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SLADKOVODNAYA: (SLADKOVODNOYE) 47º34' 36º45', 344.6 miles ESE of Kiev
SLADKOVODNOYE: see KOBILNYE

SLATINA: (Ukraine) see Solotvina SEMENOVKA: US Commission No. UA16080101
Semenovka is located in Poltavskaya at 52º10 32º35, 134 km from Poltava. The cemetery is located S of town, "Toloki", 100m from railroad to Kremenchug. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 443. Effecting Jewish Community were 1918 Petlyura's pogroms and 1919 Grigoryev's pogroms. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Habad Hasidic burial 1935. 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 the cemetery. No stones are visible. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are agricultural. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation to 1935. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, and existing nearby and proposed development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny St. 5, Apt.68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/15/95. Interviewed were Butsyk Mariya Sviridovna of Gorkogo Street 14 on 4/15/95.

SLATINSKE DOLY: (Czech) see Solotvina

SLAVA I:     US Commission No. UA14090101
Slava is located in Nikolaevskaya at 47º_ 31º_, 20 km from Domanevka and 160 km from Odessa. The cemetery is located at N part of village. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 1925. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 180. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in 1925 with last known Jewish burial 1941. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing collective farm field, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access (Access is open to all. There are crops and vegetation) and vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution and existing nearby development. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /04/1995. Interviewed was Popov N.A. of Domanevka on 19/03/1994. Oks completed survey 08/06/1995. Documentation: State Archive of Russian Federation a. 7021, jg. 69, d 79, p. 4-5.
SLAVA II:     US Commission No. UA14090501
     The mass grave is located S, road to v. Pributye. In 1925, Jewish agriculture village was established. The Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1941 No other towns or village's Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. 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 the mass grave. No stones are visible or removed. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. rarely by local residents. The mass grave was not vandalized in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and vandalism.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on /04/1995. Interviewed was Popov N.L. of Domanevka on /04/1995. Oks completed survey on 17/04/1995. Documentation: State Archive of Rossian Federation, f.7021, op. 69, d.79.

SLAVITA: (German) see Slavuta

SLAVUTA I:     US Commission No. UA22190101
Alternate name: Slawuta (Yiddish), Slovita (German) and Slowita (Hungarian.) Slavuta is located in Khmelnitskaya at 50º18 26º52, 80 km from Khmelnitskiy and 56 km from Rovno. The cemetery is located at Oktyabrskaya, St. 56, W. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 101-1,000 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 17th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 12000 but only 4701 in 1939. Effecting Jewish Community were 1918-1920 Civil War Pogroms and 1941-1942 Holocaust. Living here were Tsadic of Hasidic Dynasty Shapiro and Rab Itshak-Gdal Liberzon (1904-1982.) The Jewish cemetery was established in 1902. Buried here areTsadic of Hasidic Dynasty Shapiro and Rab. Itshak-Gdal Liberzon (1904-1982.) The last known Hasidic burial was 1995. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign, but has Jewish symbols on gate or wall. Reached by town street, access is open to all. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds the unlandmarked cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1902. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, with bronze decorations or lettering, other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential and Catholic cemetery. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. The cemetery is visited frequently by organized individual tours and Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors. The cemetery was vandalized prior to World War II. Jewish individuals within country and abroad and Jewish groups within country did re-erection of stones, patched broken stones, cleaned stones, cleared vegetation, fixed wall and fixed gate 1945-48, 1990. Jewish community pays the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are an ohel and other structures. Vegetation overgrowth and water drainage are seasonal problems. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: pollution.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on 3/28/95. Interviewed was Goshkis D.I., Kiperovas M.I. of Slavuta on 3/28/95. Oks completed survey on 04/06/1995.
SLAVUTA II:     US Commission No. UA22190102
     See SALVUTA I for town information. The unlandmarked Hasidic cemetery is located at Revolyutsii st., W, r. Goryn. The isolated urban flat land by water has no sign or marker. Reached by town street, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. 21 to 100 common tombstones, few in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for recreational use (park, playground, sports.) Properties adjacent are residential and river Goryn. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of river Goryn. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II but not in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing both graves and stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is a constant problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation, vandalism and existing nearby development. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution and proposed nearby development. See above for surveyor information.
SLAVUTA III:     US Commission No. UA22190501
See SLAVUTA I for town information.
     The mass grave is located at center, Volodarskogo St. See Slavuta above for town and history information. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1942. No other towns or village's Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated urban flat land has signs or plaques in local language and Hebrew mentioning Jews and the Holocaust. Reached by town street, access is open to all. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. Stones date from 1990. Municipality owns site. Properties adjacent are residential. Frequently, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors stop. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Authorities clean or clear occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access. See above for surveyor information.
SLAVUTA IV:     US Commission No. UA22190502
See SLAVUTA I for town information.
     The mass grave is located at Izyaslav Highway, SW, 500m from military post. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1942. Jews of Volinaian (15 km away) were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated suburb has signs or plaques in local language and Hebrew mentioning Jews and the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.01 hectares. No stones were removed. Common tombstones date from 1990. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns site used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural. Organized individual tours and Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors frequently visit. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Authorities clean or clear occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Seasonal problems are vegetation overgrowth and water drainage. Moderate threat: vgetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and pollution. See above for survey information.

