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BABIN:       US Commission No. UA25190501
Alternate name: Babin (Yiddish) and Bukovina (German). Babin is located in Chernovitskaya at 48º20 25º29, 29km from Zastavna and 32km from Chernovtsy. The mass grave is located at NW part of the village. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      1939 Jewish population (census) was 64. The unlandmarked 1943 mass grave location is isolated rural (agricultural) flat landmarked with signs or plaques in local language mentioning Jews and the Holocaust. Reached by crossing other public property (On the road to v. Probabin Ivano-Frankovsky region), access is open to all with a continuous fence with no gate. 1-20 stones, all in original location and none toppled, broken, or removed, date from 1994. The mass grave contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property only used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities erected multi-stone monument in 1994. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: weather erosion, vandalism and existing nearby development.
     Hodorkovsky Yuriy Isaakovich of 252037, Ukraine, Kiev, Vozduhoflotsky 37a, 23 [ph: (044) 2769505] visited site on 3/16/95 and interviewed Usatyy V.V. of Zastavna on 3/15/95. He completed survey on 03/19/1995.

BABINTCHY: used the cemetery at Novofastov
BACHMAC: (Hungarian) see Bachmatch

BACHMATCH:       US Commission No. UA24020101
Alternate name: Bachmac (Hungarian) and Bakhmach (Polish). Bachmatch is located in Chernigovskaya. The town is location at 51º11 32º41, 145 km from Chernigov, 196 km from Kiev and 32 km from Konotop. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 11-100 Jews. Caretaker: Grishko Evdokiya Andreevna, Lazo St., 24.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1870s. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 612. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in 1870s with last known Hasidic Jewish burial 1992. Grigorovka, Gorodishe (15km away) and Dmitrovka (15km away) used this cemetery. The isolated, urban, flat land with no sign or marker is reached by turning directly off a private road. Access is open to all via a continuous fence with a non-locking gate. The cemetery has special sections for men, women and children. Stones date from the 19th century to the 20th century. Some have traces of painting on their surfaces, with other metallic elements, 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 residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. This cemetery was not vandalized. There has been cleaning stones and clearing vegetation by Jewish individuals within country from 1900-1990. The government pays the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgenievna of 253152 visited the site for this survey, Kiev, Tychini pr., 5,Apt. 68 [ph: (044) 5505681] on 8/31/94 and interviewed Levin Yakov Haymovich of Pervomayskaya St., 41, Apt. 32 [ph: (04635) 31709] on 8/31/94 and Grossman Boris Yakovlevich [ph: (04635) 22700] on 8/31/94 and Bulah Ivan Stepanovich of 2-d per. Lesi Ukrainki on 8/31/94. She completed this survey on 08/31/1994. Other documentation was inaccessible.

BADOVKA: (Polish) see Obodovka

BAHOV:       US Commission No. UA02240101
Alternate names: Sofievka (Yiddish), Zofievka (German), Sofiovka (Polish), Trochenbrool (English) and Trochinbrod (Russian). Bahov is located in Volynskaya at 50º57 25º38, 43km from Lutsk and 50km from Rovno. Cemetery: Yaromel. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1531. Effecting community were Civil war and 1st World War. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Hasidic (Karlin-Strolin) Jewish burial in 1920. Ignatovka (2km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated flat rural (agricultural) site has no sign or marker. Reached by road to Domashov-Gorodische, Access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture and other. Rarely, local residents visit. No vandalism is reported in last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: vandalism. Slight threat: uncontrolled access.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo St., 18, Apt. 38 [ph: (03322) 34775] visited site on 21/06/1995 and interviewed Aleksyuk P., Maksimchuk A. on 21/06/1995. He completed survey on 21/06/1995. Documentation: Shmuel Spector. The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1945 . Yad Vashem. Jerusalem: Federation of Volhynian Jews, 1990, p. 310, 14, 22, 66, 71, 118, 209, 210, 229, 260, 306-310, 338, 358. Other documentation was inaccessible.

BAHOVETS: may be buried at Kovel
BAIRAMCEA: (German and Yiddish) see Nikolayevka-Novorossiyska
BAJRAMTSCHA: (Hungarian) see Nikolayevka-Novorossiyska
BAKHMACH: may be buried at Konotop
BAKHMACH: (Polish) see Bachmatch
v. BALALAYCHUK:       US Commission No. UA15270501
v. Balalaychuk is located in Odesskaya, 23 km from Berezovka and 70 km from Odessa. The mass grave is located at E, near road to v. Marinovo. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      3700 Jews from Odessa were murdered in v. Balalaychuk in November 1941 and March 1942. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. The suburban and rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The site contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns the property only used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are farm. Rarely, local residents visit. The mass grave was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance or 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 and existing nearby development. Moderate threat: weather erosion, vegetation, vandalism, and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, Apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site in 01/1995 and interviewed Sych A.M. of Berezovka in 01/1995 and Yuditskiy S.M. of Berezovka in 01/1995. He completed survey on 02/17/1995. Other documentation was inaccessible.

BALANOVKA:       US Commission No. UA01360501
Balanovka is located in Vinnitskaya, 20 km from Bershad, 45 km from Balta, 110 km from Uman, and 215 km from Vinnitsa. The mass grave is located at west on the road to Obodovka. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1700. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 9116. Effecting Jewish community were 1768, 1772 1882, 1905, and 1920 Pogroms. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Jews of the town. The isolated suburban and rural (agricultural) hillside with no sign or marker is reached by village road. Access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The site contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns the property only used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, local residents visit. No vandalism, maintenance, or structures reported. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: existing and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Ukraine, Odessa, Varnenskaya 17d, a.52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site in 05/1994 in 09/1989 and interviewed Polyak S.Y. of Balta in 05/1994 and Rukhvag N.Y. of Balta in 05/1994. He completed survey on 03/05/1995. Documentation: Odessa Oblast State Archives Fond P-2255,1, ñ. 1129, 1135, 1359, 1365, 1400, 1403. Other documentation was inaccessible.

