4 1 4 2 , ▁including ▁ 1 6 0 9 ▁Roman ▁C athol ics , ▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁Greek - C athol ics , ▁and ▁ 8 3 9 ▁Jews . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁Uk ra ini ans . ▁Following ▁the ▁Polish – U k rain ian ▁War , ▁Hal icz ▁tempor arily ▁returned ▁to ▁Poland , ▁which ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁during ▁the ▁Polish – S ov iet ▁War , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Dy ti at yn ▁took ▁place ▁near ▁Hal icz , ▁and ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁Conference ▁of ▁Amb ass adors ▁recognized ▁permanent ▁Polish ▁control ▁over ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁former ▁Gal icia . ▁Until ▁the ▁Soviet ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland , ▁Hal icz ▁belonged ▁to ▁Stanis law ow ▁Vo iv odes hip , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁county . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Germ ans . ▁The ▁Jewish ▁community ▁was ▁large . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁center ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁D ni ester ▁River . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁or ▁ 1 9