1930s - Isroel Leiter.

In 1935, there were 590 households in the village, including 260 Ukrainian, 304 Polish, 26 Jewish.
There were a synagogue and heder.

The Jewish population was deported from Dunayiv in September 1942.
Dunayiv, before 1932. Joseph Svirsky Publishing House - it is his house depicted in the right corner Former Jewish mill in Dunayiv, 1995
Dunayiv, before 1932. Joseph Svirsky Publishing House - it is his house depicted in the right corner Former Jewish mill in Dunayiv, 1995
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