Genealogy Projects tagged with The Gaon of Berezhany on the Geni Family Tree

Jewish Families from Berezhany (Brzezany), the "Heart of Galicia"

Berezhany, the "Heart of Galicia"The town of Berezhany, like so many other Galitzianer towns, has undergone many avatars, and its geo-political history is reflected in the multiplicity of town-names: Brzeżany, Brizan, Barzan, Berson, Berzhan, Brezan, Brzezhany, Bzezan, Bzhezhani, Bereschany, Berezany, and Бережани. Called the “very heart of Galicia,” Berezhany has existed under Austro-Hungarian...