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UKRAINE


THE CEMETERIES "R"

RACHEV: (Russian) see Rakhov
RACHOV: (Czech) see Rakhov

RACHNI-LESOV:     US Commission No. UA01380501
he mass grave is located in the woods on W outskirts of the village road to Schpukov. Rachni-Lesov is located in Vinnitskaya at 49° 28°0, 20 km from Shargorod and 80 km from Vinnitza. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 150. In 1920, 60 Jews were murdered. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1943. Pechora (30 km away) Jews were murdered here. The isolated suburban wooded land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No walls, fence, or gate surround. No stones are visible or were removed. The site contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are forest. Rarely, local residents visit. The mass grave was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: vegetation (Badly overgrown by trees with roots destroying graves.). Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Ukraine, Odessa, Varnenskaya 17d,a.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950 visited site] on 5/5/95. Interviewed was Shargorodskaya M.P. of Vinnik on 5/5/95. Oks completed survey on 03/09/1995. Documentation: State Archive of Odesskaya Oblast. Fond P-2264. Op. 1 D. 8.15. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

RADIVILOV:     US Commission No. UA17050102
Radivilov is located in Rovenskaya. The town is location at 50° 51 26° _, 100 km from Rovno and 101 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located at Geroev Street. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 15-16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 4000. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Hasidic burial 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 common tombstones, more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site. Properties adjacent are recreational and other. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, organized Jewish tour or pilgrimage groups visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Now, occasionally, individuals clean or clear. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No threats.
     Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 10/5/94. Interviewed on 10/5/94 was Pastuh, Isyuk V.M., and Bortnik F.H.

RADOMYSHL I:     US Commission No. UA05670501.
Alternative names: Yiddish: Radomyshl, German: Radomysl. Radomyshl is located in Zhitomirskaya Oblast at 50°30' and 29°14'. The mass gravesite is located 1.5 km SE of the town in the woods near a pioneer camp, 400 m W of road to Kocherov. Population is 5000-25,000 with 10-100 Jews.
     The Orthodox mass gravesite has no caretaker. The earliest mention about Jewish community is 1775. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 4,637. Effecting Jewish Community were 1919 struggles that killed more than 1000 several thousands of victims of 1941 Holocaust. Living here were poetess Balyasnaya Riva Naumovna (1910-1980 and writer Velednitskiy Abram Markovich (1894-1959). The unlandmarked isolated wooded plain has no sign or marker. Reached by walking deeper on the wood, access is open to all. A continuous fence (2 metal and 2 wooden) with no gate surrounds. Several graves are of different sizes. 1-20 gravestones are in original locations with none broken or removed. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem that prevents access. The 1980s iron and labradorium, finely smoothed and inscribed stones with traces of paint on the surfaces and metal fences around the graves have Russian and Ukrainian inscriptions: "To fascists' victims 1941-1945". Some separate graves are dedicated to Holocaust victims. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the non-sectarian cemetery with about 3,000 mainly Jewish graves. The site borders woods and ex-pioneer camp "Lisova pisnya". Rarely, private visitors stop. The site never was vandalized since its creation. Stones have been erected or re-erected on the site by local municipal authorities in 1980s. No care. No caretaker. No structures. Moderate threat: vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: safety, erosion, pollution, vandalism and incompatibility with prospective construction.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 13 May 1996. Documentation: 16th May 1995 Letter of Radomyshlskiy Historical Country Museum, director Strichenko Anton Ivanovich. Other documents exist but were unavailable. He visited the site on 4 August 1998 and interviewed Skuratovskiy Vsevolod Mikhailovich, 60 let SSSR St, 3, tel.: (232) 4-25-13 (work).
RADOMYSHL II:     US Commission No. UA05670502.
     The mass gravesite is located in 1 km NW of town, 30 m S of road to Verlok, near mixed fodder production center. The unlandmarked mass gravesite has no caretaker. The isolated rural (agricultural) shallow gully has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds. Current size is 30 square meters. No gravestones are visible. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem that prevents access. No gravestones or some gravestones have metal fences around graves. There are marked mass graves. Municipality owns site used only as Jewish cemetery. The site borders industrial area and the road to Verlok village. Rarely, private visitors stop. The site never was vandalized. Local municipal authorities made wall and fence repairs in the 1980s. No care. No caretaker. No structures. Moderate threat: vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: safety, erosion, pollution, vandalism and incompatibility with prospective construction.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 13 May 1996. He visited the site on 4 August 1998 and interviewed Skuratovskiy Vsevolod Mikhailovich, 60 let SSSR St, 3, tel.: (232) 4-25-13 (work). Documentation: 16th May 1995 Letter of Radomyshlskiy Historical Country Museum director Strichenko Anton Ivanovich. Other documents exist but were unavailable.
RADOMYSL III:     US Commission No. UA05220101
     The cemetery is located at 40 let Pobedy Street. The last known Khabad Hasidic burial was 1994. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location with 25% - 50% toppled or broken, date from 1910. Some tombstones have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential and garage. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Serious threat: vegetation and vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Str. 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259 ] on visited site 12/3/94. Interviewed was Press Rukhlya Nakhmanovna of Gorkogo St. on 12/3/94 and Motryushenko Ekaterina Antonovna on 12/3/94. Kogan completed survey on 12/04/1994.

