Zbarazh — (Ukrainian: Збараж, Polish: Zbaraż, Yiddish: Zbarj) is a city in the Ternopil Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zbarazky Raion (district), and is located in the historic region of Galicia.The current… … Wikipedia
ZBARAZH — (Pol. Zbaraż), town in W. Ukraine (formerly in E. Galicia). Jews were living there at the end of the 15th century. The cemetery dates from 1510. According to a document of 1593 the city and its entire revenues were leased to Jews and Christians… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jan Skrzetuski — is a fictional character created by Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz in the novel With Fire and Sword . He is a man of honour, always faithful to his master duke Jeremi Wiśniowiecki. He loves Helena Kurcewiczówna, who was kidnapped by the… … Wikipedia
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Pochayiv Lavra — of the Assumption of the Theotokos ( ua. Почаївська Свято Успенська Лавра; ru. Свято Успенская Почаевская Лавра) has for centuries been the foremost spiritual and ideological centre of various Orthodox denominations in Western Ukraine. The… … Wikipedia
Job of Pochayiv — Infobox Saint name=Saint Job of Pochayiv birth date=c. 1551 death date=October 28 1651 feast day=October 28 (Repose) August 28 (Uncovering of Relics) October 10 (Synaxis Saints of Volhynia) venerated in=Eastern Orthodox Church imagesize=280px… … Wikipedia
Gulyay-gorod — Gulyay gorod, also guliai gorod , gulay gorod ( ru. гуляй город, Гуляй городок, literally: wandering town ), was a mobile fortification used by the Russian army in the 16th and 17th centuries. A gulyay gorod was made of wooden walls with holes… … Wikipedia
ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION — GENERAL SURVEY Introduction Aliyah, ascension or going up, is the coming of Jews as individuals or in groups, from exile or diaspora to live in the Land of Israel. Those who go up for this purpose are known as olim – a term used in the Bible for… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
