Chichelnik

Spellings: Chichelnik, Chechelnik, Chechel'nik, Chechelnyk, Чечельник

Coordinates: 48° 13' N 29° 21' E

Ukraine

Chilchelnick is located in Vinnytsia Oblast (province) of Ukraine, half a day's drive from Odessa. Before the russian revolution, it was in hte Podolia Gubernia of the Russian Empire.
It was once a thriving Jewish shtetl (in 1898 there were 1,967 jewish of a population of about 7,000). There were only six Jews remaining in the town in 1991. All of them said they wanted to emigrate.

Source http://www.bcpl.net/~cterkowi/Chechelnick.html, en.wikipedia.org and www.jewishencyclopedia.com

Visitar also www.chechelnyk.com

Related people:
?, Ida (19?-?)
?, Pesya (18?-1944a)
SHATHIN, Sima (1907-1974)
TSUKERMAN, Abram "Alik" (1934-)
TSUKERMAN, Alexsander "Musya" (1938-)
TSUKERMAN, Avraam (1872c-191?)
TSUKERMAN, Boris (1932-1988)
TSUKERMAN, Moshe "Misha" (Michael) (1944-)
TSUKERMAN, Semyon (Semen, Simon) (1906-1944)
TSUKERMAN, Shulim (1902-1943)
[...More]

Links:
link Ukraine - Chichelnik Kehilalink

Articles:
Text / article Chechelnik, my native place - by Alexander Vishnevetskiy

Pictures / Documents:
Photo 1991 - Chechelnick: Two of the last Jews
Photo 1991 - Chichelnik: The Jewish cemetery
Mapa of Bessarabia region (today)
Photo 2005 - Ruins of Chechelnik Synagogue

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