Jewish history

Jews settled in Ananiv since the 19th century. In 1820, the Jewish community in town owned a synagogue and a cemetery,^[5] which no longer exists, though the new cemetery from the 20th century can be visited.^[6] The Surnames on the gravestones are still visible and documented online.^[7] Photos of the town Jews from the beginning of the 20th century are also visible online.^[8] In April 1887, a mob attacked and destroyed 175 Jewish homes and 14 shops.^[6]

In 1897, 50% of the town population was Jewish.^[9] During 1919, two pogroms in town resulted in more than 40 dead Jews.^[9] Under Romanian occupation, more than 330 of the town Jews were killed by Einsatzgruppen 10b.^[10] In October 1941, 300 out of the 445 left town. Jews were murdered in nearby Mostove, and the rest a month later in Gvozdiovka. One of these two mass graves is signed^[11] in Ukrainian and open to public.^[12] In 1990, 30 Jews lived in Ananiv.^[6]