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DRADISK: (Polish) see Gradisk

v. DRAGOVO:     US Commission No. UA06510101
Alternate names: Kovesliget (Hung.), Drahova (Yiddish), Drahovo (German), Drahiv (Ukraine), Drahovo, Drahiv (Czech.?). Dragovo, pronounced Drahovo. In Zakarpatskaya Oblast-Transcarpathia at 48º14' N, 23º33' E, 80 km from Mukachevo. 176 km WSW of Chernovtsy, and 12 miles NE of Khust. The cemetery is located at west, on the left side of River Tereblya, near the highway to Hust v. 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 80. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1992. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A continuous fence with a non-locking gate surrounds site. 21 to 100 common tombstones, most in original location with between 25%-59% toppled or broken, date from 19th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery has no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Organized individual tours and local residents visit occasionally. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Jewish individuals abroad re-erected stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones, cleaedvegetation, fixed wall and fixed gate in 1988. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street, 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /07/1995. Interviewed was Maydanniy V.M. of Hust on /07/1995. He completed survey on 09/08/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia , vol. 2, Jerusalem, 1982; Enciclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo , vol. 1-2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation was inaccessible.
     UPDATE: The isolated wooded crown of a hill is reached by turning directly off a public road. Access is open. A hedge or row of trees and a broken fence surround the cemetery. Approximate size: 700 sq. feet, with 100-500 stones (less than 25% broken or toppled.) Vegetation overgrowth is seasonal, preventing access, disturbing graves or possibly a constant problem. Tombstones are flat shaped stones. Cemetery now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential at the foot of the hill. Diane Goldman ( dgoldman@erols.com ) & Herb Meyers, 4977 Battery Lane, Bethesda MD 20814 visited the site on 4 August 1998. She completed the survey on 1 March 1999.

DRAHIV: (Ukraine/ Czech) see Dragovo
DRAHOVA: (Yiddish) see v. Dragovo
DRAHOVO: (German/ Czech) see v. Dragovo
DRASHKOPLA: (German) see v. Zhuravniki

DROGOBYCH I:     US Commission No. UA13240101
The cemetery is located at northwest on P. Orlika Street The town is located at 49º21 23º30, 109 km from L'vov. Present town population is over 100,000 with 101-1,000 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1578. 1939 Jewish population was 11,833. Some noteworthy individuals who lived in this Jewish community were Mauritsiy Gotlib, Bruno Shul'ts and Haim Shapiro. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century. Buried here are Zalman ben Iosef Kharif, R' Ieguda-Leyb ben Yakov and R' Naftaly Girsh. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1855. Stebnik (5km away) and Borislav (5km away) 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. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 1.60 hectares. No stones are visible. Stones removed were incorporated into roads or structures. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for residential purposes. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than in 1939 because of housing development. The cemetery is visited rarely by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are residences. Tthe cemetery was destroyed during the WW II.
     Gel'ston I.I. of a/c 10569, L'vov 290049 [Phone: (0322) 227490] on /08/96 visited site on /09/96. He completed survey on 08/10/96. Interviewed was Shraer Al'fred Benovich of 1, Mitskevicha Street in 1996. Documentation: The map of town, 1935; Biuletyn ZIN, Warszawa, 1969; S. Rothenberg Zist o zaglade Zydow w Drohobyczu , London, 1984.
DROGOBYCH: {10970}
Burial names submitted by Laurel White; white.laurel@worldnet.att.net
DROGOBYCH II:     US Commission No. UA13240102
Alternate names: Drohobytsch (German) and Drohobycz (Polish). The town is located at 49º21 23º30, 102 km from L'vov. The cemetery is located at northwest outskirts of the town, near the auto-station. Present town population is over 100,000 with 101-1,000 Jews.
     See above for history of the town. The Jewish cemetery was established in 18th century. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1978. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken masonry wall with no gate surrounds the site. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 4.00 hectares. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location, date from 1871 to 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special sections for rabbis and Cohanim. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns 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 rarely by private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II and during World War II. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery is an ohel with graffiti. The cemetery is overgrown with bushes and grass. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem disturbing graves. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Serious threat: vegetation and vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and pollution. No threat: existing nearby development or proposed nearby development.
     Aberman S.E. visited site and completed survey on 18/05/96. Interviewed was Sanchuk A. on 18/05/96. Documentation: Istoryia mjasta Drogobycz' , 1923, Drogobych.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Drohobycz/ - Shtetl site for Drogobych

DROHOBYCZ: (Polish) see Drogobych
DROHOBYTSCH: (German) see Drogobych
DROSHKOPOL: (Yiddish) see v. Zhuravniki

DROTINTSY:     US Commission No. UA06420101
Drotintsy is located in Zakarpatskaya, 37 km from Mukachevo. The cemetery is located at East village. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 150. In 1918, Zakarpat'ye was transferred to Czech; and 1944 Jews were deported to death camp. The unlandmarked Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Jewish burial 1942. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. The isolated suburban 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 site. 21 to 100 common tombstones, less than 25% toppled or broken date from the 19th century to 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery has no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Jewish individuals abroad cleaned stones, cleared vegetation and fixed wall in 1989. 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, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street, 17D, apt.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /07/1995. Interviewed was Rozner N.I. of Vinogradov on /07/1995. He completed survey on 04/08/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia , vol. 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo , vol. 1-2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation was inaccessible.

