Vergessener Holocaust in Transnistrien? (“Forgotten Holocaust in Transnistria?”)
The project "Forgotten Holocaust in Transnistria"
Bukovina is a historical landscape in modern Romania and Ukraine. The northern part is situated in the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast, while the southern part is part of the Romanian Suceava County. The region once formed a part of the Principality of Moldavia and the Habsburg Monarchy.
Bessarabia (rum. Basarabia, ukr. Бессарабія) is a historical landscape in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by the river Dniester in the east, Pruth in the west and the Black Sea in the south. Nowadays, the territory of the historical area of Bessarabia is over large parts congruent with the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. Kiev is the capital and largest city of the country, which has been independent since 1991. Since 2022, the country has been defending itself against a comprehensive Russian invasion, which is directed in particular against the civilian population and the country's critical infrastructure and is part of a war against Ukraine that has been ongoing since 2014 and originated from the Russian Federation with the annexation of the Ukrainian Crimea in 2014.
Moldova, also known as the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country located in South-Eastern Europe. The country borders Ukraine and Romania. Moldova is home to nearly 3.5 million people, most of whom speak Romanian, Russian, and Ukrainian. The largest river in the country is the Prut.
Part 1: The film project
Chernivtsi (Ukra. Чернівці) is a large city in southwestern Ukraine. The city is located on the border with Romania and is widely considered to be the capital of the historic Bukovina region. Chernivtsi was an significant place of Jewish culture. In 2017 Chernivtsi had about 62,000 inhabitants.
Due to the war in Ukraine, it is possible that this information is no longer up to date.
Part 2: The remembrance workshop in Mohyliw-Podilskyj
Mohyliv-Podilskyj (Ukrainian: Могилів-Подільський, Polish: Mohylów Podolski) is a city in western Ukraine in the Vinnytsia oblast. It directly borders the Republic of Moldova and was inhabited by about 30,000 inhabitants in 2019.
Due to the war in Ukraine, it is possible that this information is no longer up to date.
Bershad (Ukrainian: Бершадь, Polish: Berszad) is a western Ukrainian town in the Vinnytsia oblast. It was inhabited by about 12,900 people in 2011 and is located in the historical Podolia region.

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Further information about the project
- 2019 - 2019