William Leibner

Memorial Book of 13 Shtetls of Galicia William Leibner

Memorial Book for the13 destroyed Jewish Communities of Galicia: Dziedzilow, Winniki, Barszczowice, Pidelisek, Pidbaritz, Kukizov, Old Jarczow, Pekalowice, Kamenopole, Nowy Jarczow, Kamionka Strumilowa, Kulikow (Presently in the Ukraine) and Osijek in Croatia.

This memorial (yizkor) book tells the story of 13 small Jewish towns that were eliminated without leaving a trace. Yet, Jews had lived for centuries in these small communities. They are gone and so are the people, the synagogues and Jewish monuments. The Germans and their local collaborators did a thorough job. No plaques or monuments were erected to memorialize these places so we decided to establish a "matzevah" (headstone) for them.