DRUSHKOPL: (German) see v. Zhuravniki
DRUSHKOPOL: (Hungarian) see v. Zhuravniki
DRUSNKOPOL: (Hungarian) see v. Zhuravniki
DRUSZKOPOL: (Russian) see v. Zhuravniki

DRUZHBA:     US Commission No. UA18160501
Druzhba is 20 km from Yampol' and 220 km from Sumy. The mass burial is on the public garden at the center of the town. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. Events effecting the Jewish community were 1881 and 1905 pogroms, Civil War, and the Holocaust. The last known Hasidic (Khabad) Jewish burial was 1943 for Druzhba Jews only. The unlandmarked mass grave location is urban, flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, with signs or plaques in Ukrainian mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the site. 1 to 20 stones, all in their original location, date from 20th century. No stones were removed. The mass grave has tombstones metal fences around graves. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for the mixed burials. Properties adjacent are residential. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Cleaning stones and clearing vegetation by local/municipal authorities was done in 1956 to 1996. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, (Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem.) vegetation and vandalism. No threat: pollution, existing nearby development or proposed nearby development.
     Khodorkovsky Yuri Isaakovich visited site on 12/10/96. No interviews. He completed survey on 23/10/96.

DRUZKOPOL: (Hebrew) see v. Zhuravniki and Zhuravniki
DUBNA: (Russian and Yiddish) see Dubno

DUBNO I:     US Commission No. UA17030101
Alternate name: Dubna (Russian). Dubno is located in Rovenskaya at 50º25 25º45, 38 km from Rovno. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16th or 17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 5315. The landmarked Jewish cemetery was established in 1942. No other towns or villages used this cemetery. The suburban agricultural flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road (Dubno-Semidubi), access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. 1 to 20 common tombstones date from 20th century. No stones were removed. The cemetery has no special sections but has marked mass graves. The municipality owns property used for "other." Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are larger now than 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last 10 years. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: vandalism.
Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 10/19/94. Interviewed was Aptik I.A. of D.Galinskogo Street 46, Apt.20 [Phone: (03656) 41139] on 10/19/94 on 10/19/94.
DUBNO II:     US Commission No. UA17030102
See DUBNO I for town information. The cemetery is located at Mlynovskaya Street. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was the 17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 5315. The Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in 17th century with last known Jewish burial 1960. Tarakanov (5km away) and Pogorelov (5km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land on a hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. 21 to 100 common tombstones, few in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from the 19th to 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery, industrial or commercial use and waste dumping. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of commercial or industrial development. The cemetery is visited rarely by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups. The cemetery was vandalized not in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vandalism.
     Kirjner Moisey Davidovich of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 9/30/94. Interviewed was Aptik Iosif Abovich on 9/30/94.
DUBNO III:     US Commission No. UA17030501
Alternate name: Dubno (Yiddish). Dubno is located in Rovenskaya at 53º30 25º45, 38 km from Rovno. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 5315. Events effecting the Jewish community were pogroms of Chmelnitsky, Civil War, and First World War. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941. No other towns or villages used this mass grave. The unlandmarked, isolated, suburban 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 site. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled, removed, or broken date from 1993. The mass grave has only common tombstones. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for site. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and agricultural. The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents. The mass grave has been not been vandalized in the last 10 years. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Serious threat: existing nearby development. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect, 18, apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] on visited site and completed survey 25/04/1995. Interviewed was Aptik Y.A. on 25/04/1995. Documentation: The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1945 . Shmuel Spector; p. 13, 14, 45-47, 53, 62-63, 72-73, 79, 81, 124, 129, 140, 181, 182, 184, 189, 191, 228-230, 238-239, 252, 255, 258, 260, 267, 314-317, 319, 323, 358. Other documentation was inaccessible.
DUBNO IV:     US Commission No. UA17030502
The mass grave is located in Dubno. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Dubno Jews only. The mass grave location is urban, hillside, isolated, has no sign or marker. Bozhenko Street reaches it. Access is open to all. A continuous fence surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. Common tombstones date from 20th century starting in 1993. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns site now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are "other." The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents. The mass grave has been not been vandalized 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: vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect, 18, apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] on 26/04/1995. He completed survey on 24/04/1995. Interviewed was Atik Y.A. visited on 25/08/1995. Documentation: Shmuel Spector. The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1945 . p.13, 14, 45, 47, 53, 62, 63, 72-73, 79, 81, 124, 129, 140, 181-182, 184, 189, 191, 228-230, 238-239, 252, 255, 258, 260, 267. Other documentation was inaccessible.
DUBNO V:     US Commission No. UA17030503
     The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Dubno Jews only. The isolated rural (agricultural), hillside and crown of a hill 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 mass grave before WWII was 0.00 and is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The common tombstones date from 1993. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents. The mass grave has been not been vandalized in the last 10 years. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Serious threat: weather erosion and pollution. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: vegetation and vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect, 18, apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 25/04/1995. Interviewed was Aptik Y.A. on 25/04/1995. Documentation: Shmuel Spector. The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1945 . p.13, 14, 45-47, 53, 62, 63, 72, 73, 79, 81, 124, 129, 140, 181, 182, 184, 189, 191, 228-230, 238, 239, 252, 255. Other documentation was inaccessible.
DUBNO VI:     US Commission No. UA17030504
See Dubno I for town information. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Dubno Jews only. The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. The common tombstones date from 1992. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are regional hospital and road to Tarakanov. The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents. The mass grave has been not been vandalized in the last 10 years. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey of Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 24/04/1995. Interviewed was Aptik Y.A. on 24/04/1995. Documentation: Shmuel Spektor. The Holocaust of Volhynian Jews 1941-1945 . P. 13, 14, 45-47, 53, 62, 63, 72, 73, 79, 81, 124, 129, 140, 181, 182, 184, 189, 191, 228-230, 238, 239, 252, 255, 258, 260, 26_. Other documentation was inaccessible.