BALTA: may be buried at Olgopol

BALTA I:       US Commission No. UA15130101
Alternate names: Balta (Yiddish), Yuzefgrod (German) and Elansk (Russian). Balta is located in Odesskaya at 47º56 29º37, 200 km from Odessa and 107 km from Uman. Cemetery: Yaroslavskaya. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 101-1,000 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1700. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 9116. Effecting the Jewish community was 1768-1772 pogrom. The unlandmarked Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Jewish burial in 20th century. Used only by this community, the isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. No stones are visible or they date from the 19th century. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality and private individual(s) own the site. The cemetery property is now used for private houses. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II and no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 10/8/94 and interviewed Kurits B.A. of Balta on 8/10/94. He completed survey on 10/08/1994. Other documentation was inaccessible.
BALTA II:       US Commission No. UA15130102
See Balta I for town information. Cemetery: Tkachenko St.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1700. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 9116. Effecting community were 1768-1772, 1882, 1905, and 1920 pogroms and 1941-1944 ghetto. The unlandmarked Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century with last known Jewish burial in early 20th century. The isolated, urban, flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality and private individual(s) own the site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and private houses. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II. There is maintenance or structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, vandalism, existing and proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution and vegetation.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 10/8/94 and interviewed Kurits B.A. of Balta on 10/8/94. He completed survey on 10/08/1994. Other documentation exists but was not used because it is not reliable.
BALTA III:       US Commission No. UA15130103
     See Balta I for town information. Cemetery: north. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1995. 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 via a continuous fence with a non-locking gate. 501 to 5000 stones exist, most in original location and 25%-50% toppled or broken. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. The 19th-20th centuries tombstones have iron decorations or lettering, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery use and mass burial site. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by organized individual tours, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents. No vandalism is reported in last ten years. Jewish individuals within country patched broken stones and cleared vegetation in 1988. The regular caretaker is paid regularly by Jewish survivors. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Slight threat: pollution and vegetation.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 8/10/94 and interviewed Kurits B.A. of Balta on 8/10/94. Shwartz Yulia Nikolayevna of 253152, Kiev, Buchmy St., 5/1, Apt. 8 [ph: (044) 5503228] completed survey on 04/01/1995. Other documentation was inaccessible.
BALTA IV:       US Commission No. UA15130104
     See Balta I for town information. Cemetery: south, 1700m from center. The Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in 1824 with last known Jewish burial 1995. 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 via a continuous fence with a non-locking gate. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location and 25%-50% toppled or broken date from 1824 to 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have 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 commercial or industrial and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by organized individual tours, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last 10 years. Jewish individuals within country and Jewish groups within country patched broken stones, cleaned stones, cleared vegetation, and fixed wall in 1978. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and pollution. Slight threat: vegetation and vandalism.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 8/10/94 and interviewed Kurits B.A. of Balta on 8/10/94 and 5. Yulia Shwartz of 253152, Kiev, Buchmy St., 5/1, Apt. 8 [ph: (044) 5503228] completed survey on 04/01/1996. Other documentation was inaccessible.
     UPDATE: http://balta.boom.ru/balta_jewish.html
     UPDATE: http://baltatown.narod.ru/necropolis/jewish/jewish_cemetery.html

BANILA PE SIRET: (Slov) see Banilov (Siret)
BANILA: (Hungarian) see Banilov

BANILOV:       US Commission No. UA25020101
Alternate name: Siret (Yiddish) and Banila (Hungarian). Banilov is located in Chernovitskaya. The town is location at 48º50 25º29, 20 km from Vizhnitsa and 45 km from Chernovtsy. Cemetery: the center, 200m from highway and 300m from railroad. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was in 17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 688. In 1848, Jews received political rights. In 1918, Bukovina was transferred to Rumunia. In 1940, Bukovina was transferred to USSR. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1939. 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. A broken fence surrounds the cemetery. There is no gate. 101-500 stones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1872 to 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special sections for men, women and unmarried women. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. The cemetery is visited occasionally 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 seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Ukraine, Odessa, Varnenskaya 17d,a.52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 12/8/94 and interviewed Cherkach N.I. on 12/8/94. He completed survey on 12/08/1994.
BANILOV II: (SIRET) US Commission No. UA25130101
     See BANILOV I for town details. Cemetery: S part of the village. The Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. Isolated between fields and woods with no sign or marker, one must cross 500 m from village to forest to reach it. Access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. 101-500 stones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken date from the 19th-20th centuries. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has only common tombstones and no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are forest. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, damaging stones. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Serious threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion and vegetation. Slight threat: existing and proposed nearby development.
     Documentation: H. Gold Geschichte der Juden in der Bukowina , 1962. Hodorkovsky Yuriy Isaakovich of 252037, Ukraine, Kiev, Vozduhoflotsky 37a, 23 [ph: (044) 2769505] visited site on 3/12/95. No interviews were conducted for this survey. He completed survey on 03/20/1995.
BANILOV III:       US Commission No. UA25020101
     See BANILOV I for town information. Cemetery: the center, 200m from highway and 300m from railroad. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1939. 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. A broken fence without gate surrounds the cemetery. 101-500 stones, most in original location and less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1872 to the 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special sections for men, women and unmarried women. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery use and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. The cemetery is visited occasionally by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance or structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Serious threat: uncontrolled access. Moderate threat: vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Ukraine, Odessa, Varnenskaya 17d,a.52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 12/8/94 and interviewed Cherkach N.I. on 12/8/94. He completed survey on 12/08/1994.
BANILOV IV:       US Commission No. UA25020102
     See BANILOV I for town information. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1939. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated flat rural (agricultural) site 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 cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location and less than 25% toppled or broken date from the 19th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections or mass graves. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The municipality owns the property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance or structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vandalism.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of 252037,Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37A, apt.23 [ph: (044)2769505] visited site on 07/1994 and interviewed local residents in 07/1994. He completed survey on 08/20/1994.

BAR I:       US Commission No. UA01230101
Alternate names: Ber (Yiddish) and Pob (Polish). Bar is located in Vinnitskaya at 49º40 27º40, 62 km from Vinnitsa. The cemetery was located at Kotsubinski Alley but was liquidated by Soviets in 1978. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 101-1,000" Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1425. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 5270. Effecting community were 1648-49 pogrom in time of Khelnitski, 1768-72 Pogrom at time of Barskoj Confederation, and 1918-20 pogrom at time of Civil War. 19 August 1942, 9000 Jews from Bar and local villages were murdered and the village burned. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century. David (Mazziel of Bar) was buried in the unlandmarked Hasidic cemetery used only by Bar. A city street reaches the isolated flat urban site by water. Access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the site. No 17th to 19th century stones are visible and contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for residences. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and between 1945 and 1981. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures and residential. Very serious threat: vandalism.
     Documentation: Town populations in Russian Empire. Podol Region. 1864; Historical Monuments in Podol Region. Kamanets-Podol. V.P.Gulman.1901; Town populations in Podol Region. Kamanets-Podol. A.Krylov. 1905; National Minorities in Ukraine. Register. Kharkiv. !925. Other documentation was inaccessible.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 6/27/94 and interviewed Inhibitions in Bar. He completed survey on 27/06/1994.
BAR II:       US Commission No. UA01230102
     See BAR I for town information. Cemetery: Ostrovskogo St.. The Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in 1921 with last known Jewish burial 1994. v. Matuykov (15km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban and rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with a gate that does not lock surrounds the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, all in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1921. Location of removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, bronze decorations or lettering, 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 and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are larger now than 1939. The cemetery is visited frequently by organized individual tours and private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). The cemetery was vandalized during World War II but not in the last 10 years. Jewish individuals within country and Jewish individuals abroad re-erected stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery are other structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism.
     Documentation: Town populations in Russian Empire . Podol Region 1864; Historical Monuments in Podol Region . Kamanets-Podol. V.P.Gulman 1901; Town Population in Podol Region. Kamanets-Podol. A. Krylov.1905; National Minorities in Ukraine . Register. Kharkiv. 1925. Other documentation was inaccessible. Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065,Oddesa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 6/27/94. Residents in Bar were interviewed. He completed survey on 06/27/1994.
BAR III:       US Commission No. UA01230501
     See BAR I for town information. The mass grave is located in NW at end of Lenin St. Bar is 62km from Vinnitsa. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 with last known Jewish burial 1942. The isolated suburban flat land has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Access is open to all. A continuous fence surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The common tombstone dates from 1948. The municipality owns the property only used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The mass grave is visited frequently by organized individual tours and private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). The site was not vandalized in the last 10 years but was frequently in the last 10 years. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation and existing nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion, vandalism and proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Ukraine, Odessa, Varnenskaya 17d,a.52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 08/1989 and interviewed Elstershamis I.E. of Bar in 07/1994 and Shkolnik P.A. of Bar in 07/1994. He completed survey on 08/03/1995. Documentation: Vinnitsa State Oblast Archive Fond P-4422, on. 1, d. 2.; Vinnitsa State Oblast Archive Fond P- 136, on. 15, d. 88.

