Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine:
Rovno.
Chairman of the community: Schneor Schneerson
Tel: +38 (0362) 63-59-93
Address: Shkol'naya St., 39, Rovno
Community history
The first mention of Jews in Rovno refers to 1566, there is evidence in documents and in 1571 the city began rapid growth after 1723, when he came into the possession of princes Lubomirski, who invited Jews to settle in Rivne. Stanislaw Lubomirski, published in 1749 charter, the rights of the Jewish community and Hevra Kaddish. In 1765 890 Jews lived Rovno, in surrounding villages - 296.
In 1793, in the second partition of Poland Rovno was annexed to Russia. In 1801 the city had 10 Jews merchants and 2137 middle class Jews. In 1847 3788 Jews lived in Rovno, 1897 - 13 780 (56% of the population). The influx of Jews in Rovno was associated with the rapid development of the city after the completion of the a rail system.
During the Civil War, 14 and 19 May, 1919 Ukrainian Directorate troops led by S. Petliura, arranged a rout. In 1920-39 Rovno was part of Poland being the major Jewish cultural and social center.
According to the 1931 year census 22 737 Jews lived in Rovno.
On December 8, 1941 the forces of the 45th Battalion of the Nazi Security Police shot the majority of Jews. Representatives of the professions needed by the occupation administration and their families were only left alive. According to reports from the German authorities about 15 thousand people were shot and others imprisoned in the ghetto.
Fall of 1944, residents began to return from the evacuation of the city and Jewish population increased to 1,200.
In the 1970s and 90s large numbers of Jews left for Israel, USA, Germany, Canada and other countries. According to the Ukrainian population census in 2001 455 Jews lived in Rivne region. Of these, 24 spoke Yiddish language. In the 1990's the Jewish community of Rovno was established. In 1992 the synagogue was transferred back to Jews and in 1998 it became the property of the community. Chief Rabbi of Rovno - Chabad representative Schneor Schneerson. The city has several Jewish Or Avner Sunday Schools.
Picture: The Great Synagogue, 1930.
The Sosenki Memorial on the site of the execution of Jews the Nazis in November 1941. Landscaped in 1967, renovated in 1990.
Picture: Sosenki Memorial.
Picture: Rivne Station.