Galician Jewry
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Galician Jewry refers to the historically significant Jewish communities of the former Habsburg province of Galicia, known for their rich religious, cultural, and intellectual life in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical Jewish community ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
World War I
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
Boryslav
NERFINISHED
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Brody NERFINISHED ⓘ Drohobych NERFINISHED ⓘ Kolomyia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lviv NERFINISHED ⓘ Lwów NERFINISHED ⓘ Przemyśl NERFINISHED ⓘ Sambor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanislawow NERFINISHED ⓘ Stryi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarnopol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
Jewish philanthropic societies
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Jewish press and publishing ⓘ distinct Galician rabbinic style ⓘ network of cheders and yeshivas ⓘ strong Hasidic court traditions ⓘ |
| decimatedBy | Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicRole | large proportion of urban population in Galicia ⓘ |
| flourishedBefore | Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hasidic Judaism
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Hebrew and Yiddish literature ⓘ Jewish enlightenment (Haskalah) NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmudic study ⓘ rabbinic scholarship ⓘ |
| language |
German
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Hebrew ⓘ Polish ⓘ Ukrainian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Eastern Europe ⓘ Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ashkenazi Jewry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Hasidism
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Haskalah NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitnagdic (non-Hasidic) Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorCommunity |
Galician Jewish diaspora in Israel
NERFINISHED
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Galician Jewish diaspora in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Galician Jewish diaspora in Western Europe ⓘ |
| underRuleOf |
Austrian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Austro-Hungarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Polish Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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