SLAWUTA: (Yiddish) see Slavuta
SLAWUYA: (Yiddish) see Slavuta

SLAVYANSK:     US Commission No. UA04040101
Slavyansk is located in Donetskaya, 120 km from Donetsk and 20 km from Kramatorsk. The cemetery is located at v. Severniy. Present town population is over 100,000 with 1,001-10,000 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was begining 20th c. The last known Hasidic burial was 1994. The suburban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall or fence, but gate that locks and "other" surround the unlandmarked cemetery. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 1946. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for "other." Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of "other." Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Jewish individuals within country did re-erection of stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation. Now occasionally, individuals clear or clean. Within the limits of the cemetery are other structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: pollution and vandalism.
     Faifer E.A. visited site in 1994. No interviews were conducted for this survey. Tsiputkin Grigoriy Efimovich of Donetsk-52, Vladiganskogo St. 36, Apt. 24 [Phone: 956936] completed survey in 1994 with Faifer E.A.

SLISHCH YUDOL: (German) see Sosnovoye
SLISHTCH YADOL: (Hungarian) see Sosnovoye
SLOTFINA: (Yiddish) see Solotvina
SLOTJINA: (Hebrew) see Solotvina

SLOVECHNO I: US US Commission No. UA05410101
Slovechno is located in Zhitomirskaya, 33 km from Ovruch. The cemetery is located at N, Podgornaya Street. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 18th century. 1925 Jewish population (census) was 815. Effecting Jewish Community was 1919 Pogrom. Living here was Jewish writer Isak Kipnis (1894-1974.) The last known Hasidic burial was 1940. 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. A broken fence with no gate surrounds the unlandmarked cemetery. 101 to 500 common tombstones, most in original location with 50%-75% toppled or broken, date from 1832. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural, residential, and highway. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, Apt.42. [Phone: (04141)54259] visited site on 26/07/1995. Interviewed were Rubanovich Adam Ivanovich on 26/07/1995 and Intelegator Ayzik Berkovich of Ovruch, Lenina St. 42 on 27/07/1995. Kogan completed survey on 07/08/1995.Documentation: State Archive of Zhitomirskaya Oblast (not legible.)
SLOVECHNO II:     US Commission No. UA05410501
     The Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1941. No other towns or village's Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public property, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. No stones are visible or removed. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. rarely. This mass grave has not been vandalized. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion, vegetation, vandalism, and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107,Apt.42. [Phone: (04141)54259] visited site on 26/07/1995. Interviewed were Melnichenko Vasiliy Ivanovich on 26/07/1995. Kogan completed survey on10/08/1995. Documentation: State Archive of Zhitomirskaya Oblast (not legible.)

