Population 13,038 (2015) Team FC Nyva Bershad | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Sunday 1:46 AM | |
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Bershad (Ukrainian: Бершадь, translit., Bershad’), is a town in the Vinnytsia Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the predominantly-agricultural Bershad Raion (district). Population: 13,038 (2015 est.)
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Map of Bershad', Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Bershad is home to the football club FC Nyva Bershad.
History
Before World War II, the city had an important Jewish community. Many Jews worldwide bear a "Bershidsky/Bershadsky" surname referring to the town. Most Bershad Jews were murdered in the Holocaust during the World War Two Nazi occupation of Ukraine.
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Bershad Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA