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This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the town of Bukowsko, Poland, also known as Bikavsk, Bakavsk, Bikovsk, Bukovska.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1361. During 966 - 1018, 1340 - 1772 (Ruthenian Voivodeship) and during 1918 - 1939 Bukowsko was part of Poland. While during 1772 - 1918 it belonged to Austrian empire, later Austrian-Hungarian empire when double monarchy was introduced in Austria. This part of Poland was known as Galicia.
In 1864 Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam was appointed as rabbi of the Jewish community of Bukowsko. He held this position until 1879. After the Nazis had captured the town, Jewish homes and shops were robbed by the civilians from neighbouring towns. In the spring of 1942, 804 Jews of Bukowsko and over 300 of the surrounding villages were put into a ghetto. Out of that number over 100 were shot on the local (Jewish) cemetery. The rest were transported to the camp in Zwangsarbeitslager Zaslaw. None of the prayer houses survived the war. Only a few matzevahs remained on the cemetery. Bukowsko also had a labour camp which existed from August to October 1942. The Jews, 60 on average, carried out road construction. Source
JewishGen
- Bukowsko Residents List
- Bukowsko Jewish Community
- Bukowsk and its Jews , page 587
- Memories of my town Bukowsk , page 588
- Bukowsko, Poland
Bukowsko (Bikofsk)
49.31.10 North, 22.02.30 East
[bu%CB%88k%C9%94fsk%C9%94] (Yiddish: בוקאווסק Bikofsk, Russian: Буковско) is a village in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. It's in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, a parish in loco, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota (in northeastern Slovakia). During the Polish–Lituanian Commonwealth, it was in Lesser Poland prowincja.
Bukowsko History:
Settled in prehistoric times, the southern-eastern Poland region that is now Podkarpacie was overrun in pre-Roman times by various tribes, including the Celts, Goths and Vandals (Przeworsk culture). After the fall of the Roman Empire, of which most of south-eastern Poland was part (all parts below the San), the area was invaded by Hungarians and Slavs.
Subsequently, the region became part of the Great Moravian state. Around 899, when the Hungarian tribes invaded the heart of the Great Moravian Empire, the Lendians of the area declared their allegiance to the Hungarian Empire.
The region then became a site of contention between Poland, Kievan Rus and Hungary starting in at least the 9th century. This area was mentioned for the first time in 981 (by Nestor) , when Volodymyr the Great of Kievan Rus took the area over on the way into Poland. In 1018 it returned to Poland, 1031 back to Rus, in 1340 Casimir III of Poland recovered it.
Historical records first mention the village in 1361. From 966 to 1018, 1340 to 1772 (Ruthenian Voivodeship), and 1918 to 1939, Bukowsko was part of Poland. From 1772 to 1918, it belonged to the Austrian Empire, later to the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, when the double monarchy was introduced in Austria. Austria controlled this part of Poland for almost 120 years.
At that time the area (including west and east of Subcarpathian Voivodship) was known as Galicia. It was given the Magdeburg law in 1768. In 1785 the village lands comprised 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi). There were 700 Catholics. In 1864 Rabbi Shlomo Halberstam was appointed as rabbi of the Jewish community of Bukowsko. He held this position until 1879.
After the Nazis had captured the town, Jewish homes and shops were robbed by the Ukrainians from neighbouring towns. In the spring of 1942, 804 Jews of Bukowsko and over 300 of the surrounding villages were put into a ghetto. Out of that number over 100 were shot on the local (Jewish) cemetery. The rest were transported to the camp in Zwangsarbeitslager Zaslaw. None of the prayer houses survived the war. Only a few matzevahs remained on the cemetery. Bukowsko also had a labour camp which existed from August to Oct. of 1942. The Jews, 60 on average, carried out road construction.
The village was burned down January, March and November 1946. Only over a dozen years after the war did the village start to rebuild.