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Bessarabia

Spellings: Bessarabia, Bessarabie, Бессарабия

Eastern Europe

Bessarabia: The region of Bessarabia was in the Russian Empire before WWI, in Romania between the two world wars, and is today mostly in Moldova.  Bessarabia Gubernia (Бессарабия губерния) contained 8 uyezds (districts):

Russian
(pre-WWI)
Romanian
(between wars)
Today Other Names Notes, Major Towns
(Russian names in parentheses)
Akkerman
Аккерман
Cetatea-Albă Білгород-Дністровський
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskiĭ, Ukr.
עיר לבן Ir Lavan [Heb], Akerman [Yid, Turk], Białogród nad Dniestrem [Pol], Walachisch Weißenburg [Ger] In Ukraine, SW of Odessa.
Beltsy
Бельцы
Bălţi Бэлць
Bălţi, Mold.
Belz [Yid], Bielce [Pol] In N-Central Moldova.  Făleşti (Foleshty), Ungheni (Ungeny), Sculeni (Skulyany), Rîşcani (Ryshkanovka).
Bendery
Бендеры
Bendery Тигина
Bender, Mold.
בענדער Bender [Yid] In SE Moldova.  Basarabeasca (Romanovka), Cimişlia (Chimishliya), Căuşeni (Kaushany).
Izmail
Измаил
Ismail Ізмаїл
Izmayil, Ukr.
İşmasıl [Turk], Ismajil [Ger], Izmaił [Pol] Mostly in Ukraine, some in SW MoldovaKiliya, Leova (Leovo), Cahul (Kagul), Bolhrad (Bolgrad).
Khotin
Хотин
Hotin Хотин
Khotin, Ukr.
חוטין [Heb], Chocim [Pol], Chotyn [Ger] Mostly in Ukraine, some in NW Moldova.  Edineţ (Yedintsy), Briceni (Brichany), Lipcani (Lipkany), Sokiryany (Sekuryany), Novoseltsy.
Kishinev
Кишинёв
Chişinău Кишинэу
Chişinău, Mold.
קעשענעוו Keshenev [Yid], Кишинів Kyshyniv [Ukr], Kischinew [Ger], Kiszyniów [Pol], KiÅ¡iněv [Cz], Kişinev [Turk]. In central Moldova.  Hînceşti (Ganchesty), Secăreni (Sekareny).
Orgeev
Огреев
Orhei Орхей
Orhei, Mold.
אוריעװ Oriev, Orhaiv [Yid], Orgijów [Pol] In E-Central Moldova.  Telenesti (Teleneshty), Calarasi (Kalarash / Tuzora), Rezina.
Soroki
Сороки
Soroca Сорока
Soroca, Mold.
Soroka [Yid] In N Moldova.  Otaci (Ataki), Briceva (Bricheva), Zguriţa (Zguritsa).

Fuente: jewishgen.org

Related people:
? DE PARKANSKY, Ita Leya (1875-1945)
BRAVERMAN, Angel Oscar (1876-?)
CALIN, Nadejdea "Nadia" (1917-)
DUBIN, Sara Enia (1909-1942)
FERDMAN, ? (186?-?)
GLASS (GLAS), Salomon (1879-1956)
GLASS (GLAS), Schaia "Charles" (Santiago) (1883-1965)
GLASS / FERDMAN (GLAS), Mases "Hersch" "Gersh" "Tzvi" (Gregorio) (1859-1936)
HESS, Klara (18?-?)
PARCANSCHI, Alexandru "Sandu" "Sasha" (1915-2002)
[...More]

Pictures / Documents:
1821 - Map of Bessarabia
Mapa of Bessarabia region (today)

 
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