RADYANSKOE: (1922-1955) (Ukraine) see Solnechnoe
RADZEHOV: (German) see Radekhov
RADZIECHOW: (Polish) see Radekhov

RADEKHOV:     US Commission No. UA13630101
Alternative names: German: Radzehov and Polish: Radziechow. It is located in Lvovskaya Oblast at 50° 16' 42° 16', 75 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located E of village, Lopatinskaya St. 4, in front of house. Present town population is 5000-25000 with less than 10 Jews.
     The unlocked, unlandmarked cemetery has no caretaker. The Jewish population was 818 Jews in 1880, 1977 Jews in 1921. The synagogue was built at the end of the 18th century and in 1910, the railway station. The last known Belskie Hasidic/ Orthodox burial was in 1930s. The isolated urban hillside near water has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surround. The approximate size of the cemetery before World War II was 0.35 hectares. Now, its size is hard to determine. There are no visible tombstones and no mass graves. More than 75% of stones are broken. The gravestones date from 18th century through 20th centuries. The Municipality owns site used as dump and kitchen gardens. The cemetery borders a residential area. Rarely, local citizens visit. The cemetery was vandalized during the World War II and between 1945 and 1981. There has been no care or restoration. Within the cemetery are household structures. Very serious threat: vandalism, incompatibility with present and planned development. Gravestones were broken during German occupation and during after-war period. Now a part of the cemetery area is to be future stadium, dehas a fence. Moderate threat: safety. Slight threat: erosion.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov, 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey in 4.10.1998. Documentation: CSHA, Fond 186, Inventory 6, 1006 Points of Safe, page 13; Jewish Encyclopedia, B. 13, p. 267, St Petersburg, 1912; Slownik Geog. Krolewstwa Polskiego, T. 9, St. 462, Warszawa, 1883 (in Polish); Olipra i Ross "Przewodnik po powiecie Radziechowskim", St. 25, Radziechow, 1937 (in Polish). Gelston visited site in 2.10.1998. Zaginey Nina Nikolaevna, Town Soviet chief, tel.: 21746, was interviewed.

RAFALOVKA: may be buried at Hamlet Suhovlya. (German) see Staraya Rafalovkab
RAFALOVKA:     US Commission No. UA17300101
Alternate name: Rafalowka (Yiddish). The Rafalovka is located in Rovenskaya. The cemetery is located at Fruktovaya St., 8, NW. town is location at 51°19 25°29, 88 km from Rovno. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 565. Effecting Jewish Community was Khmelnitskiy's pogroms and World War I. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Karlin-Stiun Hasidic burial 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 21 to 100 stones, all in original location with 50% - 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th century. The cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, organized individual tours and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo prosp., 18,Apt. 38[Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 10/9/96. Interviewed was Samoydyuk Sofiya Petrovna, Tsipaylo L.M. of Rafalovka on 10/9/96. Kirzhner completed survey on 10/09/1996. Documentation: See Section 14 [sic]. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

RAFALOWKA: (Yiddish) see Rafalovka and Staraya Rafalovka
RAFOLOWKA: (Hungarian) see Staraya Rafalovka
RAHO: (Hebrew) see Rakhov

RAIGOROD I:     US Commission No. UA01710101
Alternate names: Raigrod (Yiddish) and Raygrod (German). Raigorod is 23 km from Nemirov. The cemetery is located at center of village, on right of road to Gaysin. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1926 Jewish population was 497. Effecting the Jewish community was June 27, 1942 mass execution of the Jewish community. Living here were R. Haim Lerner and R. Yos Kushminsky. The last known Hasidic burial was in 1975. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) presipice has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 1.00 and is now 0.70 hectares. 101 to 500 stones are most in original location. The cemetery has no special sections. The tombstones have metallic elements and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. This cemetery was not vandalized. Jewish individuals within country cleared vegetation as constant care. Now, a regular caretaker cuts the grass for hay. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vegetation (seasonal). Slight threat: vandalism, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny St., Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 21/10/96. Sushitskaya Lidiya Nikiforovna of 36, Naberezhnaya St. was interviewed on 21/10/96.
RAIGOROD II:     US Commission No. UA01710501
See Raigorod I for town information. The mass grave is located at mass burial 2 km E of village center. See RAIGOROD I for town information.
     Nemirov (23 km away) and Bratslav (23 km away) Jews were murdered here. The unlandmarked, wooded, isolated hillside has signs or plaques in local language and Russian mentioning the Holocaust and Russian. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing public forest and field, access is open to all. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location, date from 1955. No stones were removed. No structures. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. Municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural forest and fields. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Organized individual tours, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors, and local residents visit occasionally. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals within country did re-erection of stones and cleared vegetation in 1955. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation (seasonal). Slight threat: weather erosion (seasonal), pollution and vandalism. No threat: existing and proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny St., Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 21/10/96. Mostovoy Mikhail Naumovich of 26 Lenina St., Nemirov, Vinnitskaya Oblast. [Phone: (04331)22582] was interviewed on 21/10/96.

