Savran, Odessa Oblast
Savran (Ukrainian: Савра́нь, Savrán’) is an urban-type settlement in Odessa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. It is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) northeast of Balta. Population: 6,179 (2020 est.)[1]
Until World War II it had a sizeable Jewish community, which numbered 3198 in 1900. It had been the center of the Hasidic Savran dynasty.
Notable people from Savran
- Rabbi Moshe Zvi Giterman, rabbi of Savran and a Hasidic rebbe
- Elisa Lispector, Brazilian novelist and older sister of Clarice Lispector.
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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