The newly established Mlyniv/Mervits Computer Lab honors the heritage of the Jewish communities of Mlyniv and Mervits, Ukraine, and their descendants. Its ribbon-cutting ceremony was led by AMJF President Dr. Marc Siegel and Chief Rabbi of Odesa, Rabbi Avraham Wolff.
Dr. Siegel’s maternal grandparents originated from Mlyniv, Ukraine. The Jewish communities of Mlyniv and Mervits were decimated by their Christian neighbors during World War II, following decades of persecution under various Czarist Russian, Polish, and Soviet regimes.
Rebbe Aron Perlov (1802–1872), known as “Rabbi Aharon II of Karlin” or the “Tzadik of Karlin” and a major figure in the Karlin-Stolin Hasidic dynasty, is buried in the remains of the historic Jewish cemetery in Mlyniv, which is a significant pilgrimage site for Hasidim.