RAIGORODOK I:     US Commission No. UA05660101.
Zamchisko is in Zhitomirskaya oblast, 18 km from Berdichev and 61 km from Zhitomir. Alternative names: German: Raygorodok. The cemetery is located at the southwest part of the village. Present town population is 1000-5000 with no Jewish population.
     The earliest mention about Jewish community is 1787. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 665. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery dates from the 19th century with last known Jewish burial in 1911. The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by following Borodin St. and going up on the hill, access is open to all. No fence, wall, or gate surrounds. The open cemetery has no caretaker. The cemetery size before the World War II was 6000 sq.m. Current size is 600 square meters. 20-100 gravestones, all in original location, date from 1882. About 1-20 tombstones are not on their original locations with 50-75% overturned or broken. The location of moved stones is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth is seasonal problem that prevents access. The granite flat and smoothed stones are inscribed in Hebrew and Yiddish. There are no dedicated graves. Municipality owns site used for agriculture (cattle pasture). The cemetery borders agricultural and residential areas. The cemetery is not visited at all. No care. No structures. Moderate threat: safety, pollution, vegetation overgrowth and vandalism. Slight threat: erosion and incompatible possible development.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 7 August 1996. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia. He visited the site on 4 August 1998 and interviewed Ogorodnik Mikhail Antonovich, Raigorodok, Borodin St.
RAIGORODOK II:     US Commission No. UA05660102.
     The cemetery is located at SW village on Borodin St., near the electrical substation. The unlandmarked, isolated rural hillside has no sign, marker, or caretaker. Reached by walking on Borodin St. past an electrical substation, access is open to all. There is no wall, gate, or fence. The cemetery size before the World War II and now is 1800 square meters. 20-100 gravestones in the cemetery, all on their original locations with 50-75% overturned or broken, date from 1910. About 1-20 tombstones are not in their original locations. Location of missing stones is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem that disturbs stones. The 20th century granite gravestones are finely smoothed and inscribed stones. There are unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns site used only as Jewish cemetery. The cemetery borders residential and agricultural areas. The cemetery boundaries are the same as in 1939. The cemetery is not visited at all. No care. No structures. Serious threat: vegetation overgrowth. Moderate threat: safety, pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: erosion and incompatibility with present and planning development.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed survey on 7 August 1996. He visited the site on 4 August 1998 and interviewed Ogorodnik Mikhail Antonovich, Raigorodok, Borodin St. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia.
RAIGORODOK III:     US Commission No. UA05660501
     The unlandmarked mass gravesite is located 1 km from the village, 200 m into the forest, N of road to Berdichev. The mass gravesite is unlocked. No caretaker. The isolated rural plain has no sign or marker. Reached by turning off the road to the north, walking about 200 m and entering the forest, access is open to all. There is no wall, gate, or fence. Several graves with sizes about 15 square meters are visible. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem that prevents access. There are unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns never visited site. The site borders agricultural area, forest and road (highway). No care. No structures. Moderate threat: safety and vegetation overgrowth.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 2 August 1996. He visited the site on 4 August 1998 and interviewed Ogorodnik Mikhail Antonovich, Raigorodok, Borodin St. Documentation: Act ª 15 of 15th November 1944 (State Archive of Zhitomir Region - Fond 2636, inventory 1, file 16) documenting 57 persons executed in the forest.

RAJ: see RAY
RAKASZ: (Hungarian) see Rokosov

RAKHOV:     US Commission No. UA06070101
Alternate name: Akhna Raho (Yiddish), Bocsko Raho (German), Berlebas (Hungarian), Rachov (Czech), Rachev (Russian), Rokhiv (Ukraine) and Raho (Hebrew). Rakhov is located in Zakarpatskaya at 48°10 25°_, 120 km from Mukachevo. The cemetery is located town N, 300m from highway. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with 11 - 100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 2000. Effecting the Jewish Community was 1918. The last known Hasidic burial was 1985. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 19th century. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential and forest. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Frequently, organized individual tours, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II Jewish individuals within country and abroad did re-erection of stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones, cleared vegetation, fixed wall and fixed gate in 1945-1946. Jewish survivors and contributions pay the regular caretaker from visitors. Within the limits of the cemetery is an ohel. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17d, apt.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /07/1995. Interviewed was Voronyuk Stepan on /07/1995. Oks completed survey on 18/08/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia, v. 2, Jerusalem, 1982. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
     UPDATE: Retainer wall urgently required to support eroding earth. Gathering interested family members and descendants. Source: HFPJC hfpjc@thejnet.com [September 2004]

RAKITNOE: (KIEV)
I found the Jewish cemetery. The tombstones were hard to read before the war; I took pictures. The tombstones after 1929 were intact. There are three Jewish men left in the town and eight Jewish women. I took pictures of the memorial to the Jews killed there in the progrom. Every family in the shtetl was murdered. Source: Fania; e-mail: feidueleB@aol.com [date?]

RAVA-RUSSKAYA:     US Commission No. UA13140101
Alternate names: Rawa (German), Rawa-Ryska (Polish) and Ravi (others). The town is located at 50°15 23°37, 50 km from L'vov and 36 km from Zhovkva. The cemetery is located at W outskirts of town, near road to Nemirov. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16 century. 1931 Jewish population was 6100. The last known Hasidic burial was in 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban crown of a hill has no sign, but has Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.80 hectares. 21 to 100 stones, few in their original location, date from 1879. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, organized individual tours and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Jewish groups within country re-erected and cleaned stones in 1993. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and pollution.
     Aberman S.E. of Apt. 2, 4 Novakovskogo St., L'vov [Phone: (0322) 724687] completed survey.

RAVI: (others) see Rava-Russkaya
RAWA-RYSKA: (Polish) see Rava-Russkaya
RAWA: (German) see Rava-Russkaya

RAY:
Also see Berezhany. Old suburban village near Berezhany in Ternopil region of Western Ukraine. 1900 Jewish population was seven and five in 1939. Jews who were taken by Nazis to Ray (name means paradise) were executed in a mass grave in vicinity of Ray brickworks factory. No sign marks the place today. Source: http://www.personal.ceu.hu/students/97/Roman_Zakharii/rai.htm [August 2005]

RAYDANSKOYE: see v. Raydanskoye

v. RAYDANSKOYE:     US Commission No. UA.05680501.
Alternative names: German: Raydanskoye, Polish: Zhydovtsy, Russian: ___. Located in Zhitomirskaya Oblast at 49°51' and 27°30', 7 km from Berdichev. The 1941 mass gravesite is located in E village. Present town population is less than 1000 with no present Jewish population.
Nataliya Borisovna Morokova, secretary of "Books of the Memory", tel.: 2-47-42 (work).
     The earliest mention about Jewish community is 1593. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 30,812. Effecting Jewish Community were struggles of 1919; 1930 closing of the choral synagogue; and the mass murder of more than 20,000 [sic] Jews on 15th September 1941. Living here were writer Vasilii Grossman; Abram Kagan; Mendele-Meikher-Sforim; and composer Andrei Belyi. The unlandmarked isolated rural (agricultural) plain has no sign or marker. Reached through the yard of house at 17 Luganskaya St., acess is open. There is continuous fence but no gate. Current size is 154 square meters. The site has one 1995 labradorit finely-smoothed and inscribed, flat monument with engraved decoration with a metal fence. The inscription is in Yiddish and Ukrainian. Some separate graves are dedicated to Holocaust victims. Municipality owns site used only as a Jewish cemetery, bordering agricultural area, and visited rarely by organized groups and private visitors. The site has never been vandalized. Local municipal authorities placed a memorial stone in 1995. At present, authorities sometimes clean the site. No structures. Moderate threat: safety and vandalism Slight threat: erosion, pollution, vegetation overgrowth and incompatibility with planned development.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 24 May 1996. He visited the site on 23 February 1997 and interviewed Kozarchuk Nikolai Mefodievich (born in 1929), Uliyanovoi St, 59. Documentation: newspaper "Golos Ukrainy" of 12th August 1995 (S. Elisavetskiy: "Vpaly bid kuli fashistskogo kata") 7.

