Bircha

Name in English: 
Bircha
Name in Ukrainian: 
Бірча
Name in Polish: 
Bircza
Name in Hebrew: 
בירצ'ה
Name in Yiddish: 
בערטש
Historical-cultural region: 
Eastern Galicia
Administrative District : 
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Coordinates: 
49°41' N, 22°28' E
Population Data: 

In 1941 out of 1929 inhabitants of Bircha 1032 were Jewish.

 

 

See detailed information about  the community of Bircza (Bircha) on the site Massa le-Galicia (in Hebrew)

 

Read more about the Jews of The Bircza (Bircha) Here.

בירצ'ה באתר המרכז למורשת יהדות פולין

Bircha on Virtual Shtetel.

 

Bircza is a village in Poland, part of Subcarpathian Voivodeship. It is located 33 miles South-East of Rzeszów. The first Jews are recorded living in Bircha in 1570.