Slavuta (Ukrainian: Славута, IPA: [slɐˈʋutɐ] ⓘ; Polish: Sławuta; Yiddish: סלאוויטא, romanized: Slavita) is a city in Shepetivka Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River.

The city is located approximately 80 km from the oblast capital, Khmelnytskyi, at around 50°18′N 26°52′E / 50.300°N 26.867°E / 50.300; 26.867.

[3] Located in Volhynia, Slavuta was founded by a member of Zaslawski family in 1633.

[4] In 1791 the Shapira family set up a Hebrew printing press in Slavuta, which published an influential edition of the Talmud.

The Jewish community consisted of farmers, traders, storekeepers, and rabbinical teachers.

"[10]: p.185  The Shapira Press was given a 25-year license to be the sole publishers of the Talmud in their region by a Jewish court.

All but one synagogue remained, and the mass grave of Jews killed was left in a field.