RAYGROD: (German) see Raigorod
RCHICHTCHEV: (Ukraine) see Rzhishchev

RENI:     US Commission No. UA15080101
Reni is located in Odesskaya at 45°27 28°17, 60 km from Izmail and 221 km from Odessa. The cemetery is located at Stepovaya St. 21. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with 11 - 100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1201. The last known Hasidic burial was 1994. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated spot has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open with permission. A continuous fence with locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 101 to 500 stones, all in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Frequently, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last ten years. Local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals within country and abroad did re-erection of stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones, cleared vegetation, fixed wall and fixed gate 1946-1994. Jewish survivors, contributions from visitors, and the government pay the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with a tahara (table) and other distinctive features. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065 Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site and completed survey on 9/1/94. Interviewed on 9/1/94 were Todorava Tanya and Shvartsman Poza. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

REPKI: 251940, US Commission No. UA24160101
Repki 251940 is located in Chernigovskaya, 35 km from Chernigov and 3 km from Golubichi. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was first half 19 [sic]. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 134. The last known Hasidic burial was 1933. Danichi (15 km away) and Lovin (15 km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, no stones are visible. Stones removed were incorporated into roads or structures. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site now used for "other." Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II, during World War II, and not in the last ten years. Jewish community tended cemetery until 1933. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgenievna of 253152 Kiev, Tychini Prospect 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 10/17/94. Interviewed 10/17/94 were Markov Aleksey Mihaylovich of Lenina St., 52 [Phone: (04641) 21261], Zhila Aleksey Ivanovich of Lebedskaya St., 3 [Phone: (04641) 22778], and Seminog Melaniya Nikolaevna of Sovetskaya St., 78 [Phone: (04641)22303]. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

REPKO:
Located in Chernigov province. "I was told by local authorities that there had never been a Jewish cemetery, but a 90 year-old man was able to show me the place." Source: Jewish Heritage Report: http://www.isjm.org/jhr/nos3-4/ukrcem.htm [March 2002]

REPKY: may be buried at Chernigov
RIMALOV: (Russian) see Grimaylov
RISILIVTSI: (Ukraine) see v. Rosolovtsy and Rosolovtsy
RITZOV: (Russian) see Gritsev
RIVNE: (Ukraine) see Rovno

ROGACHEV I:     US Commission No. UA05140101
Rogachev is located in Zhitomirskaya, 108 km from Zhitomir, 16 km from Baranovka, 21 km from Novograd-Volinskiy, 108 km from Zhitomir. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1925 Jewish population (census) was 250. The last known Hasidic burial was 1941. Kammeniy Brod used this unlandmarked cemetery until 1919 (10 km away). The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 20th century. Containing no known mass graves, property is now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion, vegetation and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, Apt. 42. [Phone: 54239] visited site on 6/27/94. Interviewed was Frolova Ada Grigoruevna on 6/27/94. Kogan completed survey on 06/28/1994.
ROGACHEV II:     US Commission No. UA05140501
     The mass grave is located at 4.5 km E of village, 150m North of road: Rogachev Kam Brod. Rogachev is 21 km from Novograd-Volynskiy. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 762. Living here was Zabara Natan Ilich, writer (1908-1975). The Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1941. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated wooded flat land has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1955. No stones were removed. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are mixed forest. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. This mass grave was not vandalized. Jewish individuals within country re-erected stones, cleared vegetation and fixed wall. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth and water drainage are seasonal problems, preventing access. Serious threat: vegetation (overgrown and unchecked). Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St., 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259 ] visited site and completed survey on 1/5/96. Interviewed on 14/04/1996 was Kolodyans Fanya Ayzikovna of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 67, Apt. 67. Documentation: Veytseblit I.I.: Movement of Jewish People in Ukraine in Period 1897-1926.
ROGACHEV III:     US Commission No. UA05140502
     The mass grave is located at village E, near Christian cemetery. The Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1941. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has signs or plaques in local language. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1996. No stones were removed. Some tombstones have other metallic elements. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural and Christian cemetery. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities erected stones in 1996. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, and vegetation and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St., 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259 ] visited site on 12/7/96. Interviewed was Strilchuk Anatoliy Pavlovich of Baranovka, Kirova St., 7a [Phone: 42376] on 12/7/96. Kogan completed survey on 13/07/1996. Documentation: newspaper Slovo Polissya, Strilchuk A.P. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