DUBROVITSA I:     US Commission No. UA17230101
Alternate name: Dubrowica (Yiddish) and Dubroviza (German). Dubrovitsa is located in Rovenskaya at 51º34 26º34 =. The cemetery is located at Shevchenko Street, 60, now a hospital. Dubrovitsa is km from Rovno 110. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 2536. Events effecting the Jewish community were Khmelnitsky's pogroms and World War I. The Jewish cemetery was established in 17th century with last known Hasidic (Ashkenazy) Jewish burial 1947. 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. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. No stones are visible. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for waste dumping and hospital. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. The cemetery is visited rarely by organized individual tours. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: pollution. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, vegetation, existing nearby development or proposed nearby development.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt. 38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 30/08/1996. Interviewed was Gordeev on 3/9/96. Documentation: see at section 14 [sic]. Other documentation was inaccessible.
DUBROVITSA II:     US Commission No. UA17230501
     See Dubrovitsa I for town information. The unlandmarked mass grave located at northwest near airdrome, was dug on 26 August 1942 for Hasidic (Ashkenazy) from Dubrovisa only. The isolated suburban rural (agricultural) flat land has signs or plaques in Ukrainian mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds the site. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1992. No stones were removed. The mass grave has tombstones metal fences around graves and marked mass graves. Municipality owns property now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited rarely by private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). The mass grave has been not been vandalized in the last 10 years. Local/municipal authorities did re-erection of stones and clearing vegetation in 1992. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grauhevskogo Prospect 18,apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site and completed survey on 30/09/1996. Interviewed was Gordeev of Dubrovitsa on 30/08/1996. Documentation: see at section 14 [sic].

DUBROVIZA: (German and Yiddish) see Dubrovitsa
DUBROWICA: (German and Yiddish) see Dubrovitsa
DUBROVKA: may be buried at Novograd-Volinskiy
DUBROWICA: (German) see Dubrovitsa
DUMANEVKA: (Hungarian) see Domanevka
DUMANOVKA: (Hungarian and Polish) see Domanevka
DUNAEV: used the cemetery at Pomoryany
DUNAEVTSY: may be buried at Chankov or Demyanovtsy

DUNAEVTSY I:     US Commission No. UA22260101
Alternate name: Dunewitz (Yiddish), Dinivitz (German), Dunaijevtcy (Polish) and Dunayevitz (Russian). Dunaevtsy is located in Khmelnitskaya at 48º54 26º50, 70 km from Kamenets-Podolskiy and 94 km from Chernevtsy. The cemetery is located at towncenter, 150m west of bazaar. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 101-1,000 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 5186. Events effecting the Jewish community were 1592 Magdeburg Right.The Jewish cemetery was established in 17th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial 1912. 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. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. No stones are visible. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for industrial or commercial use. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: vandalism, existing nearby development or proposed nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion and vegetation.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street, 17D, apt.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in 03/1995 or 06/1995 and completed survey on 06/23/1995. Interviewed were Tkach E.M. of Derazhnya in 06/1995 and Beylin A.M. of Derazhnya in 06/1995.
DUNAEVTSY II:     US Commission No. UA22260102
See Dunaevtsy I for town information. The cemetery is located at South, Kalinina Street, near the highway to Kamenets-Podolskiy.
     The isolated suburban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by town street, access is open with permission. A continous fence with a gate that locks surrounds site. 501 to 5000 stones, all in original location and less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1891. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. 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 property used for Jewish cemetery use only. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 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. Jewish individuals within country and abroad did re-erection of stones, patching broken stones, cleaning stones, clearing vegetation, fixing wall and fixing gate in 1945-48. A local contribution and contributions from visitors pay the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are other structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vandalism and existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street, 17D, apt.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on 3/27/95. He completed survey on 04/05/1995. Interviewed were Tkach E.M. of Dunaevtsy on 3/27/95 and Beylik A.M. of Dunaevtsy on 3/27/95. Other documentation was inaccessible.