BARANIN: may be buried at Emelchino

BARANOVKA I:       US Commission No. UA05010101 [may be buried at Yosipovka]
Baranovka is located in Zhitomirskaya, 101 km from Zhitomir and 37 km from Novograd-Volynskiy. Cemetery: Levanevkogo St. in Baranovskiy region, S part of the village. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1925 Jewish population (census) was 1127. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 602. Effecting the Jewish community was 1919 pogrom. Rabbi Bakshteyn was buried there. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1994. Pershtravensk (20km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a broken fence with non-locking gate. 21 to 100 stones, most in original location with 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from 1917. Location of removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized frequently in the last 10 years. Local/municipal authorities cleared vegetation in 1980s with no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery is a broken ohel. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, damaging stones. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: pollution and vegetation. Serious threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St., 107, Apt. 42. [Ph: 54239] visited site on 6/27/94 and interviewed someone not listed. He completed survey on 06/28/1994.
BARANOVKA II:       US Commission No. UA05010501
     The unlandmarked 1941 Jewish mass grave is located at Sosnitsa, dug in for Jews of Baranovka. The isolated wooded flat land between fields and woods has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via continuous fence. 1-20 stones, all in original location, date from 20th century. No stones were removed, broken, or toppled. The mass grave has tombstones with metal fences around graves. The municipality owns the property only used for Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and forest. Rarely, local residents visit. Jewish individuals within country re-erected stones in 1992. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Moderate threats: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threats: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy , Lenina St., 107, apt.42. [Ph: (04141) 54259] on 9/4/95 and interviewed Kaplun Boris Aronovich of Baranovka, Levanevskogo St., 18 visited site on 27/06/1994 and interviewed Shlaen Boris Davidovich of K. Marksa St.82, Apt.42 [ph: (04141)52632] on 9/4/95. He completed survey on 09/04/1995.

BARANOWKA: (Russian) see Baranovka

BARYSH:
     BOOK: Baryszer Young Men's Benevolent Association (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1934-1973. Description: .5 linear ft. Notes: Landsmanshaft organized in 1905 by Jewish immigrants from Barysh, Ukraine. … YIVO collections are in Yiddish, Russian, Polish, English, Hebrew, and other European and non-European languages. Location: YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, New York, NY. Control No.: NXYH89-A768 [December 2000]

BATRAD: See BOTRAD

BELGOROD DNESTROVSKIY:
at 46º12' 30º21', now in the Ukraine. Also known as Akkerman, Bilhorod Dnistrovskyy, Byelogorod, Cetatea Alba, and Ir Lavan
   See http://www.weblist.ru/cities/Belgorod2dDnestrovskiy.html [February 2001]
   Source: Nathan Sturman, Gunma, Japan; npsturman@lycos.ne.jp [February 2001]

BELIA TSERKOV: (Hebrew) see Belaya Tserkov

BELILOVKA I:       US Commission No. UA05450101
Alternate names: Belilovka (Yiddish), Bialolowka (German) and Bilolowka (Hungarian). Belilovka is located in Zhitomirskaya at 49º41 25º20, 20 km from Puzhin and 64 km from Vinnitsa. Cemetery: Shevchenko St., SW. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1719. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 198. In 1926, Jewish Council was established. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated flat rural (agricultural) site has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. 21 to 100 stones, most in original location with 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from 1909. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has only common tombstones and no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery use and agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. 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. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St., 107,apt.42. [Ph: (04141) 54259] visited site on 13/07/1995 and interviewed Schiglik Mikhail Yakovlevich of Ruzhin, Zhitomirskaya St., 2a. He completed survey on 02/08/1995. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopedia .
BELILOVKA II:       US Commission No. UA05450501
The unlandmarked 1941 mass grave for Hasidic Jews of town is located at near Rostavitsa rail station. Between fields and woods, the isolated flat land has no sign or marker but has markings. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds the mass grave, 1-20 stones, in original location and none toppled, removed, or broken, date from 1960. The mass grave has metal fences around graves. The municipality owns the property only used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. Rarely, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals within country erected stones in 1960. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St., 107, Apt.42. [Ph: (04141) 54259] visited site on 2/8/95 and interviewed Schiglik Mikhail Yakovlyevich of Ruzhin, Zhitomirskaya St., 2a on 13/07/1995. He completed survey on 02/08/1995.

BELILOVLA: (Yiddish) see Belilovka
BELKOROVICHY: may be buried at Luginy
BELOKRINICH'YE: see SUDILKOV
BELOTSERKOVKA: may be buried at Khorol

BELOZIRYE:       US Commission No. UA23080501
Alternate name: Bilozir'ye (Ukraine). Belozirye is located in Cherkasskaya at 49º14 31º52, 18 km from Cherkassy and 9 km from Smela. The mass grave is located at S in the forest. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 1860. Effecting community were 1768 Koliyvshchina, 1919-1920 pogroms. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. The last known Jewish burial was 1942. Cherkassy (18km away) and Smela (18km away) Jews were murdered at this mass grave. The wooded 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, gate, or fence surrounds the mass grave. 1-20 common tombstones, in original location with none toppled, removed or broken, date from 1985. The mass grave contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property only used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are forest. Occasionally, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities erected stone in 1985. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. No threats.
     Turman Bella Samuilovna of Chercass, Homenko St., 16, apt.66 [ph: (0472) 631272] visited site on 1/25/95. No interviews were conducted. She completed survey on 01/25/1995.

BELTZ: (German) see Belz

BELYI KAMEN I:       US Commission No. UA13540101
Alternative names: German: Biali Kamen; Polish: Bialy Kamien. Located in Lvovskaya Oblast at 49º54' 24º50', 73 km from Lvov. Cemetery: W of the town, behind the river, behind the church. Present town population is 1000-5000 with no Jews.      The unlocked cemetery has is no caretaker. The earliest date of mention about Jewish community in the town is 1629. 1909 Jewish population was 3414. Ukrainian-Polish War (1648-1655) effected community. The unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery was created in the 17th century with last known Jewish burial in 19th century. The isolated urban plain, near the river has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public properties (yard behind the church), access is open to all with no wall, fence or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before the World War II was 0,42 hectares. 1-20 tombstones, of which more than 75% of stones are broken, date from 18th and 19th centuries. Some removed stones are part of roads and structures in Belyi Kamen. The oldest known gravestone on the cemetery is dated 18th century. The sandstone finely smoothed stones with signs and flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. There are no separate monuments, structures, or mass graves. The municipality owns and uses the property as Jewish cemetery and for cattle grazing. The cemetery borders residential area. The boundaries are smaller than in 1939 because of the housing development and agriculture. The cemetery is visited from time to time by private citizens. The cemetery was vandalized during the World War II and since then with no care or restoration. Serious threat: vandalism. Five years ago, the number of the gravestones was large. Now, only 5 pieces of tombstones have been found. The rest of the stones are stolen as building material. Moderate threat: erosion, pollution, vegetation overgrowth, and incompatibility constructions. Slight threat: safety, incompatibility with planned construction.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov, 290049, p/o box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey on 7.11.1998. Documentation: CSHA, Fond 186, Inventory 6, 56 points of safe; Jewish Encyclopedia, B.5, p.190, St Petersburg, 1909; Basic plan of Belyi Kamen, Lvov, scale-1:5000. He visited the site for this survey in 15.10.1998. Boichenko Ganna Zinovievna, an old citizen of the village Belyi Kamen, was interviewed.
BELYI KAMEN II:       US Commission No. UA13540102
Cemetery: N part of the village, in front of the Christian cemetery and left of the main road entering the village. The unlocked cemetery has no caretaker. The 19th century, unlandmarked Orthodox cemetery's last known Jewish burial was before June 1941. The isolated suburban plain with no sign or marker is reached by turning directly off the road. Access is open to all with no wall, fence, gate or tombstones. More than 75% of stones are broken. Some removed stones are part of roads or structures in Belyi Kamen. There are no separate monuments, structures or mass graves. The municipality owns and uses property as Jewish cemetery and tillage field. The cemetery borders an agricultural area. Across the road is a Christian cemetery. The cemetery boundaries are smaller than in 1939 because of the agriculture. The cemetery is visited rarely by local citizens. The cemetery was been vandalized during the World War II and since with no care or restoration. Serious threat: vandalism during and after war years. The cemetery was demolished and turned into tillage. Moderate threat: pollution, incompatibility with planned construction. Slight threat: safety, erosion, vegetation overgrowth, and incompatibility with constructions.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov, 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey on 7.11.1998. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopedia, B.5, p.190, St Petersburg, 1909; Basic plan of Belyi Kamen, Lvov, scale 1:5000; CSHA, Fond 9, Inventory 1, 380 points of safe, pages 1944-1945. Iosif Gelston visited the site on 15.10.1998. Korinkevich Yaroslava Mikhailovna, an old citizen of village Belyi Kamen and Boichenko Ganna Zinovievna, an old citizen of village Belyi Kamen, were interviewed.

BELZ:       US Commission No. UA13170101
Alternate name: Beltz (German) and Belz (Polish). The town is located at 50º23 24º10, 62km from Lvov, 25km from Sokal' and 20km from Chervonograd. Cemetery: the W outskirts, near the entrance to town from Rava-Russkaya. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1931 Jewish population was 2600. Family Rokeah, tsadiks, lived here. Shalom Rokeah, tsadik, 1779-1855, is buried here. The last known Jewish burial was in 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked Hasidic cemetery. The isolated, urban, flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all via a new fence and unlocking gate. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 1.40 and is now 1.30 hectares. 101-500 stones, few in their original location, date from 1708 to 20th century. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery has special sections for women, rabbis and Cohanim but no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and local residents visit. No vandalism is reported in last ten years. There has been re-erection of stones and cleaning of stones by Jewish individuals abroad with constant care in last 5 years. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vegetation (seasonal). Slight threat: weather erosion (seasonal), vandalism and existing nearby development. No threat: proposed nearby development.
     Documentation: look to Add. [sic] Commission Documentation is unknown to surveyor. Aberman S.E. on visited site on 03/10/95 and interviewed unnamed sources. He completed on 03/10/95.

