<p><br />

The Jewish market on the Halytska<br />

(now Peremohy) square. In the late 1850s Jews were allowed to conduct<br />

trade in this place. At the same time they were also given permission<br />

to settle in some fixed areas of Kyiv, the Halytska square included<br />

as a part of the Lybidska area. In 1909 the Halytska synagogue was<br />

built not far from there. The market existed there till the<br />

mid-twentieth century. It can be seen from the picture that trade was<br />

conducted both from special stalls and from carts as well as directly<br />

from the ground. The photo shows that the square was not paved at<br />

that time. In some distance, on a part of Bibikovsky (now Shevchenka)<br />

boulevard, which was already built up with a rather dense town<br />

housing, a tram (perhaps a horse one) is seen. In the foreground,<br />

there is also a tram track leading to the train station and still<br />

existing now.</p><p>Olga Martyniuk</p>