History of Bolechow
To learn the History of Bolechow and more about the families of this community we urge you to begin your research by visiting the links listed below:
Variant shtetl names: Bolechov, Bolechow, Bolechow Ruski
Lattitude/Longitude: 49°04´/23°52´ (Google Maps)
Vicinity Maps
- Maps Ivano Frankivsk, Ukraine & Vicinity
- Map of Austro-Hungarian Empire (1882) -- Galicia. From Blackie & Sons Atlas (Edinburgh, 1882).
- Regional Area Map, showing the general region of Ivano Frankivsk, south of Lviv, with clickable towns to some of the neighboring ShtetLinks sites Home Pages - Bolekhov, Delyatin, Dolina, Ivano Frankivsk, Kalush.
Research Tools
- Jewish Gen AGAD Project – Jewish Records Indexing – Poland - Find your family records here.
- Jewish Gen Family Finder for Bolechow - See who else is searching for your family here.
- Jewish Gen Community Database for Bolechow - Get the geographical information here.
- Jewish Gen Holocaust Database for Bolechow - A thorough collection of thousands of records.
- Memorial book of the martyrs of Bolechow - The recorded memories about the Bolechow Jewish Community.
- Gesher Galicia – The Special Interest Group for Galicia - A membership group for the area.
- Jewish Gen Discussion Groups - Email digests.
- 1891 Polish Business DIrectory
- 1929 Polish Business Directory
- The Original Shtetl - Link Webpage for Bolechow can be found here.
- Bolechow Photos from the past
- The Mendelsohn Family Bolechow Website
Witness Statements
Updates will also be noticed periodically on our Facebook Page: Bolechow Jewish Heritage Society