BER: (Yiddish) see Bar
BERDICEV: (Polish) see Berdichev

BERDICHEV:
     It is now be possible to correctly delineate the Berdichev Jewish cemetery boundaries. The extensive cemetery is bounded on the west by the major highway that leads N from the city; on the N by a road; on the S by the railroad right-of-way. Primarily on the eastern side of the cemetery, numerous garages have been built, desecrating the cemetery. While construction work on the garages is ostensibly frozen, work continues, without permission. Bones are still regularly unearthed. The cemetery urgently needs to be marked and fenced. Construction material and unfinished garages should be removed. Then, over time, the functioning garages could be relocated one by one and the cemetery returned. Source: Samuel Gruber in US Commission report; e-mail: sdgruber@syr.edu [date?]
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/berdichev/berdichev1.html [October 2000]
US Commission No. UA.05020102
Alternative names: Yiddish-Berdichev, German-Bardichev, Polish-Berdichov, and Ukrainian-Berdycsow. Berdichev at 49º54' 28º35', 43 km from Zhitomir, 174 km from Kiev, and 32 km from Vinnitsa. Present town population is 25,000-100,000. The cemetery is located in the central part of the town at bottom part of Shevchenko Park in Zhitomirskaya Oblast .The present Jewish population is 100-1000.      The 18th cemetery is unlocked with no caretaker. The earliest mention about Jewish community in the town is 1593. 1926 Jewish population was 30812. Struggles in 1919 effected community. Persons of note of the town: Rabbi Elnezer Liber 'Great' (died in 1771), Tzadik Levi Itskhak (died in 1809); cantor Abras Iegoshua; Khazan Pitsi (1829-1883); band-master David Novakevskiy (1848-1921; prose writer Iliya Severtsev Vaisfeld (born in 1912); writer Mendels Moikher-Sforim /Sholom-Yakov Abramovich (1836-1917); banker Izrail Galperin. Mendels Moikher-Sforim /Sholom-Yakov Abramovich (1836-1917); banker Izrail Galperin. Cantor Yakov Bakhman (1846-1905); composer Viktor Beli (1904-1983); literary man Neyakh Prilutskiy (died in 1941); violinist Avraam-Moishe Kholodenko Pedotser (1828-1902); Vladimir Horovits (1904-1989); Soviet Union Hero Polina Gelman (born in 1919); writer Grossman Vasilii (1905-1964). The last known Jewish burial in the Orthodox not land-marked cemetery was in 19th c. The cemetery location is urban, on a plain, and isolated with no sign or marker. It may be reached by crossing Shevchenko Park. Access is open to all. There is only a general park fence with no gate and a fence around the Elnezer Liber's flat concrete grave). The cemetery size before the World War II was about 10,000 square meters. Now, its size is 16 square meters. There is only one gravestone on the cemetery, in its original location. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem that prevents access. Drainage in the cemetery is good year round. No known mass graves. Present owner of the cemetery property is municipality. The cemetery property at present is used as a park, bordered to residential area (Lenin St., Shevchenko St., 9 Yanvarya St.), and is smaller than in 1939 because of building of Shevchenko Park in 1932. The cemetery is visited rarely by local citizens. The cemetery was vandalized before World War II. Jewish groups within the country and foreign Jewish groups are responsible for restoration in 1990s (reerecting stone). At present, occasionally persons clean the cemetery. Within the cemetery are pavilions and subsidiary structures of the park area. Very serious threat: vandalism and incompatibility with the present park. After the World War II, the different recreational entertainment things, pavilions and other structures, were built. The cemetery stones were took away. Slight threat: erosion, pollution and vegetation overgrowth.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 18 August 1996. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia and map of Evpatoria city (Simferopol, 1995). He visited the site on 15 August 1996 and interviewed Skoblitskiy Efim Gershkovich, Vorovskiy St, 15, fl.8, tel.: (8-243) 2-34-36.
BERDICHEV II:       US Commission No. UA05020101.
     The last known Jewish burial was in the 1990s. The Jewish community was Hasidic and Progressive/Reform. No other towns or villages used this isolated, urban, flat land with no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a Lenin St., access is open to all via a continuous fence with a non-locking gate. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location and 50%-75% of the surviving stones toppled or broken date from the 18th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and local residents. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last 10 years. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery are other structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Moderate threat: vegetation, existing and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vandalism.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy prosp.,37a.apt.23 [ph: (044)2769505] visited the site and completed the survey on 8/23/94. No interviews were conducted for this survey.
BERDICHEV III:       US Commission No. UA.05020103
     The unlocked 1972 cemetery is located in the SW part of the town at Voikov St. 98. The caretaker is Pukhanskiy Valerii Viktorovich. Work address and phone number: Berdichev, Voikov St, 98, tel.: (243) 2-50-70. The last known Orthodox Jewish burial was 1996. The unlandmarked isolated suburban site, part of municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. It may be reached by turning directly off the road. Access is open to all. A continuous fence and gate with no lock surround the 108,000 square meters. There are 500-5000 gravestones on the cemetery. The oldest gravestone is dated 1973. The 20th century marble, granite, iron and labradorit gravestones are finely smoothed and inscribed stones, double graves, or sculptured monuments with traces of paint on their surfaces, portraits, and/or metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Yiddish and Russian. No known mass graves. The municipality owns the property. The cemetery property at present is a non-sectarian cemetery with mainly non-Jewish graves but with a separated Jewish part. Agricultural and residential areas and the highway to Zhitintsy border the cemetery. The cemetery is visited from occasionally by private visitors. The cemetery has never been vandalized. Stones re-erection and vegetation clearing by local municipal authorities and Jews who live within the country has been done since the 1970s. The government pays the caretaker. Within the cemetery are a well and other subsidiary structures. Slight threat: safety, pollution, vegetation overgrowth, and vandalism.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 18 August 1996. Documentation: map of Evpatoria city (1990). He visited the site on 15 August 1996 and interviewed Skoblitskiy Efim Gershkovich, Vorovskiy St, 15, fl.8, tel.: (8-243) 2-34-36.
BERDICHEV IV:       US Commission No. UA.05020501br> The 1941 mass gravesite is located in central part of the town in the area of the former Carmelite monastery. Access is open to all with no caretaker. The unlandmarked and isolated urban, hilltop has no sign or marker. It may be reached by entering the monastery area gate. There is continuous fence but no gate. Current size is 240 square meters. One 1950s granite finely smoothed and inscribed memorial with traces of paint on its surface and a metal fence around the memorial is on the mass burial site. The Ukrainian inscription reads "960 Soviet citizens-victims of German-fascist terror are buried here: 1941-1943". Some separate gravestones are dedicated to Holocaust victims. Present owner of the site is municipality, a non-sectarian cemetery with mainly Jewish graves, bordering a residential area and museum-reserve area (ex-monastery). The mass gravesite is visited occasionally by organized groups, private visitors, and local citizens. The site never was vandalized since its creation. The monument was created in the 1950's. At present, authorities sometimes clean the mass burial site with no structures. Slight threat: safety, erosion, pollution, vegetation overgrowth and vandalism.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 17 August 1996. Documentation: 1. Acts of Commission on Investigation of German-fascist actions of April 1944 (State Archive of Zhitomir Region, Fond 2636, inventory 1, file 9); 2. Map of the town (Vinnitsa, 1990); and 3. S. Elisavetskiy "Berdichev Tragedy" (K., 1991). Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 visited the site on 15 August 1996 and interviewed Elisavetskiy Ster Yakovlevich, Iskrevskaya St, 3, fl. 6.
BERDICHEV V:       US Commission No. UA.05020502
Cemetery: Elling, 4 km S of the town and 1.5 km west of the highway to Vinnitsa. The unlocked Orthodox non-landmarked cemetery has no caretaker. The isolated rural (agricultural) plain has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing tank-training area, access is open to all. There is continuous fence and no gate. The cemetery did not exist before the World War II. Current size is 100 square meters. Only one memorial marker, in original location, exists with metal fence around it. The labradorit, finely smoothed and inscribed (Russian) gravestone dates from the 1980s, reading "Russian Soviet citizens who died because of Fascist executioners, 1941-1944". There are some separate graves dedicated to Holocaust victims. There are marked mass graves on the cemetery. Present owner of the non-sectarian but mainly non-Jewish cemetery property is municipality. The cemetery borders a residential area and a tank-training area. The cemetery is visited rarely by organized groups, private visitors and local citizens. The cemetery has never been vandalized. At present, authorities sometimes clean the cemetery. Within the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: safety and vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: erosion, pollution, vandalism and incompatible planned building.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 18 August 1996. Documentation: Acts of the Commission on Investigation of Fascism Actions (April 1944) -State Archive of Zhitomir Region; Fond 2636, inventory 1, file 9, S. Elisavetskiy 'Berdichev tragedy' (K. 1991). He visited the site on 16 August 1996 and interviewed Elisavetskiy Ster Yakovlevich, Iskrevskaya St, 3, fl. 6.
BERDICHEV VI:       US Commission No. UA.05020503
     The unlocked 1941 landmarked mass gravesite is located at W outskirts of the town, near the brick factory, 300 m N of highway to Khmelnik with no caretaker. The mass gravesite is listed in reference book "Monuments of History and Culture of USSR" (Kiev, 1987). The isolated suburban plain has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. Current size is 0.01 hectares. The 1983 granite memorial marker, inscribed in Ukrainian, is in original location. Present owner of the site is municipality. The mass grave property at present is used only as Jewish cemetery and is bordered by a field and brick factory. The site is visited rarely by organized groups and private visitors and never has been vandalized. Care includes erecting the stones and clearing the vegetation by local municipal authorities in 1983. No current care, caretaker, or structures. Moderate threat: safety, pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: erosion, vegetation overgrowth and incompatible building.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 26 February 1997. Documentation: Acts of the Commission on Investigation of Fascism Actions (April 1944)-State Archive of Zhitomir Region-Fond 2636, inventory 1, file 9; S. Elisavetskiy "Berdichev Tragedy" (K. 1991). He visited the site on 20 February 1997 and interviewed Kozachuk Nikolai Mefodievich, Berdichev, Uliyanovoi St, 59.

