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GOLOBI: (Polish and Slov) see Goloby

GOLOBUTOV:     US Commission No. UA13340501
Alternative names: German: Golobutov; Polish: Golobutow. It is located in Lvovskaya Oblast, 8 km from Striy. The mass grave is located to the northeast from Golobutov, near the quarry of brick factory in Railov. Present town population is less than 1000 with no Jews.      The earliest mention of Jewish community in the town is 1563. 1935 Jewish population was 10,568. Effecting Jewish community was privileges granted in 1576; building of a synagogue in 1660 and 1817, and fire in 1886. Yakob from Lishnya, author of Galakhik works died here in 1832. The cemetery is unlocked with no caretaker. The pit was dug in Spring 1943 for Orthodox Jews. (8km away) Striy, (19 km away), Lisyatychy, (18km away) Morshin, and (13km away) Bratkovtsy also were murdered at this unlandmarked site. Near Golobutov. Jews from Striy and other local towns and villages were killed. Guilty for this action are Fon Devits, Ebenkhert, Klyarman, Iozef Gabriel, Vasilii Lekh, and Kuziv Onufrii. See SALR, Fond 5001, inventory 6, sheets 10, 26, 30, 31) The road to the quarry, then walking to desolate quarry reaches the isolated wooded plain with no sign or the marker. From Railov, walk to the quarry. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. Now, site contains six 6x12m pits with no gravestones or markers. Present owner is unknown. The property used only as Jewish cemetery. The cemetery borders industrial and commercial area. The cemetery boundaries are larger than in 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by private visitors. The cemetery was vandalized during last 10 years and between 1945 and 1981. Very serious threat: vegetation overgrowth. The mass burial site shows evidences of digging in the pits and marauding. After war years, a part of the site was destroyed by Railov brick factory. The mass burial site has been covered with vegetation; shrubs that prevent access.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey 10.11.1998. Gelston visited the site on 28.10.1998. Person interviewed was Fedunishin Petro Vasilievich, citizen of Golobutov with house near the church in Golobutov. Documentation: SALR, Fond 5001, inv. 6, 39 Points of Safe, sheet 9,10,26,30,31; A. Prochazka Historja m. Stryja, Lwow, 1926, St. 129 (in Polish); Jewish Encyclopedia, B.14, p. 583, St. Petersburg, 1912; Slownik Geogr. Krol. Pols, T.11, St. 429, Warszawa, 1880 (in Polish). Other documents exist, but were too general.

GOLOBUTOW: (Polish) see Golobutov

GOLOBY I:     US Commission No. UA02210502; may be buried at Melnitsa
Alternate name: Holoby (Yiddish), Goloby (German) and Golobi (Slov). Goloby is located in Volynskaya, 2 km from Town Council Buildings. The town is location at 51º5 25º1, 55 km from Lutsk. The mass grave is located at west of the town. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3000. Effected Jewish Community: World War I. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1943. 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 the mass grave. No stones are visible or were removed. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave is visited rarely by local residents. The mass grave has been not vandalized in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street, 18, apt.38 [Phone: (03322)34775] visited site on 20/04/1995. He completed survey on 21/04/1995. Interviewed was Pazina Galina Nikolayevna of Town Council. Documentation: Shmuil Spector The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1945. Yad Vashem. The Federation of Vohlinian Jews. Jerusalem: 1990, p. 262.
GOLOBY II:     US Commission No. UA02210501
     The mass grave is located at northwest part of the town near the forest and Kovel-lytsk Highway. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1943. Between fields and woods, the isolated flat suburban 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 the mass grave. No stones are visible. No stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitor (Jews and non-Jews) and local residents visit. The mass grave has been not vandalized in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street, 18, apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 20/04/1995. Interviewed were Pazina Galina Nikolayevna of Town Soviet. Documentation: Shmuel Spector. The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1945. Yad Vashem. Jerusalem: The Federation of Volhynian Jews, 1990. P. 262.

