I think I've met about 7 people whose family came from Oliscani, or Oleshkon, or Olishkany. I know there might be more, but I believe only a handful know about their origins. There are no more Jews in Oliscani. There is NOTHING Jewish in Oliscani anymore. Like all, or at least most shtetls in Europe, its Jewish past is vanished, only alive in a few memory moments.
I was recently contacted by Elvira Volcu, who said her family came from Oliscani as well. She said there were approximately 80 Jewish families there initially. Elvira lives in Chisinau, but she was able to send me some actual pictures of the shtetl, and its former Jewish sites. Below is the proof of what pogroms did over the years and the Holocaust finally concluded.
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| THE SCHOOL (STARTED IN THE 1930'S) |
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| THE SCHOOL TODAY |
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| THE SYNAGOGUE WAS HERE |
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| IT WAS A JEWISH HOME, NOW IT'S A STORE |
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| FORMER JEWISH SITE |
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THIS WAS A JEWISH HOUSE
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| ANOTHER FORMER JEWISH HOME |
