The Monument in Holon Cemetery In Memory of

The Monument in Holon Cemetery המצבה בבית העלמין בחולון • In Memory of the martyrs of the city of BUCZACZ and vicinity May they attain eternal rest and may their names never be forgotten

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Street map of Buchach 2001 compiled by Tom Wiess

Town sign for Buchach in cyrillic שם העיר בוצ'אץ' על שלט דרכים

Buczacz air scan The image was produced by combining 4 aerial photographs of Buchach. The 4 original photographs were taken on April 15, 1944 by the German Air Force and were captured by the Allies. A more detailed history of Buchach during WWII is available from Martin Rudner and from sections of the Yizkor book for Buchach entitled Second Witness and Third Witness. Briefly, Buchach was occupied by German forces on July 7, 1941; liberated by Russian forces on March 23, 1944; recaptured in a counter attack by German forces on April 3, 1944; and finally liberated by Russian forces on July 21, 1944. These photos are probably reconnaissance photos taken in connection with the German counter attack. The image shown below was produced by combining the 4 digital files. The original photographs were taken at 4 pm and the shadows of trees and houses suggest that north is up in the photograph. Compare this aerial photograph to the detailed map of Buchach. The S-shaped course of the Strypa river are clearly seen in both the map and the photograp. The aerial photographs were enlarged and image processed to reveal details of Buchach: The center of Buchach showing the bridges over the Strypa river, the Jewish cemetery, the Fedor hill, many landmarks, and a large swastika carved in the side of a cliff. The center of Buchach with annotations identifying many key sites in the town. The annotations were obtained largely through the efforts of former Buchach resident Etunia Bauer Katz (see her book in the Bibliography) and her daughter Felice Katz plus Alexander Dunai and 5 -6 Burchach residents who stopped to examine the aerial photographs and to identify sites. If anyone can identify any other sites please get in touch with Tom Weiss and the new sites will be added to the image. During the holocaust, thousands of Jews were shot at a number of sites in Buchach including: the Jewish cemetery, Fedor hill, and Legi field. (2) a detail of the swastika carved in the side of a cliff; (3) a detail of one of the bridges showing vehicles on the bridge and craters (from bombs? ) along the edges of the river (4) a detail of the Jewish cemetery.

The fortress (The Empty Castle)

The bridge on the way to the primary school and the “Sokol”

Fedor soccer field At the top of the Fedor hill there is a soccer field that adjoins the Christian cemetery which contains a memorial to Buchach citiznes in the army who died in WWII. Surprisingly, there a few Jewish names in the list.

The Strypa river

The Strypa River as seen from the Gimnazjalna bridge

The Buchach Sokol Theater ' תיאטרון סוקול בבוצ'אץ

הכנסיה הבאזילינית The Basyliany cloister

Zoom on the monastery Buchach is hilly. Here is a picture of the town as viewed from one of the hills. The twin-peaked building is the Basilian monastery.

To Friedlander & Ebenstein graves Family ( Eber’s & Margaliot’s) graves in the Jewish cemetery of Buczacz

Hebrew inscription

Helena, my grandmother, leaning on her mother’s, Golda Margalit, grave Here lies burried Golda Margalit The daughter of Chaim Eliezer Eber Died 12 Tamuz 5695 (13. 7. 1935) May her soul be bound in life

To Eber & Margaliot graves Family (Friedlander & Ebenstein) graves in the Jewish cemetery of Buczacz

Hebrew inscription

One more picture The front wall of the Great Synagogue

The back side of the grate Synagogue 1917

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Street map of Buchach 2001 compiled by Tom Wiess

My mother’s family tree The Margaliot’s (the bakers from Buczacz) family tree

Mass grave holding 3635 martyrs who perished on 27 Shvat 5703 (February 2, 1943). This picture was taken in 1945 after the war on the Bashta Can anyone point this location today?