From 1792 until 1919, Rogatin was known as Rohatyn and was part of the Austrian province of Galicia. From 1919 to the outbreak of the war, it was part of Poland. After the start of the war, it was occupied by the Soviet Union, and, after July, 1941, by the Germans. After the war, the city became part of the Ukraine. At the start of the war, there were about 2,200 Jews in Rogatin. The Germans established a ghetto immediately after taking the city. By the time the ghetto was liquidated in June, 1943, most of the Jews had either been murdered or sent to the Belzec death camp.
Below is a postcard from 1917 which depicts the synagogue in Rohatyn.
Encyclopedia Judaica, CD Rom Edition, Keter Publishing
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Copyright © 2001 Edward Victor