Alternate names: Medzhibozh, Меджибож [Rus], Medzhybizh, Меджибіж  [Ukr], Mezbizh, מעזביזש [Yid], Międzybórz [Pol], Medzibezh, Medzibozh, Mezhibezh, Międzybóż, Medschybisch, Smiedzyborz. 49°26' N, 27°25' E, 65 miles NE of Kamyanets-Podilskyy. 1900 Jewish population:  6,040.

• Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VI, pp. 365-370: "Międzyboż".
• JewishGen Ukraine SIG

REFERENCE: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Like Shells on a Shore. Projekt 36, Bern, Switzerland, 2010. To order, contact Mr. Geissbuhler. history and photographs. [December 2010]

CEMETERY: Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism, lived here and died in 1760. His grave is a pilgrimage site.

MASS GRAVE: A sign mentioning the Holocaust marks the mass grave north of the city that was home of the Ba'al Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism. The site is reached by crossing a public field. A fence with a locked gate surrounds the site. In 1957, s monument on the gravesite was erected. Jewish group tours, pilgrimage groups, and private visitors visit occasionally . Sporadically, clearing of growth by authorities is done for the never vandalized site. [January 2009]