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Alsoalap. The name of the town of Alap when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Alap is listed in WOWW.
Azuga, Rom. 45º27'/25º33'. New listing.
Bartna, Pol. (Bartna
Strona, Beutnersdorf). 53º34'/20º59'. New listing. Jews lived
there in the 19th century. It does not appear on contemporary
maps.
Beutnersdorf.
See
Bartna.
Bila Cirkev (Carpathian
Ukraine). WOWW states
this town could not be found. It has now been determined that the small
town is very close to Solotvyno, and therefore located approximately at
47º58'/23º52'.
Borshchiv, Ukr. The
correction population figure is 1,656 as stated in the original
version of WOWW.
Brok, Pol.
There are two towns named Brok only about 50km (30 miles)
apart.
The one referred in WOWW should be the one located at 52º42'/21º51'.
Busteni, Rom. 45º24'/25º32'. New listing.
Caram Sebes. WOWW states this town
could not be found and shows that the name appears in Pinkas Hakehillot -
Romania - Volume 1. It is, in
fact, Caran-Sebes, not a town, but
a region of southwestern Romania.
Cheia, Rom. 45º27'/25º56'. New
listing.
Crehange. WOWW notes the town
name appears in Hebrew Subscription Lists and could not be found.
The town actually is in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France.
Frankfurt am Hochst,
Germany. The correct town name
is Hochst. It was a suburb of
Frankfurt-am-Main until 1928 and since has been incorporated into the city..
Frankfurt am Rodelheim,
Germ. The correct town name
is Rodelheim. It is a suburb of
Frankfurt-am-Main. Its correct location is 50º09'/08º39'.
Germanovka. See Krasnoye (near Belaya Tserkov).
Grafskoy. An
alternate name for the village of Proletarskiy, Ukraine.
Gródek,
Pol. The correct location is 53º06'/23º40'.
Grudki, Pol. The
contemporary name of Gródek, Pol.
Hermanivka. See Krasnoye (near Belaya Tserkov).
Hochst. See Frankfurt am Hochst.
Izrailevka, Ukr. 48º01'/32º36'. New listing. A small
agricultural colony.
Jeziernica,
Jeziornica. See Ozernitsa.
Josefów nad Wisła, Pol. The
coordinates shown
refer to the wrong Josefów. The correct coordinates are 51º03'/21º51'.
Karánsebes. A name for Caransebes, Romania, when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Caransebes is listed in WOWW.
Kobylovoloki. Researchers have
determined the reference in WOWW more likely refers to Kobylovoloky,
now called Zhovtnevoye, located at 49º12'/25º46'
Krasnoye (near Belaya Tserkov). The correct location is 49°59' /30°34'. It should be listed under its Ukrainain name: Hermanivka. Its Russian name is Germanovka
Kraysk, Bel. 54°31'
27°30'. New Listing. Genealogists report that Jews lived in
this village.
Krulevshchina. The correct spelling
is Krulevshchizna
Kucora, Kuczura. The Austro-Hungarian names for Kocura, Serbia.
Kocura, Serb. New listing. It is located at 42°26' 22°04'
Lessen, Germ. It has been
determined this refers not to the German town of Lessen, but
to Lasin, Poland, which, when it was part of the German Empire, was
known as Lessen. Lasin is already in WOWW.
Lissa.
WOWW
states there are many towns with that name but also notes that Lissa is
a prior (German) name for the town of Leszno, Poland. It is likely that
any Jewish references to Lissa refer to Leszno, Poland.
Lipany, SlRp. 49º09'/20º58'. New listing. Jews
lived there in the 19th century.
Mazeikiai, Lith. Yahadut Lita
describes the town as being on the Venta River. There are three towns
in Lithuania named Mazeikiai. The one located on the Venta Rivber is
located at 5619'/2220'.
Mehlingen,
Germ.
49º30'/07º51'. New listing. Jews
lived there in the 19th century.
Mochulishche, Ukr. WOWW shows an approximatee latitude/longitude. The exact coordinates are 51º36'/26º29'.