DUNAIJEVTCY: (Polish) see Dunaevtsy
DUNAJEVCY: (Hungarian) see Dunaevtsy
DUNAY-GOROD: (Russian) see Dunaevtsy
DUNAYEVITZ: (German and Russian) see Dunaevtsy
DUNEWITZ: (Yiddish) see Dunaevtsy
DYMER: (others) see Dimer

DZERZHINSK I:     US Commission No. UA05040501
Alternate name: Dzerzhinsk (Yiddish) and Romanov (Polish). Dzerzhinsk is located in Zhitomirskaya, 72km from Zhitomir. The mass grave is located at southwest, near cathedral. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 2672. Events effecting the Hasidic Jewish community were 1826 Jewish Council. The unlandmarked Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Dzerzhinski Jews only. The isolated suburban flat land marked by signs or plaques in Ukrainian mentioning the Holocaust is reached by triugh [sic] field. Access is open to all. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location and none toppled or broken, date from 1982. No stones were removed. The mass grave has tombstones metal fences around graves and marked mass graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited rarely by private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Local/municipal authorities erected stones in 1982. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, vandalism and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street, 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259] on visited site and completed survey on 26/07/1996. Interviewed were Feldman Gary Borisovich of Dzerzhinsk, Lenina Street, 106 [Phone: (04146) 91738] on 12/7/96 and Kevchuk Leonid Pavlovich of Dzerzhinsk, 50 let Oktyabrya Street, 2 [Phone: (04146) 91346] on 26/07/1996. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia .
DZERZHINSK II:     US Commission No. UA05040101
See Dzerzhinsk I for town information. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1993. Bikovka (20km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated flat land has no sign or marker. Access is open to all. A broken fence with a gate that locks surrounds the site. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1891. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. In 1960s, local/municipal authorities fixed wall and gate. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with a chimney. Moderate threat: vandalism. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt.42. [Phone: 54239] visited site and completed survey on 7/12/94.
DZERZHINSK III:     US Commission No. UA05040502
See Dzerzhinsk I for town information. The mass grave is located at northwest, near tractor barn. The unlandmarked Hasidic Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for Jews of this town only. The isolated wooded flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by a fire or forest station, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds the site. No stones are visible. No stones were removed. The site contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for mass burial site. Adjacent properties are agricultural and a fire or forest station. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. With no current maintenance, no vandalism occurs. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Serious: vegetation (No maintance.). Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259] visited site on 26/07/1996 and interviewed Levchuk Leonid Pavlovich of 50 let Oktyabrya Street, 2 [Phone: (04146) 91346]. He completed survey on 27/07/1996. Jewish Encyclopaedia was documentation.

DZHINESTRA: (Italian) (others) see Odessa

DZUNKOV:     US Commission No. UA01520101
Dzunkov is 15km from Pogrebitshe. The cemetery is located at the southwest outskirts of the village, behind the collective farm. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18-19th century. 1926 Jewish population was 365. Oct. 1941 was the mass execution of the Jews from Dzunkov in Pliskov. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was in 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. Between fields and woods, the isolated rural crown of a hill has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing collective farm, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 2.00 hectares. 1 to 20 common tombstones date from 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and the collective farm. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited occasionally by private visitors and local residents. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last 10 years. Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation until 1941. There is no maintenance now. No structures. After 1945, the local inhabitant stole the stones. Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and existing nearby development. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access, a constant problem, disturbing graves and a constant problem, disturbing both graves and stones. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny Street, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 05/10/96. Interviewed was Diduk Efrem Grigorievich of 6 Sadovaya Street on 05/10/96.

DZHURIN:     US Commission No. UA01310101
Alternate name: Djurin (Yiddish). Dzhurin is located in Vinnitskaya at 48º41 28º18, 69km from Vinnitsa. The cemetery is located at v. Dzhurin, Shargorodskiy region. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     Fuks M.L. of Vinnitsa [Phone: 358296] visited site and completed survey on 10/18/94. Documentation: Town Populations in the Podol Region . Kamenets-Podol. A.Krylov. 1905; History of Towns and Villages in Ukraine . Vinnitska Oblast Kiev.1969; Jewish Encyclopaedia . in 16 VOls. Brokgayz-Efron.

DZUNKOV: People for here were also buried in the mass grave at Pogrebishche (Comm.No.UA01500501 and 503)

THE CEMETERIES "E"

ELANSK: (Russian) see Balta
ELICHOWICE: (Polish) see Elikhovichi
ELIHOVIZ: (German) see Elikhovichi

ELIKHOVICHI:     US Commission No. UA13530501
Alternative names: German: Elihoviz and Polish: Elichowice. It is located in Lvovskaya Oblast, 13 km from Zolochev. The cemetery is located at east part of village, bordering v. Zozuli in the forest near shooting- ground. Present town population is less than 1000. No Jews.
     5000 Orthodox (Hasidic) Jews from Zolochev were executed here on April 4., 1943. Jews of other towns were murdered here also. The unlandmarked isolated wooded plain has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road and walking about 400m into forest to the shooting-ground, access is open with permission. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. Size is about 200 square meters. There are unmarked mass graves. Municipality, government office, and Armed Forces owns property used as Jewish cemetery. The site borders a rifle range. The boundaries are larger than in 1939. It is visited rarely by local citizens and soldiers of Armed Forces. It has never been vandalized. There has been no care or restoration. Serious threat: incompatibility with military firing-range. Moderate threat: pollution, vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: safety, erosion, vandalism, and incompatible planned construction.
     Iosif Gelston, Lvov 290049, PO Box 10569, tel./fax: (0322) 227490 completed survey 30 Oct 1998. Documentation: SALR, Fond P-3, Inventory 1, pages 5-6. He visited site on 15.10.1998. Evgeniya Khrin, a citizen of Zozuli, (she has a kitchen garden in front of the forest) was interviewed.

ELIZABETGROD: (Hungarian and Yiddish) see Kirovograd

EMILCHINO I:     US Commission No. UA05050501 [sic-same number as next]
Alternate name: Mezhirichka (Yiddish), Yemelchino (German), Emiltchina (Hungarian), Jemilcino (English) and Yemilcheno (Russian). Emilchino is located in Zhitomirskaya at 50º52 27º48, 154km from Zhitomir and 114km from Rovno. The mass grave is located at Vorovskogo Street 8A. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1897. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 1383. Tihiy Naum Mironovich lived here. The unlandmarked Hasidic Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 for this town's Jews only. The isolated urban flat land has signs or plaques in Ukrainian mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the site. No stones were removed. Common tombstones date from 1995. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for mass burial site and shop. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited rarely by local residents. The mass grave has been not been vandalized in the last 10 years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave is village shop. Very serious threat: vandalism and existing nearby development (After World War II, the village shop was built. "The ashes was dig out."). Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: pollution and vegetation. No threat: weather erosion.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: (04141) 54259] visited site on 3/6/96. Interviewed was Shargel Bronislava Shimonovna of Emelchino, Vorovskogo Street, 4 on 3/6/96. He completed survey on 04/06/1996. Documentation: I. Veyublit, Movement of Jewish People in Ukraine . 1930
EMELCHINO II:     US Commission No. UA05050101
See EMELCHINO I for town information. The last known Hasidic Jewish burial was 1993. Yablonets (12km away) and Baranin (12km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The wooded on flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1921. Location of removed stones is unknown. Some have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains marked mass graves. The property is now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are "other." The cemetery boundaries are larger now than 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized not in the last 10 years. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and proposed nearby development. No threat: existing nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt.42. [Phone: 54239] visited on 5/7/94. He completed survey on 05/10/1994. Interviewed was not listed.

EMILTCHINA: (Hungarian) see Emilchino
ERGESH: (Yiddish) see Agris (oleshnik)
EUVPATORIA: see Eypatoaria

EYPATORIA I:     US Commission No. UA.11030101
Alternative names: Yiddish: Yevpatoriya; German: Euvpatoria; Polish: Evpatoriia; Ukrainian: Goslow, Koslow, Kozlov; Hungarian: Yevpatoriya, Yevpatoria; Other: Gezlev. Located in the Crimea region at 45º12' 33º22', 64 km from Simferopol. The cemetery is located at Mamaiskaya quarry, 9 km to the northeast of Evpatoria. Present town population is 115,000 with 100-1000 Jews.
     The earliest mention about Jewish community is 1847. 1939 Jewish population was 4,249. Home of writer B.I. Balter (1919-1974). The Orthodox cemetery began in 1989. The last known Jewish burial was in 1996. Other towns do not use the unlandmarked rural (agricultural) plain, part of municipal cemetery, with no sign or marker. Reached by crossing the quarry, access is open to all. There is continuous masonry wall and a gate with no lock. The 180,000 square meter cemetery did not exist before the World War. 20-100 marble, granite, iron, concrete and labradorit gravestones are in the cemetery, all in their original location with no broken or over-turned stones. The cemetery has gravestones that are finely smoothed and Russian inscribed stones and some with portraits. No known mass graves. Municipality owns property holding a separate Jewish portion of the municipal cemetery. Industrial, agricultural, and residential areas border the cemetery. The cemetery is visited occasionally by local residents. The cemetery has never been vandalized. The local municipal authorities maintain the property and pay the regular caretaker. Within the cemetery is a well. Moderate threat: vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: safety, erosion, pollution and vandalism.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, Fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 9 Dec 1996. Documentation: a 1993 town map. He visited the site on 4 October 1996 and interviewed Sosedenko Tatiana Dmitrievna, Krasnoyarskoe shosse, 35 (work), tel.: 5-78-19 (work).
EYPATORIA II:     US Commission No. UA.11030102.
The cemetery is located, 5 km to the north of Evpatoria.
     The cemetery began in 1989 [?] with last known Jewish burial in 1996. Orthodox Jews use this unlandmarked municipal cemetery on the outskirts of the town, a plain with no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all. A continuous masonry wall and gate with no lock surround 30 hectares site. 500-5,000 gravestones are in the cemetery, all in original locations with no broken or overturned stones. Vegetation overgrowth is seasonal problem that prevents access. The oldest gravestone dates from 1963. The marble, granite, iron and labradorit gravestones are finely smoothed and inscribed stones, double stones and sculptured monuments. Some have traces of paint on their surface, portraits, and/or metal fences around graves. Inscriptions are in Yiddish and Russian. No known mass graves. The municipality owns property with separate Jewish and non-Jewish sections. The cemetery borders an industrial area. The cemetery is visited occasionally by private visitors and local citizens. The cemetery was vandalized in 1988 when seven monuments were broken and the guilty persons punished. Care includes cleaning of vegetation, fixing of walls and gate. Local municipal authorities are responsible for restoration done in the 1980's. Government pays the caretaker. Within the cemetery are a pre-burial structure, well, and other structures (Bureau of Funeral Service.) Moderate threat: vandalism and vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: safety, erosion and pollution.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 4 October 1996. Documentation: a town map. He visited the site on 9 September 1996 and interviewed Sosedenko Tatiana Dmitrievna, Krasnoyarskoe shosse, 35 (work), tel.: 5-78-19 (work).
EVPATORIA III:     US Commission No. UA.11030103.
The cemetery is located in the northeast outskirts of Evpatoria.
No caretaker.
     The unlandmarked cemetery began in 19th century with last known Orthodox Jewish burial in 1963. The isolated urban plain, near lake and next to other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all. A broken masonry wall and gate with no lock surround site. The cemetery size before and after the World War II is 9600 square meters. 500-5000 gravestones are in the cemetery. About 100-500 tombstones are in original locations with about 20-100 gravestones moved. Approximately 50-75% of gravestones are broken or overturned. The location of missing stones is unknown. Vegetation overgrowth is seasonal problem that prevents access. The oldest gravestone dates from 1921. The marble, granite and limestone gravestones finely smoothed and inscribed stones or sculptured monuments have Yiddish and Russian inscriptions. Some have portraits or metal fences around graves. No known mass graves. The municipality owns property used only for Jewish cemetery. The cemetery borders commercial or industrial areas, highroad, gas station, and lake. The cemetery boundaries are the same size as in 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by local citizens. The cemetery was vandalized often. Local Jews did vegetation clearing in 1950s. No care, no caretaker. No structures. Serious threat: vandalism. In the 1980s, many of the monuments were broken and overturned, some stolen. Moderate threat: safety, pollution and vegetation overgrowth. Slight threat: erosion and incompatibility with present and planned building.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 visited site and completed survey on 11 September 1996. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia . and map of Evpatoria city (Simferopol, 1995). He interviewed Erengross Ada Kharitonovna, Diomysheva St 119, fl.7, tel.: (06569) 3-06-03.
EVPATORIA IV:     US Commission No. UA.11030501.
     The unlandmarked 1941-1942 mass gravesite is located in Krasnaya Gorka: northern part of the town. The isolated urban plain has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off the road, access is open to all. There is no wall, gate, or fence. Current size is 4 hectares. 1-20 gravestones are all in their original locations with none broken or overturned tombstones. Drainage is good year round. The gabbro-labradorit flat and engraved gravestone and sculptured monument date from 1984. Some separate graves are dedicated to Holocaust victims. Present owner of the site is municipality. The property is used as a non-sectarian cemetery with mainly non-Jewish graves. The site borders residential area. Site is visited occasionally by organized groups, private visitors and local citizens. The site has never been vandalized. Stones have been erected or re-erected on the site by local municipal authorities in 1985. The site is cleaned sometimes by authorities. No caretaker. No structures. Moderate threat: safety. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation overgrowth, vandalism and incompatibility with prospective construction. No threat: erosion and incompatible construction.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 4 October 1996. Documentation: Documents about damage by German-fascist invaders and their accomplices to the city (July-November 1944) in city archive. He visited the site on 9 September 1996 and interviewed Erengross Ada Kharitonovna, Diomysheva St 119, fl.7, tel.: (06569) 3-06-03.
EVPATORIA V:     US Commission No. UA11030502
     The 1941 unlandmarked mass gravesite is located on the northern outskirts of the town, Krasnoyarskoe shosse (territory of company "Neftegazorazvedochnaya ezpeditsiya"). The unlocked site has no caretaker. The location is an isolated suburban plain without sign or marker. It may be reached by entering the yard of geological company "Neftegazorazvedochnaya ezpeditsiya". Access is open with permission. There is a continuous fence and no gate. Current size is 684 square meters. One concrete finely smoothed and inscribed memorial marker, in original location, dates 1967. The inscription is in Russian: "To victims of fascism 1941-1945 from Evpatoriya residents." There are some separate graves dedicated to Holocaust victims. Some have with traces of paint. The municipality owns the non-sectarian cemetery with mainly non-Jewish graves. The cemetery borders industrial areas and is visited rarely by local citizens. The site never was vandalized since its creation. At present authorities sometimes clean the mass burial site. No structures. Serious threat: incompatible construction: (After the 1970s construction of the geological company, the site is surrounded by manufacturing structures). Slight threat: erosion, pollution, vegetation overgrowth, vandalism and incompatibility with prospective construction.No threat: safety.
     Leonid Kogan, Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenin St 107, fl. 42, tel.: (04141) 5-42-59 completed the survey 4 October 1996. Documentation: Monuments of the History and Culture of USSR . (Kiev, 1987). He visited the site on 9 September 1996 and interviewed Erengross Ada Kharitonovna, Diomysheva St 119, fl.7, tel.: (06569) 3-06-03.