ROGATIN:     US Commission No. UA08200102
Alternate name: Rohatin (Yiddish), Rohatyn (German) and Rotin (Hungarian). Rogatin is located in Ivano-Frankovskaya at 49°25 24°37, 60 km from Ivano-Frankovsk and 69 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located at NE part of Rogatin, near station. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 2233. In 1867, Jews recived all rights of Austro-Hungary. The last known Hasidic burial was 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 stones, more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 1930. The cemetery has no special sections or known mass graves. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. Municipality owns site now used for waste dumping. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of new roads or highways and commercial or industrial development. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Serious threat: vegetation and vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, existing and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044)2769505] visited site on 1/6/96. Documentation: Wasintynski: B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX Warszawa, 1930; Jewish Encyclopaedia.
ROGATIN II:     US Commission No. UA08200101
The cemetery is located in town E, at B. Lepkogoand S. Bandery Street. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century with last known Hasidic burial end 19th century. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land and hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by Bandery and B. Lepkogo St., access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 common tombstones, none in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th century. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Occasionally, private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Only small part of tombstones remains which may prompt administration to destroy the cemetery. Part of the cemetery washes out in thaws. The hill needs retaining wall. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: weather erosion (Serious threat: vandalism (Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, existing and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: pollution and vegetation.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 1/6/96. Interviewed was Glukovskiy Yuriy Pavlovich of (03435) 21731 work [Phone: (03435)21214] on 1/6/96. Hodorkovskiy completed survey on /06/1996. Documentation: Wasintynski: B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX Warszawa, 1930; Jewish Encyclopaedia; the main plan of town.
ROGATIN III:     US Commission No. UA08200501
     The mass grave is located at NE part of town, the land of PMK-2 and Utility Service. The Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1943. Hodorov and Burshtyn Jews were murdered at unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated suburban flat land has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by crossing other public property (PMK 2), access is open with permission. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 20th century. No stones were removed. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial. Rarely, local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities did re-erection of stones. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth and water drainage are seasonal problems, preventing access. Moderate threat: pollution, vegetation, existing and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and vandalism.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 1/6/96. Interviewed was Boykevich Oleg Iosifovich [Phone: (03435) 21822] on 1/6/96. Documentation: Wasintynski: B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX Warszawa, 1930 Jewish Encyclopaedia.

ROGUZKA-CHECHELNITSKAYA: (Polish) see Olgopol
ROHATIN: (German and Yiddish) see Rogatin
ROHATYN: (German and Hungarian) see Rogatin
ROKHIV: (Ukraine) see Rakhov

ROKOSOV:     US Commission No. UA06480101
Alternate name: Rakasz (Hungarian). Rokosov is located in Zakarpatskaya at 48° 13 23° 11, 50 km from Mukachevo and 195 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located on hill Chernaya Gora side, center. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th centure. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 180. In 1918, Zakarpat'ye was transfered to Czech and 1944 Jews deported to the death camp. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Hasidic burial 1942. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban agricultural hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 101 to 500 common tombstones, most in original location with 50% - 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. The cemetery has no special sections or known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing both graves and stones. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. There is the forest in the cemetery. Roots are disturbing the graves. Very serious threat: vegetation. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and vandalism. Slight threat: pollution and existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17d, apt.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /07/1995. Interviewed was Maydanniy V.M. of Hust on /07/1995. Oks completed survey on 07/08/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia, volume 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo, volume 1-2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

ROMANOV: (Polish and Ukraine) see Dzerzhinsk
ROMEN: (Ukraine) see Romny

ROMNY I:     US Commission No. UA18040101
Alternate name: Romen (Ukraine). Romny is located in Sumskaya at 50°45 33°28,100 km from Sumy and 56 km from Konotop. Present town population is 25,001 - 100,000 with 101 - 1,000 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1792. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 9747. The last known Hasidic burial was 1994. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside and crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and off a private road, access is open to all. A broken masonry wall with gate that locks and other surround the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location with 25% - 50% toppled or broken, date from 1918. The cemetery has special sections for men, women, children, suicides, and spouses. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of commercial or industrial development. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local resident visits. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and frequently in the last ten years Jewish individuals within country and abroad cleaned stones, cleared vegetation, fixed wall and fixed gate 1950-1994. The government pays the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are an ohel and other structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgenievna of 253152, Kiev, Tycini Prospect 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 9/13/94. Interviewed on 9/13/94 were Murko Nadezhda Leonidonna of 1-t per. Frunze 1 and Unke Aleksandr Borisovich of Oktyabrskoy Revolyustii St. 54 [Phone: (05448) 32317]. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
ROMNY II:     US Commission No. UA18040501
     The mass grave is located at W outskirts of town. See ROMNY I for town information. The last known Khabad Hasidic burial was in 1943. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The suburban hillside, part of a municipal cemetery, has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall or fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location, date from 20th century. No stones were removed. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mixed burialss. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Occasionally, organized individual tours and private visitors visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities cleaned stones and cleared vegetation 1967 to 1996. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: existing nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
     Khodorkovsky Yuri Isaakovich, Apt. 23, 37a, Vozduhoflotsky pr., Kiev [Phone: (044)2769505] visited site on 15-20/10/96. Litvinenko Yury Anatolievich, architect of town [Phone: (05448)22029], was interviewed on 15/10/96.
ROMNY III:     US Commission No. UA18040502
     The mass grave is located at S outskirts, road to Bahmach. See Romny I for town information. The last known Khabad Hasidic burial was in 1943. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The suburban hillside, part of a municipal cemetery, has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall or fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location, date from 20th century. No stones were removed. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mixed burialss, Jewish mainly. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Occasionally, organized individual tours and private visitors visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities cleaned stones and cleared vegetation 1967 to 1996. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation (seasonal). Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vandalism. No threat: existing and proposed nearby development.
     Khodorkovsky Yuri Isaakovich, Apt. 23, 37a, Vozduhoflotsky pr., Kiev [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 15-20/10/96. Litvinenko Y.A. [Phone: (05448) 22029] was interviewed on 15/10/96.
ROMNY IV:     US Commission No. UA18040503
     The mass grave is located at the center of town. See Romny I for town information. The last known Khabad Hasidic burial was 1941. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location with none removed, date from 20th century. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mixed burials. Properties adjacent are residential. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Occasionally, organized individual tours and private visitors visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities cleaned stones and cleared vegetation 1971 to 1996. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: vandalism and existing nearby development. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and proposed nearby development. No threat: weather erosion (seasonal) and vegetation.