SLOVITA: (German) see Slavuta
SLOWITA: (Hungarian) see Slavuta

SMELA: may be buried at Belozirye
SMELA I:     US Commission No. UA23040103
Alternate name: Smila (Ukraine.) Smela is located in Chercasskaya at 49º14 31º53, 133 km from Uman, 220 km from Kiev and 35 km from Chercass. The cemetery is located at Sverdlova Street. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with 101-1,000 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 1650. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 6867. Living here were Rabbi Lantsman and Pabbi Smelyanskiy. The unlandmarked Hasidic cemetery was established in 1968. The urban 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. Hedges or trees and a locking gate surround the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Local Jewish community owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are "other." The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Frequently, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. This cemetery has not been vandalized. Jewish individuals within country cleared vegetation. The government pays the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No threats.
     Turman Bella of Chercass, Khomenko St. 16, Apt. 66 [Phone: (0472) 631272] visited site on 10/15/94 and Members of Jewish community. Interviewed were Dubrovich Asya Matveevna on 10/15/94. Turman completed survey on 10/15/1994.
SMELA II:     US Commission No. UA23040101
     The cemetery is located at Litvinova St. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in 1848 with last known Hasidic burial 1968. 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 or fence but a on-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 101 to 500 stones, few in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 1918. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for closed. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and frequently in the last ten years. Now occasionally, individuals clear or clean. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation.
     Turman Bella of Chercass, Khomenko St. 16, Apt. 66 [Phone: (0472) 631272] visited site and completed survey on 7/4/94 with members of Jewish community.
SMELA III:     US Commission No. UA23040102
The cemetery is located at Litvinova Street. "Zagreblya".      The last known Jewish burial was 1994. 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. A continuous fence with locking gate surrounds the unlandmarked cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 20th century. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have other metallic elements, portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for "other." The cemetery boundaries are larger now than 1939. Frequently, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. This cemetery has not been vandalized. There has been cleared vegetation. The government pays the regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. No threats.
     Turman Bella of Chercass, Khomenko St. 16, Apt. 66 [Phone: (0472) 631272] visited site on 10/14/94 and members of Jewish community. Interviewed was Dobrovich Asya Matveevna on 10/14/94. Turman completed survey on 10/15/1994.

SMIDOVICHA: (English) see Chkalovo
SMIEDRYBORZ: (Hungarian) see Medzhibozh
SMIEDZYBORZ: (Hungarian) see Medzhibozh
SMILA: (Ukraine) see Smela
SNAMENKA: (Polish) see Znamenka
SNIATIN , SNIATYN: (German) see Snyatyn
SNITIN , SNITN, SNYATIN: (Hungarian) see Snyatyn
SNITOVKA , SNITOVKI: may be buried at Letichev
SNOVR: (Yiddish) see Shchors 251530 and Shchors
SNOVSK: (1894-1935) (Ukraine) see Shchors
SNOVSK: (Hungarian) see Shchors and Shchors 251530
SNOVSR: (Yiddish) see Shchors
SNOWSK: (German) see Shchors and Shchors 251530
SNYATIN , SNETIN: (Yiddish) see Snyatyn

SNYATYN:
This town is listed in Carved Memories: Heritage in Stone from the Russian Jewish Pale by David Goberman, NY: see introduction to Ukraine .
SNYATYN I:     US Commission No. UA08270101
Alternate name: Shnyatin, Snetin (Yiddish), Sniatin, Sniatyn (German) and Snitin, Snyatin (Hungarian.) Snyatyn is located in Ivano-Frankovskaya at 48º27 25º34, 32 km from Chernovtsy and 92 km from Ivano-Frankovsk. The cemetery is located at center, Polevaya St. near the agriculture Technic Service. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3248. Effecting Jewish Community were 1448 Magdeburg Law, 1867 when Jews received all rights of Austro-Hungary, and 1890-1900 emigration to USA The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in the 17th century with last known Sadgorskaya, Vizhnitskaya Hasidic burial begining 19th c. 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 the cemetery. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for industrial or commercial use and storage. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Occasionally, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. The pre-burial house houses Agriculture Technics Service. Very serious threat: vandalism (All tombstones were destroyed in 1950. The land belongs to Agriculture Technics Service. Nothing remains.) and existing nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and proposed nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion and vegetation.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 20/09/1996. Interviewed were Lukavetskiy Aleksandr Yaroslavovich [Phone: (03476) 21505] on 20/09/1996. Hodorkovskiy completed survey on 01/10/1996. Documentation: Wasintynski: B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX ; Warszawa, 1930; Jewish Encyclopaedia ; Support plan of town.
SNYATYN II:     US Commission No. UA08270102
     The unlandmarked cemetery is located at NW, near Christian cemetery. In 1894, Jewish school was opened (Baron Girsh.) The last known Sadgorskaya, Vizhnitskaya Hasidic burial was 1940. The suburban flat land, separate but near other cemeteries, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road (Christian cemetery), access is open to all. A broken masonry wall with non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, about half in original location with 25%-50% toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing) and waste dumping. Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. Rarely, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, damaging stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: vegetation (The strong vegetation. makes access very difficult to tombstones, ruining, displacing, and damaging them. The part of land is orchard, a possible reason for reduction of cemetery) Serious threat: vandalism. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion and pollution. Slight threat: existing nearby and proposed development.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 20/09/1996. Interviewed were Lukavetskiy Aleksandr Yaroslavovich [Phone: (03476) 21505] on 3/10/96. Hodorkovskiy completed survey on 03/10/1996. Documentation: Wasintynski: B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX Warszawa, 1930; Jewish Encyclopaedia .

