Story Summary:
The First Chodorower Association was organized in NY in 1897 by immigrants hailing from Khodoriv. Initial Jewish presence dates to the 17th century. The town fell under German occupation on July 7th, 1941. Following initial occupation, the Germans had established a Judenrat, conscripted hundreds of Khodoriv's Jews to forced labor, and burned down the Great Synagogue. The Jews of Khodoriv perished in the Holocaust, minus the few that survived in hiding. Some of their stories can be heard in the following link. Their memories live on. `Blog by Olivia Scanlon
First Chodorower Association: Three Hundred Years. Three Days.
The First Chodorower Association was organized in NY in 1897 by immigrants hailing from Khodoriv, Ukraine. Initial Jewish presence dates to the 17th century. By 1765, there were just under 900 Jews in Khodoriv. This number increased to over 1400 by 1890, and just over 1800 prior to the outbreak of World War I. In 1651, a wooden synagogue was constructed.
During the interwar period, the Zionist movement too flight. Prior to the outbreak of World War II, the town had an active Hebrew school and Talmud Torah. The town fell under German occupation on July 7th, 1941. Following initial occupation, the Germans had established a Judenrat, conscripted hundreds of Khodoriv’s Jews to forced labor, and burned down the Great Synagogue. All Jews were obligated to wear white armbands bearing the Star of David.
An Aktion (action) carried out on September 4th and 5th of 1942 resulted in the transportation of about 1500 Jews to Belzec concentration camp. A second aktion was carried out on October 18th, 1942, resulting in about 400 more being deported to Belzec. The remaining Jews of Khodoriv were killed on February 5th, 1943, excluding the few numbers that survived in hiding. Khodoriv’s Jewish cemetery was destroyed following World War II and has been overbuilt since. Its tombstones have not been located.
https://myshtetl.org/lvovskaja/khodoriv.html
https://www.esjf-cemeteries.org/survey/khodoriv-jewish-cemetery-2/
http://www.jgaliciabukovina.net/110707/community/khodorov
https://www.nli.org.il/en/a-topic/987007537705105171
https://www.yadvashem.org/articles/general/wooden-synagogue-of-chodorow.html
https://muse.jhu.edu/document/2760
https://museeholocauste.ca/en/survivors-stories/mila-mesner/
~Blog by Olivia Scanlon