BERDYCSOW: see Berdichev

BEREGI:
     Alternate/former name: Nagy Bereg (Hung.) Beregi, pronounced Berehi, is located in Zakarpatskaya Oblast, Transcarpathia at approximately 48º15' N, 22º45' E, 6 km. NE of Beregovo. Interested is rabbi of the Transcarpathian Oblast: Rabbi C. Hoffman, Boulevard Lenina 5-Kvartira 13, Mukacevo. Telephone: 38 03131 29880, FAX: 41151. Date of last known Jewish burial in cemetery is at least 1941. The flat and isolated suburban site has no sign or marker. Inscriptions are in Hebrew/Yiddish. The cemetery is reached by turning directly off a public road and backed by a wooden fence with chain link on one side and two sides open. Fencing appears to be part of adjacent properties. No gate or lock. Access is open to all. The size is about 75x75 feet with 20 to 100 stones in original location. No stones are toppled or broken. Vegetation is not a problem. Oldest known gravestone is at least 1854. Tombstones are flat stones with carved relief with Hebrew or Yiddish inscriptions. No known mass graves. The cemetery is now used for agricultural purposes with one or two goats grazing. Adjacent properties are residential.
     Diane Goldman ( dgoldman@erols.com ) and Herb Meyers), 4977 Battery Lane, Bethesda MD 20814 visited the site on 3 & 5 August 1998. She completed the survey on 1 March 1999.

BEREGOMET:       US Commission No. UA25080101
Alternate names: Beregomet (Yiddish), Berhomet (German), Berhomet pe Prut (Hungarian) and Berkhomet (Polish). Beregomet is located in Chernovitskaya. The town is location at 48º10 25º19, 25 km from Vizhnitsa and 50 km from Chernovtsy. Cemetery: central part of the village on Komsomolskaya St. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with under 10 Jews.      1910 Jewish population (census) was 2000. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated, urban, flat land with no sign or marker is reached by turning directly off a public road and Centralnaya St.. Access is open with permission. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. No stones are visible. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The cemetery property is now used for industrial or commercial use. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. Rarely, local residents visit. No vandalism is reported in last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery is a garage. Very serious threat: weather erosion, vegetation, vandalism, and existing and proposed nearby development.
     Hodorkovsky Yuriy Isaakovich of 252037, Ukraine, Kiev, Vozduhoflotsky 37a, 23 [ph: (044) 2769505] visited site on 1/10/95 and interviewed Golshteyn Leon Kalmanovich of Beregomet on 1/27/95. He completed survey on 02/06/1995.

BEREGOVO: also see Berehovo
Alternate names: Beregszasz in Hungarian, and Beregovo in Czech. This town is listed in Carved Memories: Heritage in Stone from the Russian Jewish Pale by David Goberman, NY: Beregovo, pronounced Berehovo, is in Zakarpatskaya Oblast, Transcarpathia at 48º13' N, 22º39' E, 208 km SSW of Lvov. Present Jewish population: approx. 100.      The suburban shallow hillside has a sign that mentions the Holocaust. Behind a few houses including the caretaker's house, the Orthodox cemetery is reached by turning directly off public road. The cemetery is divided into sections. 500-5,000 marble, granite, limestone, and sandstone, finely smoothed and inscribed tombstones have Hebrew or Yiddish and some Hungarian inscriptions. Some graves have metal fences. The cemetery memorializes Holocaust victims. The property is only a Jewish Cemetery. Adjacent properties are residential. Diane Goldman ( dgoldman@erols.com ) and Herb Meyers, 4977 Battery Lane, Bethesda MD 20814 visited the cemetery on 5 August 1998. She completed the survey on 1 March 1999.
     In this Jewish cemetery in the Carpathian Mountains, we came across a beautiful stone, showing the blessing of the Cohan. Source: picture http://remember.org/carpati/hands.html

BEREGSAS: see Berehovo
BEREGSZASZ: (Hungarian) see Beregovo
BEREGSZOLLOS: (Slav) see Vinogradov

BEREHOVO: also see Beregovo
Alternate name: before WWII was Beregsas. In Zakarpatia region, there was a big Jewish community. The city was very active in all the movements like Maccabi, Bnei Akiva, Hashomer Hatzair etc. There was a famous Rabbi-Rabbi Shlomo Sofer, son of "Ktav Sofer" and grandson of "Chatam Sofer" from Presburg. In 1944, the Jews were moved to the brick factory ghetto, and from there to Auschwitz. The cemetery is located 500 meters from the local cemetery, but separate in the backyard of a local family of caretakers. They fix the tombstones and regularly maintain the place. Rumors said that a Jewish man named Guttman pays them (?). The condition is good. The 500 tombstones include that of Rabbi Shlomo Sofer and his wife. A tombstone of Rabbi Eliezer Tzuker former Rabbi of town is in a small building ("ohel"). A fence and walls surround the 300x200 meters. Most tombstones are traditional flat shaped stones with Hebrew inscriptions, but there are also marble and other tombstones and obelisks etc. There are tombstones from the 1980s. I am sure that there are Jews in this village but I don't know how many. I visited there in 1 September 1998 with Mr. Zeev Peleg from Beer Sheba, Israel who was born there. Source: shalomfuchs@hotmail.com

BEREMEL: (Polish) see Boreml
BEREMELIA: (Hungarian and Russian) see Boreml

BERESLAVKA I:       US Commission No. UA10110101
Cemetery: northern outskirts of the village. Bereslavka is 74 km from Kirovograd and 19 km from Bobrinets. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews. In 1791, the region entered the Jewish Pale. In the middle of 19th century, Jewish agricultural colonies began. In 1905, the Civil War generated Jewish Pogroms. 1941-1943 was the Holocaust. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land by water had no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 0.30 hectares. 21 to 100 stones, most in original location, date from 19th-20th centuries. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has only common tombstones and no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance or structures. Serious threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation (constant problem), and vandalism (land used as tillage). Moderate threat: weather erosion (constant problem) and pollution. No threat: existing and proposed nearby development.
     Documentation: The History of Towns and Villages of Ukraine Kirovogradskaya Oblast., Kiev, 1972; Borovoy S.A. Jewish agricultural colonies in old Russia , Moskow, 1928. Khodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozdukhoflotskiy St., N37-A, apt.23 [ph: (044) 2769505] visited site on 04/11/1996 and interviewed Morgunskiy V.F., main architect of the region, [ph: (05257) 32668] on 04/11/1996. He completed survey on 13/11/1996.
BERESLAVKA II:       US Commission No. UA10110501
     The 1941 unlandmarked mass grave for Bereslavka Jews is located at the central part of the village. The isolated urban flat land has signs or plaques in local language mentioning "other." Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, gate, or fence surrounds the 0.01 hectares mass grave. 1-20 20th century common tombstones are all in original location. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property only used for Jewish cemetery. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited occasionally by local residents. This mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities did the work cleared vegetation in 1960-1996. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion (seasonal), vandalism, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Khodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozdukhoflotskiy St., N37-A, apt.23 [ph: (044) 2769505] completed survey on 13/11/1996.

