| − | '''Berdichev''' (Ukrainian : Бердичів ; Russian : Бердичев ; Polish : Berdyczów ; Yiddish : בערדיטשאוו ) is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast , [[Ukraine]] , located about 40 km south of the regional capital, the city of Zhytomyr . It was founded in 1455 , and has about 74,000 residents as of 2024. It was a significant city in the history of [[Hassidic]] [[Jews]]. It was home to approximately 20,000 Jews before the Nazi occupation in July 1941. When the Red Army liberated the city in January 1944, only 15 Jews remained. | + | '''Berdichev''' (Ukrainian : Бердичів ; Russian : Бердичев ; Polish : Berdyczów ; Yiddish : בערדיטשאוו ) is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast , [[Ukraine]] , located about 40 km south of the regional capital, the city of Zhytomyr . It was founded in 1455 , and has about 74,000 residents as of 2024. It was a significant city in the history of [[Hassidic]] [[Jews]]. It was home to approximately 20,000 Jews before the [[Nazi]] occupation in July 1941. When the Red Army liberated the city in January 1944, only 15 Jews remained. |