GOLOGORI: (German) see Gologory

GOLOGORY:     US Commission No. UA13350101
Alternative names: German: Gologori. It is located in Lvovskaya Oblast at 49º45' and 24º43', 23km from Zolochev, 50 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located in the north part of the village to the right of the road to Lvov. Present town population is 1000-5000.      The earliest mention of Jewish Community in the town is 1470. 1835 Jewish population was 500. Effecting Jewish community was Ukrainian-Polish War (1648-1655). The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was created in the 17th century with last known Jewish burial before June 1941. The isolated suburban hilltop with no sign or marker is reached by turning directly off the road. Access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of the cemetery prior the World War II was 0,86 hectares. 1-20 gravestones, none in location and more than 75% of stones broken, date from 18th century. Some gravestones are part of roads or structures. The sandstone finely smoothed and inscribed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. There are no separate monuments or unknown mass graves. The municipality owns the site used only as Jewish cemetery. The cemetery borders agricultural area. The boundaries are smaller than in 1939 because of agriculture. The cemetery is visited from time to time by local citizens. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II, sometimes during last 10 years, and between 1945 and 1981. There is no restoration or structures. Pieces of stones were demolished by herdsmen (east of Monument to Victims of Epidemic) and put in ravine, face-to-face, where expedition participant of the JPC found them. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: erosion, pollution, and vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: safety, incompatible construction.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov, 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 visited site and completed survey on 15.10.1998. Documentation: CSHA, Fond 186, inventory 6; Slownik Geogr. Krol. Pol. T.2, St.675, Wasz., 1881 (in Polish); Akty Grodzkie i Ziemskie. T.19, nr.2599, Warsz, Lwow, 1888 (in Polish). Interviewed was village soviet Chairman Gritsman Luba Vladimirovna, citizen of Gologory, tel.: 77218.

GOLOVANEVSK I:     US Commission No. UA10060101
Alternate name: Holovanevsk (German) and Golovanevsk (English). The cemetery is located at eastern outskirts of the village. Updated information about the town is in the next section below.      The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1897 Jewish population was 4320. In 1791, Podolskaya Guberniya entered the Jewish Pale. In 1905 were pogroms. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1990. The unlandmarked isolated flat suburban land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence and a gate that does not lock surround the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 1.50 and is now 1.00 hectares. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special section for graves from 1945. 101 to 500 stones, most in their original location, date from 19th to 20th century. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves and no structures. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of commercial or industrial development. Private visitors and local residents visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last 10 years. There has been Local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones, cleared vegetation and fixed wall 1970-1996. Now, individuals occasionally clean or clear site. Serious threat: vandalism (too many destroyed monuments) and existing nearby development (The industrial buildings are too near of the cemetery.). Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation (Vegetation overgrowth and water drainage are seasonal problems.) and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution.
     Khodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozdukhoflotskiy Street, N37-A, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 71/11/996. He finished survey on 14/11/1996. Interviewed was Chernenko T.A. [Phone: (05252) 21270] on 07/11/1996. Documentation: AThe History of the Towns and Villages of Ukraine Kirovogradskaya Oblast. Kiev, 1972; AThe History of the Towns and Villages of Ukraine Kirovogradskaya Oblast; AThe History of the Towns and Villages of Ukraine Kirovogradskaya Oblast; Bagaliy D.I. The Population of South Ukraine; Kharkov, 1920; The plan of the village.
GOLOVANEVSK II:     US Commission No. UA.10060502.
Alternative names: German: Holavanevsk; Russian: Golovanevsk is in Kirovogradskaya Oblast at 48º23' and 30º28', 50 km from Uman and 180 km from Kirovograd. Present town population is 5000-25000. The mass gravesite is located in the central village park, near the Saving-Bank ª2977.The present Jewish population is less than 10.      The mass gravesite memorial is open without caretaker. The earliest mention about Jewish Community is the beginning of the 19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3,474. In 1791, Podol guberniya entered the "Jewish Pale"; 1905, 1918 were Jewish struggles [sic]; and 1941-1943-Holocaust. The gravesite created in 1950s. The last known Orthodox Jewish burial was in 1950s. The unlandmarked urban plain, part of a municipal cemetery, has sign in Ukrainian "To fascism victims telling about Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all. There is no wall, gate, or fence. Current size is 6 square meters. 1-20 brick and stucco with inscriptions in Ukrainian gravestones are all in original locations with no broken or overturned stones. Some separate graves are dedicated to Holocaust victims. There are marked mass graves on the site. Municipality owns property used as a non-sectarian cemetery with mainly Jewish graves. The site borders recreational area (park of village center). Site is visited occasionally by organized groups, private visitors and local citizens. The site never was vandalized. Local municipal authorities erected stones, stones cleaned, and cleared vegetation in 1950s. Now, authorities sometimes clean the site. No caretaker. No structures. Moderate threat: vandalism. Slight threat: safety, erosion and vegetation overgrowth.
     Uriy Isaakovich Khodorkovskiy, Kiev, Vozdukhoflotskiy Prospect, 37A, fl.23, tel.: (044) 276- 95-05 completed the survey 26 February 1997. Documentation: History of towns and villages of Ukrainian RSR Kirovogradskaya region. Kiev, 1972; Encyclopaedia Judaica; Kirovogradtschina during the World War II, 1941-1945. Collection of documents and materials. Dnepropetrovsk, 1965. He visited the site on 7 November 1996 and interviewed director of regional historical-country Museum Derkhach M.P., Golovanevsk, Pionerskaya St., 19, tel.: (05252). GOLOVANEVSK III:     US Commission No. UA.10060501.
     The unlandmarked mass gravesite is located at northern part of the village near forest "Volovik". The isolated forested plain without sign or marker may be reached by turning directly off the road. Access is open to all with no wall, gate, or fence. Current size is 6 square meters. There are no visible tombstones. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem. Drainage is a seasonal problem. There are unmarked mass graves in the site. The municipality owns and uses site only as Jewish cemetery. The site borders a forest. The gravesite is visited rarely by local citizens. The site never was vandalized since its creation. No care. No caretaker. No structures.
     Uriy Isaakovich Khodorkovskiy, Kiev, Vozdukhoflotskiy Prospect, 37A, fl.23, tel.: (044) 276- 95-05 completed the survey 26 February 1997. Documentation: History of towns and villages of Ukrainian RSR Kirovogradskaya region. Kiev, 1972; Encyclopaedia Judaica; Kirovogradtschina during the World War II, 1941-1945. Collection of documents and materials. Dnepropetrovsk, 1965. He visited the site on 7 November 1996 and interviewed director of regional historical-country Museum Derkhach M.P., Golovanevsk, Pionerskaya St., 19, tel.: (05252).

GOLYATIN:     US Commission No. UA06190101
Golyatin is located in Zakarpatskaya at 49º12 24º27, 170 km from Mukachevo. The cemetery is located at 400m north of town center. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 70. 1918, Zakarpat'ye was transferred to the Czech. In 1944 was Jews deported to death camp. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1942. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked isolated and wooded suburban hillside with 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 common tombstones, most in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections or known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site and completed survey in /07/1995. Interviewed was Merish Nikolay of Golyatin on /07/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia. Book 2, Jerusalem 1982. Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo. Book 2, 4, 1994. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

v. GONORATA:     US Commission No. UA15240501
v. Gonorata is located in Odesskaya, 12km from Kotovka and 200km from Odessa. The mass grave is located at south, road to v. Lyubomirka. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews. 300 Jews from Bessarabia were murdered in here in Autumn 1941. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. Bessarabia used this mass grave. The mass grave location is suburban and rural (agricultural), located on flat land, marked by no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, 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 stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave is visited rarely by local residents. The mass grave has been vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vandalism, and existing nearby development and proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: weather erosion and vegetation.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site and completed survey in 01/1995. Interviewed were Kovalskiy of Kotovsk in 01/1995 and Barsukova of Kotovsk in 01/1995. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GORINCHEVO:     US Commission No. UA06500101
Alternate name: Horincovo (Hungarian). Gorinchevo is located in Zakarpatskaya. The cemetery is located at center near the mountain. The town is location at 48º16 23º26, 65km from Mukachevo and 182km from Chernovtsy. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was mid-1900s. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 80. 1918 Zakarpat'ye was transferred to Czech; and 1944 Jews deported to death camp. The unlandmarked Jewish Hasidic cemetery was established in 1941; and last known Jewish burial was 1941. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. The isolated urban hillside by water 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 common tombstones, few in original location and more than 75% toppled or broken date from the 19th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections or known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: pollution and existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in /07/1995. He completed survey on 08/08/1995. Interviewed was Gergik S.G. of Hust on /07/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia, vol 2, Jerusalem, 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukrainoznavstvo, vol 1-2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GORISHEVKA: may be buried at Komargorod
GORISHNIE: used the cemetery at Berezdovtsy

GORLOVKA I:     US Commission No. UA04010102
Gorlovka is located in Donetskaya, 45 km from Donetsk and 12 km from Enakievo. Present town population is over 100,000 with 1,001-10,000 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1890-1895. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 10,000. The last known Jewish burial was 1994. No other towns or villages used this landmarked cemetery. The suburban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location, with less than 25% toppled or broken date from the 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, portraits on stones, and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for other. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The cemetery boundaries is larger now than 1939. Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last 10 years. Jewish individuals within country re-erected stones, cleaned stones, and cleared vegetation. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with a catafalque. Serious threat: vegetation. Moderate threat: pollution. Slight threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism.
     Kantor Yakov Filippovich on 6/15/94 visited site on 6/17/94. No interviews were conducted for this survey. Tsiputkin Grigoriy Efimovich of Donetsk-52, Vladiganskogo Street, 36 apt. 24 [Phone: 956936] on 06/28/1994 and Kantor Yakov Filippovich [Phone: 7-4908] and Juravskiy Isaak Abramovich completed survey.
GORLOVKA II:     US Commission No. UA04010101
Gorlovka is located in Donetskaya, 50 km from Donetsk and 20 km from Enakievo. The cemetery is located at Artemovskaya highway, Internationalnaya Street Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 1,001-10,000 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was end 19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 10,000. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1906-1907. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The flat suburban land, separate but near other cemeteries, 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 site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 2.00 and is now 3.00 hectares. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, with iron decorations or lettering, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. Less than 25% are toppled or broken. Stones date from the 20th century. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for other. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries is larger now than 1939. Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last 10 years. Local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals within country did re-erection of stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation. Now, there is regular caretaker paid by contributions from visitors and the government. Within the limits of the cemetery there is a pre-burial house with a catafalque and a chimney. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: weather erosion. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism.
     Kantor Yakov Filippovich visited site on 9/17/94 with Berman Boris Mihailovich. Interviewed were Kantor Yakov Filippovich and Berman Boris Mihailovich. Tsiputkin Grigoriy Efimovich of Donetsk-52, Vladiganskogo Street 36, apt. 24 [Phone: 956936] completed survey on 09/17/1994.

GORODENKA:     US Commission No. UA08280101
Alternate name: Horodenka (German). Gorodenka is located in Ivano-Frankovskaya at 48º40 25º30, 50 km from Chernovtsy and 109 km from Ivano-Frankovsk. The cemetery is located at west part of town near Christian cemetery. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1900 Jewish population (census) was 3048. Effected Jewish Community: 1668-The Magdeburg Law, 1867-The Jews received all rights of Austro-Hungary, 1890-1900 was emigration to USA. Living here was Nahman Gorodenken (brother-in-arms of Baal-Shem-Tov). The Jewish cemetery was established in 17th century with last known Hasidic (Sadagorskaya, Vizhnitskaya) Jewish burial 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The urban hillside and crown of a hill, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by Kotsyubinskogo Street, to hill, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location with between 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from the 18th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special section for old (17-18th c) and new (19-20th c). Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and waste dumping. Adjacent properties are recreational and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of new roads or highways. Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Serious threat: uncontrolled access (60% of tombstones stolen), pollution (Uncontrolled access, vegetation, and vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion and existing nearby development. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 18/09/1996. He completed survey on 03/10/1996. Interviewed were Kotelko Miroslav Nikolayevich [Phone: (03430) 21816] on 18/09/1996. Documentation: Wasintynski: B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX Warszawa, 1930 Jewish Encyclopaedia.

GORODILETS: may be buried at Kovel

GORODISHCHE:     US Commission No. UA23100101/ may be buried at Berezno or Sudilkov
Alternate name: Gorodishtch (Yiddish), Gorodishtche (German) and Horodyszcze (Hungarian). Gorodishche is located in Chercasskaya at 49º17 31º27, 170 km from Kiev and 107 km from Uman. The cemetery is located at north. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 11-100 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1194. Effected Jewish Community: 1678 Koliivschina, 1919 Civil War and 1941 World War I. The Jewish cemetery was established in 18th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial in 1955. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land with 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 common tombstones, none in original location and between 50%-75% toppled or broken, from 18th to 19th century. Stones removed were incorporated into roads or structures. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing), storage and waste dumping. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of new roads or highways. Visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and frequently in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vandalism.
     Turman Bella of Chercass, Homenko st., 16, apt.66 [Phone: (0472) 631272] visited site and completed survey on 15/10/1995. Interviewed were Kamenetskiy Mihail Abramovich of Kamenets Podolskiy on 15/10/1995.

GORODISHE: may be buried at Bachmatch
GORODISHTCH: (Yiddish) see Gorodishche
GORODISHTCHE: (German) see Gorodishche
GORODISLAVICHY: used the cemetery at Mykolaiv
GORODKOVKA:     US Commission No. UA01090101
Gorodkovka is located in Vinnitskaya at 48º23 28º42, 15 km from Krijopol, 101 km from Vinnitsa and 295 km from Odessa. The cemetery is located on the outskirts on the road to the sugar factory. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1602. Effected Jewish Community: Pogroms, 1918-1920, Ghetto, 1941-1944, Chmelnitski pogroms in 1648-9 and pogroms of Barskoj Conference in 1768-72. The Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial in 1994No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban agricultural hillside, between fields and woods, has signs in other languages. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with gate that does not lock surrounds site. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location and between 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special sections for men and women. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and frequently in the last 10 years. The regular caretaker is paid by a local contribution and paid regularly by Jewish survivors. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Cemetery is used to gather firewood and prepare straw. 80% of cemetery is overgrown and inaccessible. At present, the headstones are being smashed. Vegetation is a constant problem, disturbing graves and stones. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion and pollution. Slight threat: existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065,Odessa, Varnenskaya Street, 17D, apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on 7/4/94. Interviewed were community members. Documentation: City Populations of the Podol Region Kamenets-Podol, 1905; Population of towns of the Podol region, Krilov, 1905; Historical monuments in Podol-Kamanets Region, Gulman 1901; National Minorities in Ukraine, Register, 1925. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GORODNA:(Yiddish) see Gorodnya (Aleshkinskoye) and Gorodnya 251510

GORODNITSA:     US Commission No. UA05030501
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Suchostav/Gorodnitsa/gorodnitsa.html Alternate name: Horodnitca (Yiddish), Gorodnista (Russian) and Horodnitsa (Ukraine). Gorodnitsa is located in Zhitomirskaya at 50º48 27º19, 29 km from Novograd-Volynskiy, 116 km from Zhitomir and 75 km from Rovno. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1126. Living here was Neyterman -Belyaev Georgiy Iosifovich. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Gorodnitsa Jews only. The rural (agricultural) hillside by water, has no sign or marker. 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 stones were removed. Stones date from the 20th century. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited rarely by local residents. This mass grave never was vandalized. There was cleared vegetation. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: pollution and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259] on 4/16/94. Interviewed were Bokser David Grigoryevich visited site on 4/16/94. He completed survey on 11/25/1994.

GORODNYA I (ALESHKINSKOYE): US Commission No. UA24220502
Alternate name: Gorodna (Yiddish) and Horodna (Polish). Gorodnya (Aleshkinskoye) is located in Chernigovskaya at 51º53 31º36, 5 km from Gorodnya. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was first half 19 [sic]. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 1359. Living here was Rabbi Berlin. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Gorodnya Jews only. 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 surrounds the mass grave. The mass grave has no special sections. Stones date from 1975. The mass grave has only common tombstones. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for other. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries have not changed since 1939. Rarely, private visitor (Jews and non-Jews) and local residents visit. This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: vandalism.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgeniyevna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny pr., 5, apt.68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/3/95. Interviewed were Azov Ayzek Lazarevich of Shevchenko Street, 16, apt.1 [Phone: (04645) 22939] on 3/3/95 and Mogilevets Nadejda Mihaylovna [Phone: (04546) 21136] on 3/3/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
GORODNYA II: (251510) US Commission No. UA24220101
The cemetery is located at south on Chernousa Street Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews. Others: Chernigov Oblast Archive of Frunze Street, 2 [Phone: (04622)74117].
     The earliest known Jewish community was first half 19 [sic]. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 1359. Jews living in town were Gabay David Buhdruker, Hevry-Kadyshe-Nevelev and Sheyhen, Avraam Runin. Rabbi Berlin is buried here. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1993. Novklya (40 km away), Tupichev (24 km away), Ivashkovka (24km away), and Xripovka (24km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with gate that does not lock surrounds site. 101 to 500 stones, all in original location with no surviving stones toppled or broken, date from 1920. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special sections for men, women, rabbis, children, suicides and other. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visited frequently. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II, during World War II and occasionally in the last 10 years. Jewish individuals within country have patched broken stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation. Now, individuals occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgeniyevna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny pr., 5, apt.68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 2/3/95. Interviewed was Azov Ayzek Lazaryevich of Shevchenko Street, 16, apt.1 [Phone: (04645) 22939] on 2/3/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
GORODNYA III: (251510) US Commission No. UA24220501
The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Gorodnya Jews. The isolated urban 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. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. The oldest known common tombstone dated from 1950. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
Sokolova Eleonora Evgeniyevna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny pr., 5, apt.68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 3/3/95. Interviewed were Azov Ayzek Lazaryevich of Shevchenko Street, 16, apt.1 [Phone: (04645) 22939] on 3/3/95 and Kukharyenko Elizavyeta Fillipovna [Phone: (04645)21410] on 3/3/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GORODOK I:     US Commission No. UA13300101
Alternate name: Grodek Jagelonski (Polish). The town is located at 49º47 23º39, 29km from L'vov. The cemetery is located at 39 Zastavskaya Street. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1420. 1931 Jewish population was 3281. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1941. Jewish Community that used this cemetery was. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated flat suburban 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. The approximate size of cemetery is now 0.32 hectares. No stones are visible. The cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves and no structures. The municipality and private individual(s) own property now used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and recreation (park, playground, sports). Adjacent properties are residential and railway line. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of the railway line. The cemetery is visited rarely by private visitors. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last 10 years. The cemetery is destroyed with no tombstones. The site is partially overgrown with the trees. Between the trees is rubbish.
     Gel'ston I.I. of a/c 10569, L'vov 290049 [Phone: (0322)227490] visited site and completed survey on 07/11/96. Interviewed were Shelest David Samoylovich [Phone: (03231) 91197] on 07/11/96.
GORODOK II:     US Commission No. UA13300102
The cemetery is located opposite of the railway station. Local officials: The garrison of Gorodok - Chief Laguzdov Oleg Igorevich [Phone: (03231) 91600]. KEY HOLDER: Laguzdov Oleg Igorevich. Others: Historical Archives of L'vov [Phone: (0322) 723508].
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1420. 1931 Jewish population was 3281. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in the 19th century. The unlandmarked isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open with permission. A broken masonry wall with locking gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.84 hectares. Tombstones were destroyed during of WW II. The cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves. A regional or national governmental agency owns property used for storage. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: pollution (The cemetery is used for coal storage). Serious threat: vegetation. Moderate threat: weather erosion.
     Gel'ston I.I. of a/c 10569, L'vov 290049 [Phone: (0322)227490] visited site on 07/11/96. He completed survey on 27/11/96. Interviewed was Shelest David Samoylovich [Phone: (03231) 91197] on 07/11/96.
GORODOK III:     US Commission No. UA13300501
     The mass grave is southwest from railway station. See Gorodok I for town information. Others: State Archives of L'vovskaya Oblast [Phone: (0322) 743323]. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1943. The unlandmarked mass grave location is isolated suburban flat land with signs or plaques in Ukrainian mentioning the Holocaust. 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 stones are all in original location and date from the 20th century. No stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. The mass grave has tombstones with metal fences around graves and marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited occasionally by private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). This mass grave never was vandalized. Local/municipal authorities did re-erection of stones in 1960. Now, individuals occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. No threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, vandalism, and existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Gel'ston I.I. of a/c 10569, L'vov 290049 [Phone: (0322) 227490] visited site on 07/11/96. Interviewed were Shelest David Samoylovich [Phone: (03231) 91197] on 07/11/96. He completed survey on 27/11/96.

