Map from Vilnuis to Nezhin, Cherngiov District, Ukraine <a href="
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Jewish population
Jews first settled in Nizhyn at the beginning of the 19th century after the
partition of
Poland. The town grew to become a center for the Habad
Hasidim of Ukraine. By 1847, 1,299 Jews had registered as residents. In 1897, 24% of the population, or 7,361 residents, were Jewish.
A wave of
pogroms severely affected the Jewish population in 1881 and 1905. During their retreat from the Germans in the spring of 1918, the
Red Army carried out additional pogroms. During
World War II, the region was occupied by Germany, who exterminated all Jews in the area. Only those who escaped survived.
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