Khodoriv

Khodoriv (Ukrainian: Ходорів, IPA: [ˈxɔdoriu̯] ⓘ; Polish: Chodorów) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine.

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union, which annexed it from Poland in 1945.

The Jewish population of Chodorów amounted to around 2,500 at the beginning of the German occupation of the town in July 1941.

Immediately, the Germans and their Ukrainian collaborators robbed and abused Jews and burned down the Great Synagogue.

[4] The historic wooden synagogue of Chodorow, built in 1652 and featuring a beautifully painted interior, was burned but a model of the ceiling has been reconstructed at the Museum of the Jewish People (Beth Hatefutsoth) in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Train station in the early 20th century