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Проскуров  Khmel'nyts'kyy [Ukr], Khmelnitskiy [Rus, since 1954], Proskurov [Rus, until 1954, Yid], Chmielnicki [Pol], Chmelnitski,

Khmelnitski, Khmelnitskii, Kiemieliszki, Kimlishuk, Płoskirów, Proskurów  

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Brockhaus-Efron Jewish Encyclopedia  Proskurov (formerly Płoskirow in Polish) was a small town in the era of the Polish-Lithuanian

Commonwealth in the Podol province, district of Letychiv. According to the census of 1765, there were 750 Jews in P. and its vicinity; in

1789, Jews owned 184 houses in P.  At present (1906-13) P. is a district town of Podolsk Gubernia. According to the assessment books

of 1797 there were no Christianmerchants, 60 Jewish merchants, 492 Christian burgers, and 1,522 Jewish burgers in the district. According

to the 1847 census there were the following "Jewish communities" in the district: Proskurovskoe - consisting of 3,107 souls; Nikolaevskoe

- 1,883; Chernoostrovskoe - 1,186; Felshtenskoe- 1,369; Kuzminskoe - 550; Tarnorudskoe - 489; Satanovskoe - 4,180; Yarmolinetskoe

- 1,356; Sharovetskoe - 955. According to the census of 1897 the county had 226,000 inhabitants, including 27,000 Jews; in P. there were

22,855 inhabitants, including 11,411 Jews. Of the county settlements, in which there are at least 500 inhabitants, Jews are represented

in the greatest percentage in the following: Kuzmin - inhabitants. 2,940, including 890 Jews; Nikolaev, 3,661 and 2,189; Satanov, 4,415

and 2,848; Tarnoruda (with the suburb of Zavalle), 2,023 and 351; Felshtin, 2,002 and 1,885; Chernoostrov, 2,803 and 2,216; Sharovka,

2,079 and 753; Yarmolintsi, 5,298 and 2,633. In P. (1910) there are: a Talmud-torah, a one-class public Jewish men's school with a trade

class, a private Jewish mixed school, and three private Jewish women's colleges.

Кудринці  Kudryntsi [Ukr], Kudrintsy [Rus], Kudryńce [Pol], Kudrintz [Yid], Kudrynci  

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Чёрный Остров  Chornyi Ostriv [Ukr], Chërnyy Ostrov [Rus], Chorny Ostrov [Yid], Czarny Ostrów [Pol], Cherny Ostrov, Cornyj Ostriv  

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Николаев  Nikolayev [Rus, Yid], Mykolayiv [Ukr], Mikołajów [Pol], Mykolaiv  

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Фельштин  Hvardis'ke [Ukr], Gvardeyskoye [Rus, since 1945], Fel'shtin [Rus, before 1945], Felshtin [Yid], Felsztyn [Pol], Felshteen,

Gvardeiskoye, Hvardiiske, Hvardiys'ke  

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Brockhaus-Efron Jewish Encyclopedia  Felshtin is a small town in the Podolsk province, Proskurov district. According to the 1847 census,

the "Felshtin Jewish Community" consisted of 1,369 souls.  According to the census of 1897, the number of residents was 2,002, including

1,885 Jews.

Купель  Kupil' [Ukr], Kupel' [Rus], Kupil [Yid], Kupiel [Pol]  

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Кузьмин  Kuz'myn [Ukr], Kuz'min [Rus], Kuzmin [Yid], Kużmin [Pol]  

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Красилов  Krasyliv [Ukr], Krasilov [Rus], Kresilev [Yid], Krasiłów [Pol], Kresilov, Krasilova

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Кульчины  Kul'chyny [Ukr], Kul'chiny [Rus], Kulchin [Yid], Kultschiny [Ger], Kulczyny [Pol], Koltchin, Kul'cyny  

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Базалия  Bazaliya [Rus, Ukr], Bazilia [Yid, Pol], Bazalija, Baziliye  

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Brockhaus-Efron Jewish Encyclopedia  In 1795 Bazalya was transformed into a district town of Podolsk Gubernia, but in 1797 it was left as a

state town (in 1797 in Bazalya there were 16 Jewish merchants  and 1.209 petty bourgeois). According to the census of 1847 the Jewish

community of B. consisted of 924 souls; according to the census of 1897 the town had 3,362 inhabitants, of which 820 Jews and about 2,500

Russian Orthodox. In 1852 the petition of many B. Jews submitted to the Minister of Internal Affairs against oppression by the husband of the

township owner (Ledukhovskaya) it was stated that Jews from olden times were settled in B. and the owners always treated them rather friendly.

Староконстантинов  Starokostyantyniv [Ukr], Starokonstantinov [Rus], Konstantin Yashan [Heb], Starokonstantynów [Pol],

Olt-Kosntin [Yid], Staro-Konstantinov, Stary Konstantynów  

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Brockhaus-Efron Jewish Encyclopedia  Starokonstantinov was a city in the era of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Volyn

Voivodship, Kremenets District. Being a lively commercial center with special fairs and enjoying the right to have warehouses for goods

going from Lithuania to Podolia, Wallachia and Turkey, S. seems to have attracted Jews back in the first half of the 17th century, if not earlier.

For the first time we learn about Jews in S. during the Khmelnitsky era. On July 26, 1648, Cossacks under Krivonos were beaten by

Poles near S. (according to Hanover, under Vishnevetsky). Soon, however, Cossacks appeared again, and Prince Vyshnevetsky,

fearing in case of a siege of the city treasonous intercourse of burghers with Cossacks, left the city with an army and wealthier Jews,

who had managed to stock up on horses. After this, the Cossacks invaded the city (it was on Tuesday, the day of the ninth of Av) and

killed Catholics, Arians, and up to three thousand Jews. Among the murdered were, according to Hanover's testimony, P. Asher, the rabbi

of Polotsk, and other scholars. With the restoration of peaceful life in Volhynia, the community was formed again. The haidamak movement

which began in 1702 brought it new trials. We read in the Kremenets Town Court in 1703 by two representatives (Jewish and Christian) of

the town of S. that in 1702 Cossacks attacked the town three times and completely ruined it, while a Polish army going on a campaign

against them put the finishing touches on the town and as a result it was not able to pay taxes. According to the census of 1765 in S.,

Novy Konstantinov and neighboring villages 1,801 Jews lived there. The royal privilege of 1766 introduced two two-week fairs.

Today (1906-13) it is a district town of Volyn province. According to the tax books of 1802, there are no christian merchants; Jewish merchants

-17; Christians burghers 220; Jewish burghers 2,036. According to the 1847 census there were the following Jewish communities:

Starokonstantinovska- 6,661 souls; Krasilovska - 1,737; Teofipolskoe - 1,712; Volochinskoe - 1,516; Kuzminskoe - 641; Basilskoe - 924;

Kupelskoe - 1,170; Kulchinskoe- 1,281; Ozhigovetskoe 554. According to the census of 1897 there are about 200 thousand inhabitants

in the county, among them 27,785 Jews; in S. there were 16,300 inhabitants, of whom 9,212 were Jews. Of the county settlements with at

least 500 inhabitants, the Jews are represented in the largest percentage of the local population in the following settlements: Bazalia -

inhabitants 3,362, 820 of which are Jews. Volochisk - 6,716 and 3,295: Krasilov - 6,994 and 2,563; Kuzmin - 3,368 and 830; Kulchins

- 4,335 and 2,031; Kupel - 4,333 and 2,727; Ozhigovtsy - 1,406 and 154; Teofipol - 4,484 and 2,914. There is (1910) a one-class Jewish

elementary school (state) and a talmud-torah.