Bukachevtsy's Place in History

Bukaczowce in World War I

See Article on Ignaz Freiherr Trollman von Lovcenberg for more information on the involvement of the Austro-Hungarian army in the fighting around Bukaczowce.

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust, Editor in Chief Shmuel Spector, Consulting Editor Geoffrey Wigoder, New York University Press, New York, 2001.

Bukaczowce (Bokshevits) Stanislawow district Poland, today Ukraine. A permanent Jewish Community developed during the 18^th century, growing to a peak population of 1,216 (50% of the total) in 1900. The sufferings of WWI and its aftermath led to a drop in the Jewish population by nearly half. The Zionists were active from the beginning of the century, organizing a Hebrew school and cultural activity. After Soviet rule (1939-41), the Germans entered the town on 3 July 1941, immediately instituting repressive measures. Refugees filled the town the following spring and typhoid broke out. The community was liquidated in three separate Aktions [21 Sept. 1942 (Yom Kippur), 26 Oct. 1942, 19 Jan. 1943] sending nearly all the Jews to the Belzec death camp.