Re: Secunda - Nicholayev

[Sam Weiss <SamWeiss...>]

http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/pages/t053/t05395.html

A port on the Black Sea coast, Nikolayev oblast, Ukrainian SSR
The town was founded in 1789 and Jews settled there from its earliest days, 
engaging in commerce and crafts. Many of them moved there from Galicia. In 
1830, among the inhabitants of the town were 24 Jewish families of 
merchants, 691 families of townsmen, and 424 individual Jews. In 1829 a 
government order prohibited the residence of Jews in Nikolayev, using the 
existence of naval bases as a pretext. The Jews were allowed two years to 
arrange their departure. The local authorities opposed the decree, arguing 
that the expulsion of the Jews would harm the development of the town; the 
expulsion was therefore postponed until 1834. At the beginning of the reign 
of Alexander II the right of residence in the town was granted to Jewish 
merchants and industrialists (1857), and later also to craftsmen (1861).
Many Jews lived in the villages and estates in the vicinity of Nikolayev, 
where they conducted their commerce. In 1866 all restrictions were lifted 
and the Jewish community of Nikolayev developed rapidly. In 1880 there were 
8,325 Jews in Nikolayev, and in 1897 the number rose to 20,109 (21.80f the 
total population). In October 1905 pogroms claimed several victims.
During the Civil War (1919 - 20) the Jews of neighboring towns suffered 
severely. In 1926 there were 21,786 Jews (about 20.80f the total 
population) in Nikolayev. Under the German occupation (August 1941), all 
the Jews who had not succeeded in leaving the city were murdered. With the 
liberation of Nikolayev (March 1944), Jews began to return to the city. The 
last synagogue was closed down by the authorities in 1962.

Courtesy of:
"Encyclopedia Judaica"
©1972, Keter Publishing House Jerusalem Ltd
Jerusalem, Israel

At 01:48 PM 2/27/03, Elrosen (at) aol(dot)com wrote:

>According to his biography, Sholom Secunda grew up in the town of 
>Nicholayev. Does anyone know where that is (or was)?
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>Thanks,
>Elie
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>Elie Rosenblatt
>elrosen (at) aol(dot)com
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