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Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4237 Рождения 1912 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291239 Item 2 ]

Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4270 Рождения 1913 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291239 Item 3 ]

Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4270 (продолж.) Рождения 1913 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291240 Item 1 ]

Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4271 Рождения 1913 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291240 Item 2 ]

Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4279 Рождения 1914 [в беспорядке] - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291240 Item 3 ]

Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4329 Рождения 1915 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291240 Item 4 ]

Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4368 Рождения 1916 - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291240 Item 5 ]

Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4395а Рождения 1917 (кадры 5-125) -- Рождения 1918 (кадры 126-291) -- Рождения 1919 (кадры 292-501) -- Рождения 1920 [некоторые записи отсутствуют] (кадры 502-513) - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291241 Item 1 ]

Ф. 931, о. 1, д. 4395б Смерти 1917 (кадры 524-614) -- Смерти 1918 [некоторые записи отсутствуют] (кадры 615-712) - VAULT INTL Film [ 2291241 Item 2 ]

GENERAL HISTORY REGARDING CHERKASSY

Cherkassy lies on the west coast of the Dniepro River, about 200 km southeast of Kyiv and 350 km northeast of Dnepropetrovsk. Located in the heart of the Ukraine, Cherkassy is an important crossroad, enjoying a mild climate.

Cherkassy became a town in the 14th century, and in 1762 Czarina Catherine allowed the first Jews to settle there. The Jewish community flourished, and by 1910 the Jewish population of 13,000 constituted a full 30% of all the citizens. At that time the city had a Jewish school, a Jewish clinic, Talmud Torah and 13 synagogues.

At the onset of the Communist Revolution in 1917, Torah learning became forbidden in Cherkassy, and the authorities limited the activity of rabbis and Torah teachers.

On August 22, 1941, the Germans conquered the town, and in September-October 1941 about 300 Jews were killed. On October 25 the Nazis rounded up all of the Jews into a ghetto in the town center. Many of them were drowned in the river; others were shot and murdered inside the ghetto. In the woods outside Cherkassy, numerous Jewish partisans aided Soviet soldiers in conquering the city on December 14, 1943.

In 1989, following the collapse of the Communist government, a Jewish cultural center was founded in the city which immediately attracted about 300 Jews. In 1991 a Jewish community was founded in Cherkassy and recognized by the authorities. The religious Jewish community was founded in 1994. A Jewish kindergarten was established, followed by the opening of Or Avner Chabad Lubavich, the first Jewish school since the revolution. In 2003 a synagogue was opened in Cherkassy, following a 40-year absence.

These are all transliteration/sounds like variants of your surname.

Черкас = Cherkas
Черкасов = Cherkasov
Черкасский = Cherkassky/Cherkaskij
Черкаский = Cherkasky/Cherkaskij
Черкашин = Cherkashyn
Черкасенко = Cherkasenko