ROPTIN: (Czech) see Rogatin
ROSHTADT: (Russian) see Porechye
ROSISHKI: used the cemetery at Tetiyev

v. ROSOLOVTSY:     US Commission No. UA22280501
Alternate name: Risilivtsi (Ukraine). v. Rosolovtsy is located in Khmelnitskaya, 37 km from Krasilov and 30 km from Starokonstantinov.      The mass grave is located at field, 300m S from village. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1550. Effecting Jewish Community was Krasikov: 1648-49 Chmelnitskiy's pogroms. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 with last known Jewish burial 1942. Krasilov (37 km away) Jews were murdered at unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has signs or plaques in local language mentioning Jews and the Holocaust. Reached by crossing other public property. The access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. Common tombstones date from 1992. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Occasionally, organized individual tours and local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vandalism.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17d, apt.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in 06/1995. Interviewed was Kogan F.R. of Krasilov in 06/1995. Oks completed survey on 06/23/1995. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

ROTIN: (Czech and Hungarian) see Rogatin
ROVNE: (Ukraine) see Rovno

ROVNO I:     US Commission No. UA17010101
Alternate name: Rowne (Hungarian), Rovne (Russian) and Rovne (Ukraine). Rovno is located in Rovenskaya at 50°37 26°15, 430 km from Kiev, 182 km from Lvov and 70 km from Lutsk. Present town population is over 100,000 with 101 - 1,000 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 21,702. Living and buried here were Rabbin Grinfeld and Rabbin Majofis. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1941 with last known Hasidic burial 1992. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. The isolated urban and suburban hillside and crown of a hill has signs or signs or plaques in Yiddish and local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous masonry wall, a continuous fence, and non-locking gate surround the cemetery. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1992. No stones were removed. The cemetery has special section for "other." Some tombstones have iron decorations or lettering or other metallic elements. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The cemetery property is now used for "other." Properties adjacent are other. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized frequently in the last ten years. Local/municipal authorities, Jewish individuals within country and other did work. Occasionally, now, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: vandalism.
     Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prosp. 18, Apt. 38[Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 10/21/94. Interviewed was German Yakov Abramovich of Rovno, Vidnenskaya 33, apt.4 [Phone: (0362) 230890] on 10/22/94. Kirjner completed survey on 10/22/1994.
ROVNO II:     US Commission No. UA17010102
     The cemetery is located at between Naberejnaya St. and Kavkazkaya Street. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 15-16th century with last known Hasidic burial 1940-1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside and crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 21 to 100 common tombstones none in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 18th to 20th century. Stones were removed were incorporated into roads or structures. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site now used for recreational use (park, playground, sports) and other. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of new roads or highways, housing development, and other. Occasionally, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) visit. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, vandalism, existing and proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: pollution. Slight threat: vegetation.
     Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 9/27/94. Interviewed on 9/27/94 were Sokolenko [Phone: (0362) 220251], Zinevich E.E. [Phone: (0362) 221233], and Kostuk V.G. [Phone: (0362)221233]. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
ROVNO III:     US Commission No. UA17010501
     The mass grave is located at Belaya St.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16-17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 21,702. Effecting Jewish Community was First World War and Civil War. Living here was Omar Shvartsman, poet. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The urban flat land, isolated. Reached by Belaya St., access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No common tombstones were removed and date from 1975. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and residential. Frequently, organized individual tours, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The mass grave was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Now, occasionally, individuals clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Pr. Grushevskogo Str. 18, Apt. 38[Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 11/23/94. Interviewed was German Y.A. of Vidnenskaya St. 33. Apt. 24 in 10/1994. This survey was completed by Rovensky Oblast of Lutsk, Pr.Grushevskogo St. 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] on 11/23/1994.

ROWNE: (Hungarian, Polish and Yiddish) see Rovno

ROZDOL:     US Commission No. UA13060101
Alternate names: Rozdul (German) and Rozdol (Polish). The cemetery is located on N outskirts of the settlement near synagogue. The town is located at 49°28 24°4, 50 km from L'vov and 13 km from Nikolaev. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1931 Hasidic Jewish population was 2000. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban crown of a hill by water has no sign, but has Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A continuous fence and a non-locking gate surround the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 10.00 hectares. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location, date from 1686. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special sections for women, rabbis and Cohanim. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. L'vov Synagogue re-erected stones, fixed wall and fixed gate in 1992-93. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Slight threat: weather erosion (seasonal), pollution, vegetation, vandalism and proposed nearby development.
     Aberman S.E. of Apt. 2, 4 Novakovskogo St., L'vov [Phone: (0322) 724687] visited site and completed survey on 13/10/95. Vloh Andrey of Rozdol was interviewed.

ROZHEV:     US Commission No. UA09130101
Alternate name: Pozhev (Russian). Rozhev is located in Kievskaya at 50°22 29°39, 62 km from Kiev. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1897 Jewish population (census) was 6008. The last known Hasidic burial was begining 20th century. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. *(see below) The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has signs in other languages. Reached by "other," access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. No stones are visible or The cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The cemetery property is now used for field. Properties adjacent are agricultural. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No threats.
     Tsyauk Vladimir Trofimovich of Kiev, Kvitneviy per. 12, apt. 95 [Phone: (044) 4176555] visited site and completed survey on 7/6/94. Interviewed was Nesterenko Vera Aleksandrovna of v. Rozhev,Krasnaya pl.21.
     UPDATE: According to memoirs left by my father's aunt, Rose Cholodenko, the shtetl of Sitnyaki also used this cemetery for burial as there was no cemetery in Sitnyaki. Rose Cholodenko said in her memoirs that the cemetery was desecrated and destroyed by the Nazis in WWII. Source: Don Cholodenko; hbcholo@uci.edu

