Contacting someone in Ukraine

[june]

I have just read about the cemetary in Galich and apparently there is still something left of it. Though I don't know for certain when the article was written, it was later than 1996. It included the names of several people from Ukraine who contributed to the article, as well as their phone numbers to contact for further information.
I would love to contact one of them. I only speak English. Do you have any suggestions about how I might call them? Would trying to write to them make more sense? If I need an interpreter, any suggestions for how I might get one?
Thank you once again for your help in advance.
june

[vivandr]

Hi June,

Could you provide the link to that article?

It is possible that some of the people phones of which are indicated in the article do speak English. Also if they are not, it is not a big problem.

You may try to call to Ukraine directly or using phone cards. Code of Ukraine is 380, and then you have to dial regional code and phone number.

Vitaliy

[june]

Thank you for your response.
I am looking for the article (computer problems on a very old machine). It was from an International Genealogy Society Cemetary Project.
You said that if they don't speak English it wouldn't be much of a problem. How is that? Would I be better off mailing a letter?
The village is in the area of Ivano-Frankiv'sk.

I understand there are no phone books or other ways to look up who lives there.

Thank you again.

[vivandr]

Hi June,

I found the link. It is http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/e-.../ukra-g-j.html

The following contact information is provided there:

Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 1/6/96. He completed survey on 04/08/1996.

Dyakiv Stepan Ivanovich [Phone: (03431) 21459] was interviewed on 1/6/96.

I think that you may try to call to Kiev to Yuriy Isaakovich. Phone would be 1-380-44-276-9505.
Many people in Kiev speak English, so it is possible that you could talk to him.

Also writing a letter is not a bad idea, but it would take much longer. The address would be:

Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich
Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23
Kiev,
Ukraine

There is no zip indicated but letter will be delivered without it also.

More correct spelling of the town is Halych or Halicz in Polish.

Here are also some links:
http://www.geocities.com/dnistrove/Halych.html

http://www.davniyhalych.if.ua/halychph_u.html

http://www.personal.ceu.hu/students/...rii/halych.htm

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Libr...t_disp=Ukraine,_Halych

http://www.castles.org/castles/Europ...ine/Halych.htm

http://www.mycastles.narod.ru/halych.html

Vitaliy

[june]

Thank you for your help.
Would you know anyone in Ukraine who might be able to help? Or who might know anyone in Halych? Or in Ostriv? (near Halych)
Also, I read your other post. I live near Philadelphia so if I can be of help, let me know.

Thanks again.

[vivandr]

Hi June,

Write me please to vivandr@brandeis.edu and I will write back to your e-mail.

Thanks for the offer to help with Philadelphia.

Vitaliy

[Hannia]

June,

I am sorry I have been ignoring everyone for the last week or so. I have been in Texas on business, leaving me very little time for myself.

BUT I see you're in very good hands. Vitalij's wife, Iryna, is multilingual. You might also consider asking their friend, Ihor, to help you w/any archival research in Lviv Historical Archives.