GORODOK:     US Commission No. UA02320101
Alternate name: Gorodok (Yiddish) and Gorodok (English). The town is located at 50º41 26º11, 95 km from Lutsk and 13 km from Rovno. The cemetery is located at behind the southern outskirts of the village. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 17-18th century. 1939 Jewish population was 62. Effected Jewish community: Khmelnitski pogroms, First World War, 1917 Revolution, 1920 Peace in Brest, 1939 joining the USSR. The last known Hasidic (Karlin Stolinskaya) Jewish burial was in 1941. Prilestnoye (2 km away) and Galuziya (2 km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Eeached by the forest, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.25 hectares. 1 to 20 common tombstones date from the 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for old cemetery. Adjacent properties are forest. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. There is a big hole, probably a trench. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Serious threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Moderate threat: pollution and vegetation. (Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves.) Slight threat: weather erosion. No threat: existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Kirzhner Moisey Davidovich of 263005 Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street 18, apt.38 [Phone: (03322)34775] visited site and completed survey on 17/11/1996. Interviewed was Yakimchuk Fyodor Savich on 17/11/1996. Documentation: Information book about parishes and cloisters in Volin'; Volinian Vladimiro-Vasiliyevskoye brotherhood.

GOROGISCHE: may be buried at Velikiye Mezhirichi

GOROGNITSA:     US Commission No. UA05030101
Gorognitsa is located in Zhitomirskaya, 116 km from Zhitomir, 129 km from Rovno and 29 km from Novograd-Volinskiy. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 1116. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1991. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The hillside, by water and other, isolated, has no sign or marker. Access is open to all. A broken fence with gate that does not lock surrounds site. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location and between 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 1906. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have portraits and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and other. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last 10 years. Local/municipal authorities cleaned stones, cleared vegetation and fixed gate. Now, individuals occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with chimney and an ohel. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: pollution and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107,apt.42. [Phone: 54239] visited sie on 4/16/94. He completed survey on 06/28/1994. Interviewed were not listed.

