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Chabanivka, Ukraine
Чабанíвка, Yкраïна |
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also known as:
Bačsava (HU), Bačovo (CZ), Čsabanyivka (RU), Batschive (Yiddish)
48°29' N / 22°32' E |
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Chabanivka [pronounced Tscha-ba-novka] was part of the Kingdom of Hungary (11th century - 1918 and 1938-1944) with the village name of Bačsava in the Ungvári járás (district) and Ung megyé (county), next part of Czechoslovakia (1918-1938) with the village name of Bačovo in the Podkarpatská Rus (province), then part of the Soviet Union (Ukraine) (1945-1993) with the village name of Čsabanyivka in the Uzhhorod (district) and since 1993 known as Chabanivka in the Uzhhorodskyi rayon (district) and the Zakarpats'ka oblast (county) of Ukraine.
Other variations of spelling/names found for Chabanivka are: Bacsó, Batčhive, Čhabanowka, Tschabaniwka, and Tschabanowka. In Yiddish, Chabanivka was referred to as Batschive.
Chabanivka is located 15 miles SE of Uzhhorod, 8 miles WNW of Mukacheve.
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~ Zakarpats'ka oblast, Ukraine ~
Map: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
permission for use on this shtetl page given.
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The first Jews probably settled in Chabanivka in the early 19th century. The population of Chabanivka in 1877 was 385 made up of Germans, Rusyns and Jews and comprised the following religions: Roman Catholic (1); Greek Orthodox (266); Reformed (0); and Jewish (118). In 1877, the Jews of Chabanivka attended the Szerednye synagogue.
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In 1921, the Jewish population of Chabanivka was 165 and by 1944, there were approximately 30 Jewish families (about 200 Jews) living there.
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Today, Chabanivka is a still a small village with about 442 inhabitants. A great number of the Jews of Chabanivka were murdered in the Holocaust and no Jews live there today.
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In early 1941, many of the Jews of Chabanivka were forced into the Hungarian slave labor battalions. Around the middle of 1941, the few Jewish families who did not have Hungarian citizenship were deported to nearby Nazi-occupied Ukraine where they were murdered. Others, not registered with the Hungarian authority, were forced to register their families using their mother's maiden name.
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In April 1944, the day after Passover (Pesach), the remaining Jewish families living in Chabanivka were rounded up and marched to the Ungvár ghetto where they were interned for a month and a half, after which they were forced into cattle cars and transported by train to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The photo to the right is that of the Ungvár ghetto memorial.
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Photo: Copyright ©2008 by
Marshall J. KATZ |
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NOTE: Chabanivka was located in the Gendarmerie District VIII (Kassa). Ghettoization of the countryside Jews from the villages occurred during the period of April 16-28, 1944; deportations to the Auschwitz concentration camp occurred between May 15 and June 7, 1944. The 1944 Kassa list of Death Trains details the number of Jews deported and the stations of departure. (Kassa is present-day Košice, Slovakia.)
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Chabanivka was under the jurisdiction of the Ungvár Rabbinate and by 1944, had a synagogue, mikvah, kosher butcher, and Cheder (or Cheider), a religious school. The Chabanivka synagogue was on one side of the road and the mikvah was across the road. The synagogue was very modern, for its time, with stained glass windows and an upper balcony for the women, in keeping with Orthodox prayer customs. It accommodated 300 congregants and had a room for study, meetings and celebrations.
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While Chabanivka had only a lay leader, a Rabbi was invited to officiate for High Holiday services. This was a vibrant village with farmers, craftsmen, salesmen, traders, etc. and the children of each family had their work, too, such as getting up early to hitch the horses to the wagons, feed the horses, make deliveries of milk and then be back in time to go to school.
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Religion played an important part in their day-to-day lives and all were Orthodox Jews. Most spoke Hungarian, Czech, Ukrainian, Russian and Yiddish, the language of the home and commerce. In fact, many non-Jews of the area also spoke Yiddish to conduct business in the area surrounding Munkács. The Jews of Chabanivka were usually buried in the nearby Chabanivka cemetery, adjacent to the road leading to the village (refer to the map below).
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~ General Map of Chabanivka c. 1944 ~
Map: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
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~ Chabanivka Cemetery ~
Photos: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
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The Chabanivka (also called Bačovo) cemetery is located on the left next to a transfer station after you turn off the Mukacheve/Uzhhorod highway onto the road leading to Chabanivka. Following are photos of the cemetery entrance and a tombstone (Matzeva) and below is a link to additional photos.
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If you have Google Earth installed on your computer, once the program starts, click the "Fly to" tab and copy and paste the coordinates below into the space provided. Then click the search button to "fly there."
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48°29'32.72"N 22°31'47.60"E
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(Click the photos below to view a larger image.)
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~ Early Village Homes of Transcarpathia ~
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The homes of our ancestors in the village were those typical of the Transcarpathian Region; either thatched or shingled roof, some made out of logs. They had one or two rooms, with the second room a living or work area for the homeowner. If you have any photos showing a home of Chabanivka, HERE to contact me. Below is a link to view the different types of homes, etc.
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~ Chabanivka Today ~
Photos: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
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Chabanivka Church in the distance
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Mukacheve/Uzhhorod highway
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~ Chabanivka Jewish Families ~
List of Families: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
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As best remembered, following is a partial list of the approximately 30 families that lived in Chabanivka until being marched to the Ungvár ghetto in April 1944, with notations of their fate or their survival, if known.
