Druzhkopol

[GaryGershfield]

My paternal grandfather was born in the town of Druzhkopol in Volhynia in the district of Horochow.
I have unsuccessful in locating Jewish vital records between 1862--1910.The only source I found was the 1858 Census from the Zhitomir archives,which did have my surname in Druzhkopol.
Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

[Hannia]

Gary,

Did you ever check those Tartakow records in Lviv Archives?

I posted message for you a long time ago. You didn't acknowledge it.

Druzhkopol & Tartakow were filial.
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bi...ine::5044.html
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I just checked. There are birth records for Tartakow available thru AGAD/Warsaw for yrs 1858-1900 !!!

[Hannia]

Gary,

According to Bohdan, during Galician period Druzhkopol was in old Admin. District of SOKAL in Gmina of Sokal.

The key is that the Kehila for Druzhkopol (Rabbi kept records there) was in Tartakow. The distance between Tartakow and Druzhkopol was about 14 1/2 miles.
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For TARTAKOW Records>Sokal District>Lwowskie Wojiwodstwo

Central Archives of Historical Records (AGAD) in Warsaw-
Birth Records 1858-1900, 1932, 1935
Death Records 1877-1901, 1906, 1933-1937
Marriage Records 1845-1875, 1917-1921, 1932, 1934

Urzad Stanee Cywilnego w.m. St. Warszawie Archiwum (Civil Registration Records)
Birth Records 1901-1936, 1938-1940
Death Records 1902. 1908-1910, 1912, 1914-1930, 1932-1939
Marriage Records 1877-1904, 1906-1915, 1917-1930, 1932-1935

Addresses:

AGAD (Archives of Ancient Acts)
ul. Dluga 6, skr. poczt. 1005
Warszawa 00-950, Poland
Tel: 48/22/831-5491; Fax: 48/22/831-1608
e-mail: archagad@poczta.onet.pl
http://www.archiwa.gov.pl/index.eng.html


Urzad Stanu Cywilnego w m. st. Warszawie Archiwum
ul. Smyczkowa 14
Warszawa 02-678 Poland
Tel: 48/22/487-4821; Fax: 48/22/847-6062

Before doing anything w/info above make sure to visit link below.
RTRFoundation
http://www.rtrfoundation.org/

PS>Gary, I know you have been at this for a long time and you have suffered many disappointments. I certainly would not want to send you off on a wild goose chase. I have E-mailed Bohdan, asking him to please verify this info that he has provided re Druzhkopol & Tartakow.

[BohdanDragonslayer]

Gary & Hania

Cant locate my reply posting, but if the case ( which it seems to be ) I need to apoligise that I somehow offered wrong details.
Druzhkopol ( also known as Zhuravniki ) is one of those locations on the border of Galicia & Volyn.
More than likely the nearest Jewish Kehilas were either in the towns of Radekhiv or Horokhiv, considering the village is approximately half way between both.
Apoliges for any inconvenience, sometimes unfortunately this can happen.

Bohdan

[BohdanDragonslayer]

The following contacts below may be of assistance ... remember that current name of your Druzkopol is Zhuravniki

Droshkopol (Yiddish), Drushkopl (German), Drusnkopol (Hungarian), Druszkopol (Russian) and Druzkopol (Hebrew). v. Zhuravniki is located in Volynskaya at 50?26 24?41, 60 km from Lutsk and 140 km from Lvov. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.

* Town officials: Village Executive Council of Gutra Valentina Iosifovna [Phone: (03379) 21829].
* Regional: Dept. of Memorial Preservation, 263005, Lutsk, Galana St. 2 [Phone: (03322) 42233]. State Archive of Volyn Oblast at 2630024, Lutsk, Veteranov St. 21.
* Volyn Jewish community, 263000, Lutsk, Sovietskaya St. 83A, apt.6 [Phone: (03322) 40045]. Work group 'Book of Memory' of Nakonechniy V.A.Israel, Jerusalem, Yad Vashem.

The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 779. Effecting the Jewish Community were World War I and II. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Crossing public collective farm fields and road to Kvasov, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The site contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The mass grave is visited rarely by Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors. The mass grave was not vandalized in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, and vegetation. Slight threat: vandalism, existing and proposed nearby development.
Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo St. 18, apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 4775] visited site on 2/21/95. Interviewed was Rul I.P. on 2/21/95. Kirzhner completed survey on02/21/1995. Documentation: The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews,1941-1944; Yad Vashem. The Federation of Volhinian Jews Jerusalem, 1990. Other documentation was inaccessible.

ZHURAVNIKI II:
The cemetery is located at W part of village, near road to Kvasov. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1818 with last known Hasidic burial 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by near road to Kvasov, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. 1 to 20 common tombstones, none in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th century. Locations of any removed stones are unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and waste dumping. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries have not changed since 1939. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors stop. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Serious threat: uncontrolled access (Caretaker needed; tombstones used as construction supplies.). Moderate threat: pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: vegetation, existing and proposed nearby development.
Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo St. 18, apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 2/21/95. Interviewed on 2/21/95were Palchin P.I., Litvin M.V., and Gutra V.I. Documentation: State Archive of Volyn Oblast, f. 96, op 1; Documents of Jewish Gmina.

Hopefully the above contacts may assist you.

[GaryGershfield]

I just wanted to share that I had the pleasure of visiting my ancestral village of Druzhkopol(present day Zhuravniki)in December.
I am currently involved in a cemetery restoration project of the Jewish cemetery of the former Druzhkopol.
I still have had no luck in locating any additional vital records.

[Hannia]

Hello Gary,

Was there anyone in the village who was of help to you?

What is involved in a cemetery restoration project?

I know several people, descendants of Eastern Ukrainian Jews, who may be interested in doing same.