THE CEMETERIES "F"

FALN SZLATINA: (Hungarian) see Solotvina
FALU SZLATINA: (Hebrew) see Solotvina

FASTOV I:     US Commission No. UA09160101
Fastov is located in Kievskaya at 50º5 29º55, 56 km from Kiev. The cemetery is located at Komsomolskaya Street 38. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 1,001-10,000 or 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 1750. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3545. Events effecting the Jewish community were 1750, 1752, 1768, 1918-1920 pogroms and 1941-1943 Holocaust. Some noteworthy individuals who lived in this Progressive/Reform Jewish community were Rabinovich L.A., Rozenvaseer, Kopit M.Y., Konik M.Y., Zhidovetskiy B., Naumov M., Gusovskiy I.N., and Rapopport M.A.. The Jewish cemetery was established in 17th century with last known Jewish burial in 1994. Kievskaya (1km away) and Cherkasskaya (1km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all. A continous fence with a gate that locks surrounds site. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with than 25% toppled or broken, date from 17th century or 1919. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, bronze decorations or lettering, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains unmarked mass graves. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery and "other." Adjacent properties are "other." The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited frequently by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish). The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Clearing vegetation and fixing wall was restoration. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by individuals. Within the limits of the cemetery is an ohel. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: vegetation. No threat: weather erosion, pollution, vandalism, and existing nearby development or proposed nearby development.
     Tsyauk Vladimir Trofimovich of Kiev, Kvitneviy per. 12, Apt.95 [Phone: (044) 4176555] visited site and completed survey on 7/5/94. Interviewed was Stetskaya Evgeniya Sergeevna of Komsomolskaya Street 38 [Phone: 52946] on 7/5/94 and Kopostova Abramovna on 7/5/94 and Grishin Ivan Mihaylovich.
FASTOV II:     US Commission No. UA09160502
The mass grave is located at in the north-central part of town.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1926 Jewish population was 3549. Events effecting the Jewish community were 1750, 1752 pogroms of Gaydamaki, 9 Sep 1919 pogroms of Denikin and 1941-1942 mass executions of Jews. The last known Jewish burial was in 1949. Zhitomir Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has signs or plaques in Ukrainian mentioning Jews and the Holocaust. Reached by crossing private property, access is open with permission. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds the mass grave, approximately 0.01 hectares. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in their original location, date from 1949. No stones were removed. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Jewish individuals within country cleared vegetation annually. Now, the regular caretaker is paid by contributions from visitors. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vegetation. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. No threat: vandalism, existing nearby development or proposed nearby development. Documentation: Look to Addish [sic]. Other documentation was inaccessible.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny Street, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 05/09/96. Interviewed were Yakobi Maya Mikhailovna of apt. 12, 4, Gor'kogo Street [Phone: (265) 52834] on 05/09/96 and Lev Rahil' Isaevna of apt. 3, 16, Chervonnaya Street [Phone: (265) 52932] on 05/09/96.
FASTOV III:     US Commission No. UA09160501
     The unlandmarked 1942 mass grave is in the southwestern center of the town on an isolated urban, hillside 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 1978 mass grave markers are all in their original location. No stones were removed. The mass grave has metal fences around graves. Municipality owns mass grave now used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are commercial or industrial and residential. The mass grave boundaries are larger now than 1939. The mass grave is visited occasionally by organized individual tours, private visitors (Jewish or non-Jewish) and local residents. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Cleaning stones and clearing vegetation by local/municipal authorities was annual. Now, there is occasional clearing or cleaning by authorities. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Serious threat: weather erosion (seasonal) (The mass burial expose to erosion). Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation (seasonal). Slight threat: pollution and vandalism. No threat: existing nearby development or proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev 5, Tychiny Street, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 05/09/96. Yakobi Maya Mikhailovna of apt. 12, 4, Gor'kogo Street [Phone: (265) 52834] was interviewed on 05/09/96.