Moldavia. Rosanne Leeson of the
Romanian Special Interest Group, Rom-SIG, notes a better description of
this region is that it was one of the original two principalities
(along with Wallachia) that were united in 1859 to create the original
country of Romania. The separate country of Moldova was formerly part
of Bessarabia.
Muntenia. WOWW states this town
could not be found. It actually is a region in the southern part of
Romania.
Nagyrippeny. This is the name for Velka Ripnany, SlRp. when it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
Novo Pavlovka, Ukr. 47°09' 29°58' New listing. Jews lived there.
Oskrzesince. WOWW shows a town with
this former Polish name that is now Oskzhesin'tse, Ukraine. 19th
century maps show two towns with the name Oskrzesince. The other one is
now called Voskresentsy, located at 48º31'/25º04' . This is just
southeast of Kolomyya.
Ozernitsa. It has
been determined that the town of Jeziernica mentioned in the Black Book, which
is the source of the WOWW entry, is actually Jeziornica located at 53º04'/25º00'
Petlikowce
Stare, Ukr. The correct
location is 49º08'/25º22'. The
contemporary name is Staryye
Petlikovtsy.
Radomysl nad Sanem, Pol.
This is an alternate name for the town of Radomysl listed in
WOWW as being at 50º41'/21º57'.
Rodelheim. See Frankfurt an Rodelhaim.
Rudamina, Lith. There are two towns with the name. WOWW only shows one. the other is at 54º18'/24º26'. References in WOWW may refer to either one.
Shwartz Stimme. There are a number of
towns in Eastern Europe named Biala Tserkov (and other spelling
variants). This name literally means "white church" and Jews gave it
the derogatory name of "black impurity." Properly the transliteration
should be Schwartz Tume, the combination of the Yiddish word for
"black" (Schwartz) and the Hebrew word for "impurity" (tume).
Shwartz Tomah. There are a number of
towns in Eastern Europe named Biala Tserkov (and other spelling
variants). This name literally means "white church" and Jews gave it
the derogatory name of "black impurity." Properly the transliteration
should be Schwartz Tume, the combination of the Yiddish word for
"black" (Schwartz) and the Hebrew word for "impurity" (tume).
Soly, Bel. There is
a second town with that name located at 54º31'/26º11' that is more likely
the town where Jews lived.
Staryye Petlikovtsy.
Contemporary name of Petlikowwce, Ukr.
Szerbittebe. The name for Srpska Itbej,
Serbia, when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Srpska Itbej is listed in WOWW.
Temesvar Gyarvaros. This refers to the Gyarvaros neighborhood of Timisoara, Romania.
Temesvar Josefvaras. This refers to the Josefvaros neighborhood of Timisoara, Romania.
Ujkaránsebes. A name for Caransebes, Romania, when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Caransebes is listed in WOWW.
Vierraden, Germ. 53º06'/14º18'. 55.1 92 km NE of
Berlin. New listing. 88 Jews lived there in 1858.
Vladimir. WOWW shows
that a number of towns share this name. The reference almost certainly
the town of Volodymyr-Volyns'kyy, Ukraine,
located at 50º51'/24º20'.
Voskresentsy. See Oskrzesince.
Waldvisse. Appears in Hebrew Subscription Lists but the authors could
not locate the town. It is Waldwisse, in Alsace, and area outside the
scope of WOWW.
Zawady, Pol. (Bialystok
region). In addition to the town
identified in WOWW which is in the vicinity of Warszawa, there is
another town located at 53º09'/22º39'
about 45 km N. of Bialystok There are a number of towns in Poland with
this name.
Zelva, Bel. There is a yizkor book
for the town. WOWW erroneously attributes it to Zelva, Lithuania.
Zelva, Lith. WOWW states there is a
yizkor book (YB) for the town. The yizkor book is actually for Ze'lva,
Bel. which is already listed in WOWW.
Zhovtnevoye. See Kobylovoloki.
Zhuravniki, Ukr. This is either a variant
name for Druzhkopol, which appears in WOWW, or is a town that is so
close to the latter that it occupies the same latitude/longitude
according to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Zinkowce. Polish
name for the town of Zin'kovtsy, Ukraine.
Zinkowiec. Polish
name for Zinkov, Ukraine.
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