Yekaterinoslav-Dnepropetrovsk Memorial Book (Dnipropetrov...
Goldburt, Yaakov / Harkavi, Zvi
Jews first settled in Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) after its foundation in 1778, and in 1804 the town was included in the Pale of Settlement. The community numbered 376 in 1805 and 1, 699 in 1847. With the growth of the city in the second half of the 19th century Jews began to move there from other parts of Russia and played an important role in its commerce and industry. Pogroms occurred in Dnepropetrovsk and the vicinity on July 20-21, 1883, in ...