BERESOVKA: (Yiddish) see Berezovka

BERESTECHKO I:       US Commission No. UA02100101
Alternate names: Berestechko (German), Brestiski (Hungarian), Berestetchka (Polish), Beresteczko (Russian) and Brestitski (Hebrew). Berestechko is at 50º21 25º70, 90km from Lutsk, 190km from Lvov, and 82km from Rovno in Volynskaya. Cemetery: north, road to v. Stariki, and 200m outside village. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was in the 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1975. Effecting community was World War I. The Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Jewish burial in 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated flat rural (agricultural) site has no sign or marker. Reached by road to v. Stariki, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the site. No stones are visible. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No threats.
     Documentation: Shmuel Spector. The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1944, Yad Vashem Jerusalem, 1990, p.14; State Archive of Volyn Oblast f. 96, op. 1, d. 79,512; Book of Dead 1854, 1865. Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo St., 18, Apt. 38 [ph: (03322) 34775] visited site on 2/22/95 and interviewed Zalevskaya n., Shimanskiy I/A., Chemeri on 2/22/95. He completed survey on 02/22/1995.
BERESTECHKO II:       US Commission No. UA02100501
nbsp;    See Berestechko I for town details. The mass grave is located at NW part, near road to Smolyava, 200m outside village. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Jews of this town only. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and road to Smolyava, access is open to all. No wall, gate, or fence surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. Common tombstones date from 1990. The site contains marked mass graves. A regional or national governmental agency owns the property is now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave is visited rarely by private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation, and vandalism, existing and proposed nearby development.
     Documentation: The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1944 . Yad Vashem. Jerusalem: The Federation of Volyhinian Jews, 1990, p. 3, 14, 72, 73, 129, 131, and 358. Other documentation was inaccessible. Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo St., 18,Apt. 38 [ph: (03322) 34775] visited site on 2/22/95 and interviewed Zalevskaya N., Shimanskiy N.A. of Berestechko on 2/22/95. He completed survey 02/22/1995.

BERESTECZKO: (Russian) see Berestechko
BERESTETCHKA: (Polish) see Berestechko
BERESTOVETS: may be buried at Borzna
BERESTOVETS , KOMAROVKA: used cemetery at BORZNA 251080
BEREZANY: (German) see Berezhany
BEREZDIV: (German) see Berezdov

BEREZDOV: may be buried at Kutki or Zhovtnevoye
BEREZDOV:       US Commission No. UA22310101
Alternate names: Berezdovo (Yiddish) and Berezdiv (German). Berezdov is located in Khmelnitskaya at 50º28 27º70, 35km from Slavuta and 62km from Rovno. Cemetery: SE part of town. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 950. In 1618, Krim Tartar abducted local residents. Rav Haim Stepansky lived and is buried here. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial 1942. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing public property, access is open to all. A continuous fence without a gate surrounds the cemetery. 21 to 100 common tombstones, most in original location and more than 75% toppled or broken, date from the 19th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. The cemetery is visited occasionally by organized individual tours and local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Jewish individuals within country fixed wall in 1992. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution. Documentation exists but was inaccessible.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17d, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 06/1995 and interviewed Kipervas M.I. of Slavuta in 06/1995 and Saf'yan of Berezdov in 06/1995. He completed survey on 06/28/1995.
     UPDATE: http://www.polishjews.org/synag/brzozdow.htm has synagogue photo. [August 2005]

BEREZDOVO: (Yiddish) see Berezdov

BEREZDOVTSY:       US Commission No. UA13550101
Alternative names: German?: Brzozdowce; Polish: Brzozdowce. Located in Lvovskaya Oblast, 14 km from Khodorova. Cemetery: the SE part of the village, on a hill near the road to Khadorov. Present town population is 1000-5000 with no Jews.      The earliest mention about Jewish community is 18th century. 1880 Jewish population was 640. The cemetery was created in the 18th century with last known Orthodox Jewish burial before 1941. Gorishnie and Dolishnie, 6km and 7km away, used this unlandmarked and unlocked cemetery. The isolated suburban hilltop has no caretaker, sign, or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all with no wall, fence or gate. The approximate size of the cemetery before the World War II and now is 0.3 hectares. 1-20 tombstones, more than 75% broken regardless of position, date from 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The sandstone finely smoothed stones or flat stones with carved relief decoration have Hebrew inscriptions. There are no separate monuments, structures, or mass graves. The municipality owns the property used only as Jewish cemetery bordering an agricultural area. The cemetery boundaries are the same as in 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by private visitors. The cemetery was vandalized during the World War II and since. There is no care or restoration. Very serious threat: vegetation overgrowth, vandalism, and safety. Without any control, the cemetery is getting dirty with traces of vandal's actions. Thick bushes prevent access. Moderate threat: erosion, incompatibility with present and planned construction.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov, 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey on 7.11.1998. Documentation: CSHA, Fond 186, Inventory 4, 14 points of safe, page 5; Slownik Geog. Krol. Pols. T.1, St. 423, Warszawa, 1880 (in Polish); Catechism of Lvov Archdiocese of Greek-Orthodox Church, p.183, Lvov, 1935, 1936. Iosif Gelston visited the site for this survey in 28.10.1998. Guliy Lubov Petrovna, secretary, chairman of village soviet, tel.: 22033, was interviewed.