GOROKHOV I:     US Commission No. UA02110101
Alternate name: Horckhov (Yiddish), Horchov (German), Horkhure (Hungarian) and Horochow (Russian).Gorokhov is located in Volynskaya at 50º30 24º46, 50 km from Lutsk and 88 km from Lvov. The cemetery is located at southeast on Studencheskaya Street & Galana Street. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 15th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3500 or 2317. Effected Jewish Community: WWI, Civil War and WWII. Living here was Zuberman. The Jewish cemetery was established in 16-17th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial 1940. Senkevichevka (20km away) and Skobelka (20km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property now used for industrial or commercial use and residential. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of new roads or highways, housing development and commercial or industrial development. Rarely, Jews and non-Jews visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Serious threat: vandalism, existing nearby development and proposed nearby development.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street, 18,apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 2/13/95. Interviewed were Gribok V.Y., Stopachinskiy M.I. of Gorokhov on 2/13/95.
GOROKHOV II:     US Commission No. UA02110501
The mass grave is located at south, end of town park on Kotlyarevskogo St.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 15th century. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. The mass grave location is urban, located on a hillside, isolated, marked by no sign or marker. It is reached by crossing town park. Access is open to all. No wall, fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. No stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. Common tombstones date from the 20th century. The mass grave has only. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are recreational and residential. Rarely, private visitor (Jews and non-Jews) and local residents visit. This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vegetation.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street, 18,apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 2/14/95. Interviewed was Gribok Vasil Yakovlevich [Phone: (03379)21257] on 2/14/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
GOROKHOV III:     US Commission No. UA02110502
     The mass grave is located at southeast on Vatutina Street. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by Vatutina Street, 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 stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. Common tombstones date from 1990. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The mass grave is visited rarely by private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access and weather
.      Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street, 18,apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 2/14/95. Interviewed were Gribok Vasil Yakovlevich on 2/14/95.
GOROKHOV IV:     US Commission No. UA02110503
     The unlandmarked mass grave is located at west, in closed town cemetery, corner of 750 yr [sic] GOROKHOV & Grumevsko. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. No other towns or villages' Jews were murdered at this mass grave. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, 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 stones were removed. The mass grave has no special sections. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns the site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are residential. The mass grave is visited rarely by local residents. This mass grave never was vandalized. Now, authorities clear or clean occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Serious threat: pollution. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street, 18,apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 2/14/95 as did Gribok Vasil Yakovlevich [Phone: (03379) 21257]. Interviewed were Gribok Vasil Yakovlevich [Phone: (03379) 21257] on 2/14/95. Documentation: title not in Latin letters. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GOROSHKI: (German and Polish) see Volodarsk-Volynsk
GORSHNEVOYE: may be buried at Tomashpol
GORYNGRAD: may be buried at Tuchin

GOSCHA:     US Commission No. UA17320101
Alternate name: Hoscht (Yiddish), Hoscg (German) and Hoscha (Hungarian). Goscha is located in Rovenskaya at 50º36 26º40, 82 km from Rovno. The cemetery is located east, on road to Kuruzvany, region of "agriculture chemistry". Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 811. Effected Jewish Community: Khmelnitskiy's pogroms, World War I. The Jewish cemetery was established in 18th century with last known Hasidic (Karlin-Stolin) Jewish burial in 1942. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated, rural (agricultural) hillside and crown of a hill, has no sign or marker. Reached by collective farm field, "Agriculture Chemistry" territory, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 21 to 100 common tombstones, few in original location and more than 75% toppled or broken, date from the 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Michurin collective farm owns property now used for Jewish cemetery use and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized not in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. We could see grave that was dig up. Tombstones were moved to increase of tillable land Small shrubs moving tombstones. Serious threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation, and vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion. Slight threat: pollution.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 19/09/1996. Interviewed were Zubkevich Petr Pavlovich of Nezavisimosti Street, 32 [Phone: (03650) 21610] on 19/09/1996. Documentation: see section 14. [sic] Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.

GOSLOW: see Eypatoria

GOSTOMEL:     US Commission No. UA09080101
Alternate name: Hostoml (Polish), Hostomlia (Russian) and Hostomla, Ostomla,Hostome (others). Gostomel is located in Kievskaya at 50º35 30º17, 26km from Kiev. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1842. 1897 Hasidic Jewish population (census) was 916. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated wooded 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. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has only common tombstones and no known mass graves. The cemetery property is now used for other. The cemetery is not visited. There is no maintenance. 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 7/16/94. Interviewed were not listed.

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