ROZHISHCH: (Russian) see Rozhishche

ROZHISHCHE I:
Two surveys with the same number follow.
US Commission No. UA02060501
Alternate name: Rozishtchov (Yiddish), Rozyszszcze (German), Rozishts (Polish), Rozhishch (Russian) and Rozhishtch (Ukraine). Rozhishche is located in Volynskaya at 50°55 25°16, 23 km from Lutsk, 409 km from Kiev and 75 km from Rovno.      The mass grave is located at 300 m from sign "Rozhishche" Lytsk Road, opposite "Dosaf" buildings. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1867. The Triskaya Hasidic population (census) 1994 was 3,500 [sic 1939?]. Effecting the Jewish Community was First World War. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside and crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds the cemetery. 21 to 100 common tombstones, about half in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th century. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of commercial or industrial development. Rarely, organized Jewish tour or pilgrimage groups visit. and local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. No maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, damaging stones. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Serious threat: pollution. Moderate threat: weather erosion and vegetation. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
     Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Prezidenta Grushevskogo Str. 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 6/24/94. Interviewed was Omelchuk J.S. of City Soviet [Phone: 2/13/36] on 6/24/94.
ROZHISHCHE:     US Commission No. UA02060501
     1939 Jewish population (census) was 3500. Effecting the Jewish Community was Brest Charter and Civil War. Living here were Reb Gershel and Bal Shem Rubinsheyn. The landmarked Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1942. Kopachevka (10 km away) Jews were murdered here. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign, but has Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 common tombstones date from 1992. No stones were removed. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and agricultural. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Rarely, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups visit. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism.
     Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Prezidenta Grushevskogostr. 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site 11/11/94and completed survey on 11/13/1994. Interviewed was Nakonechnyy V.A. on 11/9/94.

ROZHISHTCH: (Ukraine) see Rozhishche

ROZHNYATOV:     US Commission No. UA08110101
Alternate name: Roznatov, Rozhantov (German) and Rozintov, Rozniatow (Polish). Rozhnyatov is located in Ivano-Frankovskaya at 48°56 24°9, 107 km from Lvov and 63 km from Ivano-Franovsk. The cemetery is located W, Strutinskaya St. Rozhnyatov Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1349. In 1867, Jews recieved all rights of Austro-Hungary. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Hasidic burial 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by "other," access is open to all. No wall, gate, or fence but a ditch around old part surrounds the cemetery. 101 to 500 common tombstones, most in original location with 25% - 50% toppled or broken, date from 18th to 20th century. The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of commercial or industrial development. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local resident visits. The cemetery was vandalized prior to and during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Serious threat: and existing nearby development vandalism (Commercial development may continue.) Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
     Hodorkovskiy completed survey on 06/08/1996. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia; Wasiutyuski B. Ludnosc Zydowka w Polsce w Wiekach XIX i XX, Warszawa, 1930.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Rozhnyatov/RozhCemetery.html [November 2001]

ROZINTOV, ROZNIATOW: (Polish) see Rozhnyatov
ROZISHTCHOV: (Yiddish) see Rozhishche
ROZISHTS: (Polish) see Rozhishche
ROZNATOV, ROZHANTOV: (German) see Rozhnyatov
ROZYSZCZE: (German) see Rozhishche
ROZYSZSZCZE: (German) see Rozhishche

RUDKI I:     US Commission No. UA13480101
It is located in Lvovskaya oblast at 49°30' 40°49', 27 km from Sambor. The cemetery is located at the east part of the village on Vatutin St., left after a bridge. Present town population is 5000-25000, but no Jews.
     The earliest mention of Jewish community is 18th century. The Jewish population was 2790 Jews in 1922. The unlandmarked cemetery was created in the 18th century with last known Orthodox burial before June 1941. The isolated urban plain has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open with permission. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. The approximate size of the cemetery before the World War II was 0.76 hectares. Removed stones are near site of Jews' murder (mass burial site), 2 km from Rudki. More than 75% of broken stones date from 18th through 20th century. The sandstone and slate finely smoothed stones with signs or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. There are no separate monuments. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns property used only as Jewish cemetery, parking, and commercial usage. The cemetery property has with private houses and garages. The cemetery borders residential area. The cemetery boundaries are smaller than in 1939 because of the residential development. Occasionally, organized individual groups and private visitors stop. The cemetery was vandalized during the World War II and between 1945 and 1981. There has been no care or restoration. Very serious threat: vandalism, incompatible development that demolished cemetery during Soviet period.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov, 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey in 8.11.1998. Tsebenko Adam Pavlovich, citizen of Podgaichiki, Sambor Region was interviewed. Gelston visited site 3.11.1998. Documentation: CSHA, Fond 186, Inventory 10, page 4; Slownik Geog. Krol. Polkiego, T.9, St. 915, Warszawa, 1888 (in Polish); Jewish Encyclopedia, B.13, p.715, St Petersburg, 1912; Basic plan of Rudki of 1964, 'Dipromist', Lvov; DALO, Fond 1, Inventory 52, page 3.
RUDKI II:     US Commission No. UA13480501.
     The cemetery is located S in village, at end of Christian cemetery. Another source: Meilakh Shpokhet, Lvov Kulchitskaya St, 3, tel.: 622219. The unlandmarked separate Jewish part of non-Jewish cemetery was created in 1980-1981 with last known Orthodox burial in 1980-1981. The urban plain, part of municipal cemetery, has sign or marker in Ukrainian and Hebrew mentioning Jewish community. Reached by turning directly off the road and crossing the whole Christian cemetery, access is open for all. Continuous fence and gate without lock surround the cemetery. The cemetery did not exist before the World War II. Now its size is 35-40 square meters. There is one 1991 unbroken granite and concrete multistone monument in its original location with Hebrew and Ukrainian inscriptions and metal fence surrounding. Some removed stones are at place of Jews' execution. There are also some separate monuments, dedicated to other reburied Jews. The cemetery contains marked mass graves, but no structures. Municipality owns site. The cemetery borders residential area. The cemetery boundaries are larger than in 1939. Occasionally, organized Jewish tourist groups and private visitors stop. The cemetery has never been vandalized. Local/ municipal persons and Jews living abroad reestablished stones, fixed walls in 1991. At present, the cemetery has no care. Serious threat: The fence is not high and gate does not lock. Inside the fence are different strange objects and rubbish. Moderate threat: safety, vegetation overgrowth, and incompatible development. Slight threat: erosion, vandalism, and incompatible planned development.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov, 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey in 8.11.1998 Gelston visited site in 3.11.1998. Meilakh Shoikhet, Lvov, O.Kulchitskaya St., 3, tel.: 622219, was interviewed. Documentation: Slownik Geograficzny Krolewstwa Polskiego, T.9, St.915, Warszawa, 1888 (in Polish); Jewish Encyclopedia, B.13, St., 715, St. Petersburg, 1912; Basic plan of Rudki - 1964, Lvov, CALR, Fond 1, Inventory 52, page 3.
RUDKI III:     US Commission No. UA13480502
     The cemetery is located in 2 km N of village, left from the road to Lvov. The Orthodox cemetery was created in Spring 1943. Komarno (16 km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. Between fields and forest, the isolated hillside has sign or marker in Ukrainian and Hebrew mentioning Jewish community and Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. The cemetery that did not exist before the World War II is now 100 square-meters. 100- 500 tombstones, none in original location and less than 25% of stones broken, date from 18th century. Only 1 gravestone is in original location. 500 stones 18th, 19th, and 20th century sandstone finely smoothed stones, flat stones with carved relief decoration, or multi-stone monuments with Hebrew and Ukrainian inscriptions were moved to another cemetery. Some separate monuments are dedicated to Holocaust victims, but no structures. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used only as Jewish cemetery. The cemetery borders agricultural area. The cemetery boundaries are larger than in 1939. Occasionally, organized Jewish tourist groups and private visitors stop. The cemetery has never been vandalized. Local/municipal persons and Jews living abroad reestablished stones in 1991. The cemetery has no care. The mass burial site hill has eroded; and some gravestones have tilted. Fallen leaves autumn cover the stones. Serious threat: erosion, pollution. Moderate threat: safety, vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: vandalism, incompatibility with present and planning development.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov, 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey and visited site in 8.11.1998. Tisovskiy Roman Smenovich, town chief, tel.: 45232 was interviewed. Documentation: Slownik Geograficzny Krolewstwa Polskiego, T.9, St, 915, Warszawa, 1888 (in Polish); Jewish Encyclopedia, B.13, p.715, St Petersburg, 1912; SALR, Fond 1, Inventory 52, page 3.