BEREZHANY: Ternepol Oblast.
Alternate names: Polish name: Brzezany, Austrian: Brezany, Russian: Byeryezhany - Berezany - Brezan - Berson. Sovereignty: Austria from 1772-1918, Poland (1387-1772, 1920-1939)
http://www.personal.ceu.hu/students/97/Roman_Zakharii/rai.htm [August 2005]
http://matisse.ceu.hu/students/97/Roman_Zakharii/berezhany.htm [November 2002]
http://halychyna.uazone.net/berezhany.htm [November 2002]
http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Berezhany/Berezhany.html [November 2002] "Renowned Torah scholars lived in Berezhany. … The history of Jewish Community in Berezhany is closely connected to the history and development of the town. The town's population reached 260 souls in the year 1570, including four Jewish families who were engaged in trade. One hundred years later the town's population reached 500 families. Among these were one hundred Jewish families. … Most of the commerce lay in the hand of the Jews in Berezhany. … 1941 autumn, after Jewish New Year (Rosh-Hashanah) Germans murdered 510 Jews in Berezhany … 1943 Liquidation of the ghetto in Berezhany: 1,800 Jews killed. [Mass grave photo] ... "In memoriam of 30 Jewish families discovered from hiding in Mechyshchiv (near Berezhany) and Ukrainian peasants deported to Auschwitz for hiding the Jews in 1944. …[Spring 1944], in Mechyshchiv (Mieczyszczow / Mechyshchev), village … situated among forests, some 15 km southwest from Berezhany. German authorities came to buy cattle to the village. At that moment German policeman noticed a definite Jew on a street, whom he arrested straight. That confessed that he was Jewish dentist Dynes (Dnes / Dines) and added that there are about 30 Jewish families are hidden besides him in the village. He even named the last names of Ukrainian peasants who hided the Jews. All were arrested. Together with the Jews, some Ukrainian peasants were taken to the prison in Berezhany. At the court procedure some of the hidden Jews had to witness against the peasants who hided them, saying that 'We paid them for residence and food and gave some clothing...' After a court "comedy" and tragedy, the Jews were murdered and those Ukrainian peasants were deported to a death concentration camp in Auschwitz (Oswiecim)..." Source: http://matisse.ceu.hu/students/97/Roman_Zakharii/brzezaner.htm [November 2002]
    Villages that probably used this cemetery: ARANCHUKY, KURYANY, MECHYSHCHIV, NARAYIV, PIDHAYTSI, PODVYSOKE, RAY, TROSTYANETS, and ZAVALIV. [November 2002]

BEREZOVKA I:       US Commission No. UA15220101
Alternate name: Beresovka (Yiddish), Berezovka (German) and Berozovka (Russian). Berezovka is located in Odesskaya at 30º55 longitude and 47º12 latitude. 88 km from Odessa. Cemetery: E, Tanastyshina St., 127. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was mid-19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3223. Effecting the Jewish Community was 1918 and 1920 pogroms. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1994. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by city street, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds the cemetery. 101-500 stones, about half in original location and more than 75% toppled or broken date from 1918. Location of removed stones is unknown. 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 and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and frequently in the last 10 years. There has been patching broken stones, cleaning stones and clearing vegetation by Jewish individuals within country in 1946-1948. The regular caretaker is paid regularly by Jewish survivors and contributions from visitors. Within the limits of the cemetery is caretaker house. Very serious threat: vandalism and proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 1/29/95 and interviewed Yuditskiy S.M. of Berezovka on 1/29/95 and Sych of Berezovka on 1/29/95. He completed survey on 02/17/1995. Other documentation was inaccessible.
BEREZOVKA II:       US Commission No. UA15220501
See BEREZOVKA I for town information. The mass grave is located at S near the railway station. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1794. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3223. Zhabotinsky, Mendele Moyches-Sforimm and Byalik lived here. The Hasidic Jewish unlandmarked mass grave was dug in 1941. No other town's Jews were killed here. 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, gate, or fence surrounds the mass grave. No stones are visible or removed. The site contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns the property only used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are railway. Rarely, local residents visit. The mass grave was vandalized frequently in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the site are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution, vegetation, vandalism and existing nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development. Other documentation was inaccessible.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 1/18/95 and interviewed Yuditzky of Berezovka on 1/17/95. He completed survey on 03/09/1995.

BEREZOW NIZNY: (German) see v. Berezuv Nihny
BEREZOWKA: (Slov) see Berezovka

v. BEREZUV NIHNY:       US Commission No. UA06520101
Alternate names: Berezow Nizny (German) and Bereziv (Russian). v. Berezuv Nihny is located in Zakarpatskaya at 48º24 24º51, 75km from Mukachevo and 75km from Chernovtsy. Cemetery: north, left side of r. Rika, near the Orthodox cemetery. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was mid-19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 100. In 1918, Zakarpat'ye was transferred to Czech. In 1944, Jews were deported to the death camp. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1941. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. The urban, crown of a hill, isolated, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. Hedges or trees surround the cemetery but no gate. 21 to 100 stones, most in original location and 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 19th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections, common tombstones, and no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are residential and forest. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. 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. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on /07/1995 and interviewed Maydanniy V.M. of Hust on /07/1995. He completed survey on 10/08/1995.Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia , vol.2. Jerusalem, 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukrainoznavstvo , vol. 1-2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation was inaccessible.

BERGOMET: (Yiddish) see Beregomet
BERHOMET: (German) see Beregomet
BERHOMET PE PRUT: (Hung) see Beregomet

BERISLAV I:       US Commission No. UA21030101
Alternate names: Berislaw (Ukraine) and Litovsky-Vitovtova (others), Beryslav (Russian) and Turkey-Nyzylkermen (other). Berislav is located in Khersonskaya at 46º50 33º26, 208 km from Odessa, 95km from Nikolayew and 75 or 55 km from Kherson, and 208km from Odessa.. Cemetery: between St. R. Lyuksemburg and Kirova, North. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 395 or 295. Effecting community were 1918, 1920 pogroms, and 1930 elimination of Jewish organizations. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1949. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. 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 site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 0.80 and is now 0.60 hectares. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the property used for industrial or commercial use. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of 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. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, vandalism, existing and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vegetation.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St., 17D, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on 12/5/94 and interviewed Tyshchenko A.N. of Berislav on 12/5/94. He completed survey on 12/05/1994. Other documentation was inaccessible.
BERISLAV II:       US Commission No. UA21030501
See Berislav I for town information. The mass grave is located at west.
     The earliest known Jewish community was mid-19th century. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Berislav Jews only. The isolated suburban site has no sign or marker. Access is open to all. No wall, gate, or fence surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The site contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns the property only used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. Rarely, local residents visit. The mass grave was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Very serious threat: weather erosion, pollution, existing and proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Other documentation was inaccessible.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St.17d, apt. 52 [ph: (0482) 665950] visited site on /12/1994 and interviewed Tischenko A.M. of Berislav on /12/1994. He completed survey on 18/02/1995.

BERISLAW: (Ukraine) see Berislav
BERKHOMET: (Polish) see Beregomet
BERLEBAS: (Hungarian) see Rakhov
BEROZOVKA: (Polish and Russian) see Berezovka
BERSON: (Hungarian) see Berezhany
BERYSLAV: (Russian) see Berislav
BERZHAN: (Czech) see Berezhany
BERZNITS: (Czech) see Berezhnitsa
BESARABIYA: may be buried at v. Gonorata, Bogdanovka, v. Matiykov, Olgopol, Vapnyarka, and v. Yaltushkov
BESSARABIYA: may be buried at Bogdanovka, Chechelnik, Hamlet Semihatki, Kurinevka, Maryevka, Obodovka, Peschanka, Suhaya Balka, and Veseloye
BEZHAN: (Czech) see Berezhany

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