June Nessler wrote: > > Can anyone tell me about Shtetls? I believe that is the correct spelling. > What I want to know is this. One grandfather told us he was from Kiev and > the other one is from Odessa. since they were Jewish, is it more likely > thew would have been from a shtetl outside of these cities? I have > consulted the Jewish genealogy sites and found that there were many of these > towns outside the cities. My grandfather's brother was killed by the > Cossacks. Surely this would not have happened in a large city???? > > If they had come from a shtetl, what are the chances of finding their > records? I am told that many Rabbis buried the records to save them from > the periodic pogroms. I would appreciate as much information as anyone out > there can provide. > > June from CA Hi June, Consult your local LDS Family History Center. They usually have alot of back copies and indexes of Avotaynu (the Jewish genealogy publisher), which publishes a journal. The journal has alot of articles on related subjects, one of which may answer your questions. Hope this helps. Bonnie Cieslukowski Weissman MD