RUS. VLADIMIR VOLINSKI: (others) see Vladimir Volynskiy
RUVNE: (Ukraine) see Rovno

RUZHIN I:     US Commission No. UA05300101
Ruzhin is located in Zhitomirskaya, 109 km from Zhitomir and 58 km from Berdichev. The cemetery is located at center, corner Lenina Street. Present town population is 5,001 - 25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1784. 1897 Jewish population (census) was 2917. Effecting Jewish Community was 1905 Pogrom and 1926 Jewish Village Council. Living here was Israel Fridman (1797-1850). The Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Jewish burial 1993. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location with 25% - 50% toppled or broken, date from 1776. The cemetery has special sections for men and women. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries have not changed since 1939. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Serious threat: pollution and vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, Apt. 42. [Phone: (04141) 54259 ] visited site on 12/7/95. Interviewed were Schignik Mikhail Yakovlevich on 13/07/1995 and Blyum Boris Aleksandrovich of v. Zerechye on 12/7/95. Kogan completed survey on 01/08/1995.
RUZHIN II:     US Commission No. UA05300502
      In 1941, synagogue was closed. Living here was Tsadik Israel Fridman (1797-1850). The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1967. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are forest and highway. Rarely, local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, Apt. 42. [Phone: (04141) 54259] visited site on 12/7/95. Interviewed was Blyum Boris Aleksandrovich of v. Zarechye, Ruzhin Region on 12/7/95 and Schignik Mikhail Yakovlevich of Ruzhin, Zhitomirskaya St., 2a on 13/07/1995. Kogan completed survey on 01/08/1995.
RUZHIN III:     US Commission No. UA05300501
     The mass grave is located 2 km from village. The Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1941. Jews from no other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The rural (agricultural) flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing municipal cemetery, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1960. No stones were removed. Some tombstones have metal fences around graves. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns property used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Jewish individuals within country did re-erection of stones in 1960. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, Apt. 42. [Phone: (04141) 54259] visited site on 13/07/1995. Interviewed was Schignik Mikhail Yakovlevich of Ruzhin on 13/07/1995. Kogan completed survey on 01/08/1995.

RUZHIN: (Hungarian) see Ruzhin
RYZHISHCHEV: (Yiddish) see Rzhishchev

RZISCHEV: {10121}
The cemetery is located several miles outside the town on a beautiful bluff overlooking the Dneiper River, accessible via a dirt road. The cemetery, which is adjacent to a large private vegetable garden, includes a young grove of birch and a field. Neither plaque nor other memorials mark the area. Lyving on the ground where children were buried was a small ulna [bone]. Three gravestones remain. One is face down in the field, the second one lying face up and very well preserved, and the third fallen over the cliff to rest along the river bank. This cemetery visited by Dan Kirschner & Davida Sky (with guide Regina Kopilevich & driver Dina Kopilevich) in August 1994. Contact person: Dan Kirschner, 135 Winchester St. #2, Newton, MA 02161, tel: 617-965-6839, kirschnd@bc.edu
RZHISHCHEV:     US Commission No. UA09120101
Alternate name: Ryzhishchev (Yiddish), Zhishchuv (German), Orzistchov (Hungarian), Rzyszczow (Polish), Rzhishcev (Russian) and Rchichtchev (Ukraine). Rzhishchev is located in Kievskaya at 49°58 31°3, 62 km from Kiev. Present town population is 25,001 - 100,000 with 11 - 100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1608. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Hasidic burial 1970s. JNo other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural (agriculture) site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 common tombstones, none in original location, are more than 75% toppled or broken. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The cemetery property is now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are other. No one visits. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access.
     Tsyauk Vladimir Trofimovich of Kiev, Kvitneviy per. 12, Apt. 95 [Phone: (044) 4176555] visited site and completed survey on 7/20/94. Interviewed was not listed.

RZHISHCEV: (Russian) see Rzhishchev
RZYSZCZOW: (Polish) see Rzhishchev

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