First edition. Original paper wrappers 8vo. 95 pages. 16cm. Includes frontis portrait plate and map. Title translates to "Berdychiv: What was Once a City. " By the end of the 18th century, Berdychiv became an important center of Hasidism. In the 1920s, Yiddish language was officially recognized and in 1924 but in the 1930s, the use of Yiddish was curtailed and all Jewish cultural activities were suspended before World War II. Most civilians from areas near the border did not have a chance to evacuate when the Nazis began their invasion on June 22, 1941. An "extermination" unit was established in Berdychiv in early July 1941 and a Jewish ghetto was set up. It was liquidated on October 5, 1941, after all the inhabitants were murdered. The Nazis killed about 20, 000 to 30, 000 Jews who had not evacuated Berdychiv. SUBJECTS: Jews -- Ukraine -- Berdychiv -- Anecdotes. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Ukraine -- Berdychiv. Wrappers are lightly soiled with some chips to the spine. Binding repaired. (YID-27-3)