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DISCLAIMER: The spelling of the family and individual names that follow are as best remembered, and in a couple cases, only the number or approximate number of children is stated and their names are not recalled. If you have any additions or corrections for the families listed below, HERE to contact me.
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NOTE: Listed alphabetically by family name, then by father's first name.
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- Click HERE to download the above list of Chabanivka Jewish families. (.doc )
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~ Chabanivka Jewish Family Photos ~
Photos: Copyright © 2008 by Family Descendants;
Permission granted for use on this ShtetLink page.
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Below you will find photos of families that once lived in Chabanivka. In most cases, the photos you see survived the Holocaust only because they were mailed to relatives in the United States and elsewhere. If you have any family photos of the Jewish families from Chabanivka, HERE to contact me.
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Moses (Moishe) and Ester Matil
(née KATZ) IZACK
(children in separate photo) |
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Izack
children
(2 children not shown) |
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Ester Matil (née KATZ) IZACK
and grandchild
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Chaim and Rose
(née UNKNOWN) MARKOVICS
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~ Chabanivka Holocaust Survivors ~
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Below are links to personal stories by survivors of the Holocaust from Chabanivka. If you have a personal story to share by a survivor of the Holocaust from Chabanivka, click HERE to contact me.
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~ Jewish Communities Near Chabanivka ~
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Listed below are towns and villages in close proximity to Chabanivka, some with their own ShtetLinks page on JewishGen.
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- Berehove, Ukraine (Beregszász, HU) (19 miles SSE)
- Chynadiyovo, Ukraine (Bereg-Szentmiklós, HU) (9.5 miles ENE)
- Klyucharki, Ukraine (Várkulcsa, HU)
(6 miles SE)
- Mukacheve, Ukraine (Munkács, HU)
(8 miles ESE)
- Nove Davydkovo, Ukraine (Uj-Dávidháza, HU)
(4 miles ESE)
- Sredneye, Ukraine (Serednya, HU) (4 miles NNW)
- Stare Davydkovo, Ukraine (Ó-Dávidháza, HU)
(4 miles ESE)
- Uzhhorod, Ukraine (Ungvár, HU) (15 miles NW)
- Velikiye Luchki, Ukraine (Nagylucska, HU) (5 miles S)
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~ Archive Information ~
Photo: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
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Berehove (Beregszász, HU) is where "some" pre-1946 archives for Chabanivka are located. Berehove is the only city in the Transcarpathian area of the Ukraine where most of the residents are Hungarian and Hungarian is the prevailing language. There are two Hungarian schools and the clocks in Berehove are set to the same time as in neighboring Hungary (1 hour behind Ukraine). Berehove is a border crossing point to Hungary that is never as busy as the Chop (Cop) border crossing.
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Berehove Archive
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The Berehove archive is located just off the main Heroïv Square, across from the church. Below is contact information for the archives pertaining to Chabanivka. If you learn of any changes, HERE to contact me.
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| Important: Written authorization from the Archive Director in Uzhhorod is required for the workers at the Berehove archive to research anything. Also, remember that when the workers research census records, the census only contains who was living in the house on the date of the census. Anyone married and living elsewhere will be on the census report for a different town or village. |
State Archive of Zakarpattia Region -
Uzhhorod
14-A Mynais'ka St.
88005, Uzhhorod
Tel.: + (380312) 2 35 49, 2 06 10
Fax: + (380312) 2 35 49
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State Archive of Zakarpattia Region -
Berehove
4-A Heroïv Square
90200, Zakarpattia Region,
Berehove
Tel.: + (3803141) 2 32 10 |
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~ Archive Holdings for Surrounding Towns/Villages ~
Sources: GENERAL RECORD LISTS compiled by Louis SCHONFELD,
CIVIL and SYNAGOUGE RECORDS from Civil Registry Office
compiled by Ukraine Researcher Alex DUNAI.
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The following is a partial list of holdings.
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B=Births - M=Marriages - D=Deaths
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~ Books on Ancestral Life ~
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| Below are miscellaneous books of genealogical and/or historical interest. If available, I have included the Library of Congress Catalog Card or ISBN Number to assist you in requesting them from your inter-library system. |
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~ Miscellaneous Documents ~
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Below are miscellaneous documents with genealogical or historical interest. If you find a link of interest to all or if you find a broken link, click HERE to contact me.
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~ Useful Links ~
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Below are miscellaneous links with genealogical or historical interest. If you find a link of interest to all or if you find a broken link, click HERE to contact me.
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This page is hosted at no cost to the public by JewishGen, Inc., a non-profit
corporation. If you feel there is a benefit to you in accessing this site,
your JewishGen-erosity is appreciated.
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Compiled and Created by: Marshall J. KATZ, USA
with assistance from:
Rudolf (Milu) KATZ, b. 1927 in Klucsárka, Czechoslovakia
Surie MARKOWITZ, b. 1928 in Bačovo, Czechoslovakia
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France
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JewishGen members/descendants of Chabanivka Jewish families:
Marshall J. KATZ, USA
Henry SCHWARTZ, USA.
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Updated: 08 Sep 08
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Copyright ©2008 Marshall J. KATZ All rights reserved.
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