FEKETE ARDO: (Hungarian) see Chernotisov

FEKETEPATAK:     US Commission No. UA06460101
Alternate name: Cherniy Potok (Slov). Feketepatak is located in Zakarpatskaya at 48º5 23º3 [sic], 40 km from Mukachevo. The cemetery is located at north of the village at road to Shalanka. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 150. In 1918, Zakappat'ye was transferred to Czech; and 1944 Jews were deported to death camp. The Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial in 1943. 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. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with between 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from the 19th to 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has only common tombstones and no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. The graves are disturbed because of agricultural work and private home built on the site. There is no maintenance now. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, vandalism, existing nearby development (private house) and proposed nearby development (see 72) [sic]. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street 17d, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /07/1995. Rozner Nikolay of Vinogradov was interviewed on /07/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia , vol. 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo , vol. 1-2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation was inaccessible.

FELSO BISZTRA: (Yiddish) see Verknyaya Bystra
FELSOEGREGY: (Czech) see Agris (Oleshnik)
FELSOKALOCSA: (Yiddish) see Negrovets
FELSOSZINEVER: (Yiddish) see Sinevir
FELSZTYN: (Polish) see Skelivka-I and II
FIGENTOVKA: (German) see Yaromel
FILIPEC: (Yiddish) see Pilipets
FILIPETS: (German) see Pilipets
FOLSTEYN: (German) see Skelivka I and II
FORGOLANY: (Hungarian) see Forgolany (Devich'ye)

FORGOLANY (DEVICH'YE): US Commission No. UA06340101
Alternate name: Forgolany (Hungarian). Forgolany (Devich'ye) is located in Zakarpatskaya at 47º58 23º1, 20 km from Vinogradovo, 40 km from Mukachevo and 163 km from Mishkol'ts. The cemetery is located at the road to Petrovo. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 120. In 1918, Zakarpat'ye was transfered to Czech and Jews sent to the death camp 1944. The Hasidic Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century with last known Jewish burial in 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban agricultural flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public fields, ahe access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. No stones are visible. Location of removed stones is unknown. The oldest known gravestone dated from noth [sic] century. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for agricultural use (crops or animal grazing). Adjacent properties are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access (Free access to the territory of the cemetery), vegetation (During the agricultural work the graves are disturbing) and vandalism. Moderate threat: pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion, existing nearby development or proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street, 17D, apt.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /07/1995. Interviewed was Rozner N.I. of Vinogradov on /07/1995. He completed survey on 02/08/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia , vol. 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo , vol. 1-2, 1993. Other documentation was inaccessible.

FRANCHIKOVO:     US Commission No. UA06410101
Franchikovo is located in Zakarpatskaya, 35km from Mukachevo. The cemetery is located at village 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 150. In 1918, Zakarpat'te was transfered to Czech and Jews deported to death camp in 1944. The Jewish cemetery was established in 19th century with last known Hasidic Jewish burial in 1942. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds this cemetery. 21 to 100 stones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from the 19th to 20th century. Location of removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery has only common tombstones and no known mass graves. The municipality owns property used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access (Free access). Moderate threat: vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, existing nearby development or proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya Street, 17D, apt.52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /07/1995. He completed survey on 06/08/1995. Interviewed was Rozner N.I. of Vinogradov on /07/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia , vol. 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo , vol. 1-2, Kiev, 1993. Other documentation was inaccessible.

FULOPFALVA: (Hebrew) see Pilipets
FULSTIN: (alternate name) see Skelivka II
FULLENSTEYN: (alternate name) see Skelivka II

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