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SOFIEVKA: (Yiddish) see Bahov
SOFIEVKA: (Yiddish) see Yaromel'

v. SOFIEVKA:     US Commission No. UA15290501
v. Sofievka is located in Odesskaya, 20 km from Berezovka and 100 km from Odessa.
     The mass grave is located at N, near the road to v. Otradnaya Balka. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      December 1941, police murdered 1500 Jews from Odessa. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 with last known Jewish burial 1944. No other towns or village's Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall or fence surrounds the mass grave. No stones are visible or removed. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Municipality owns site used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are agricultural. rarely by local residents. The mass grave was vandalized during World War II and frequently in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access. Serious threat: vegetation. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on 1/6/95. Interviewed on 1/6/95 were Yuditzky S.M. of Berezovka and Sych A.V. of Berezovka. Oks completed survey on 02/17/1995.

SOFIOVKA: (Polish) see Bahov and Yaromel
SOFIYEVKA: (Yiddish) see Yaromel

SOKAL:
     (former Galicia) We found the remains of a very ancient beautiful synagogue. It is falling apart but fenced by the government with chain link to prevent further vandalism. We were told by local residents that the stones from the Jewish vemetery were used to pave roads following WW II. Later, they were torn up and are piled in a nearby village that we could not find after a long search. Source Betty Provizer Starkman: BetteJoy@aol.com [Feb. 8, 1998]
SOKAL:     US Commission No. UA13070101
Alternate name: Skol (German) and Sokal (Polish.) The town is located at 50º29 24º17, 75 km from L'vov and 9 km from Chervonograd. The cemetery is located S of town center. Present town population is 25,001-100,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish community was 16th century. 1931 Jewish population was 5450. The last known Hasidic burial was in 1941. No other towns used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall or fence or gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 5.00 and is now 0.25 hectares. No stones are visible OR The cemetery has only common tombstones. Stones removed were incorporated into roads or structures. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for residential. Properties adjacent are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. Rarely, private visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are houses. Serious threat: uncontrolled access (There are houses on the cemetery land.) Moderate threat: weather erosion (seasonal), vegetation (seasonal) and existing nearby development. Slight threat: pollution, vandalism and proposed nearby development.
     Aberman S.E. 4/2, Novakovskogo St. L'vov [Phone: (0322) 724687] visited site and completed survey on 11/10/95. Prokopchuk Mariya was interviewed on 11/10/95.

SOKIRNITSA:     US Commission No. UA06490101
Alternate name: Sekernica (Yiddish), Sekernice (German), Sikernica (Hungarian) and Szekiencze (Polish.) Sokirnitsa is located in Zakarpatskaya at 23º23 48º7, 60 km from Mukachevo and 189 km from Chernovtsy. The cemetery is located 1500m from railway station on the W. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was in the 19th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 685. In 1918, Zakarpat'ye was transferred to Czech and 1944 deportation of Jews to death camp. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. The last known Jewish burial was 1942. Jewish community was Hasidic. The isolated agricultural 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 non-locking gate surrounds the cemetery. 101 to 500 common tombstones, most in original location with less than 25% toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural and railroad. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Occasionally, organized individual tours and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Jewish individuals abroad patched broken stones, cleaned stones, cleared vegetation and fixed wall in 1946 and 1990. Now occasionally, individuals clear or clean. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, vegetation, vandalism and existing nearby development. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site in /07/1995. Interviewed was Gerzhik S.G. of Hust on /07/1995. Oks completed survey on 07/08/1995. Documentation: Short Jewish Encyclopaedia , volume 2, Jerusalem 1982; Encyclopaedia Ukraineznavstvo , volume 1-2, Kiev, 1993.

SOKLIEFKA-JUSTINGRAD: Uman
     Sokoliefka at 49º02 30º09, about 38 km NNW of Uman. Sokoliefka-Justingrad was Jewish part of town burned to the ground by the Nazis. Sokoliefka now is an agricultural commune. The unlandmarked cemetery is near a lake and next to a farm machinery repair area. The town had a pogrom in August 1919. The last burial Orthodox was probably before WWII. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land by a lake has no sign or marker. The cemetery is reached by turned directly off a public road and crossing a farm machinery repair area. The size is many hectares. Access is open to all with no wall, fence, or gate. About one dozen gravestones are visible in original location with about 1% toppled or broken (probably fell over and were covered by earth and grass.) The 20th century granite, finely smoothed and inscribed stones (and one obelisk) are inscribed in Yiddish. No known mass graves. The cemetery property is used for animal grazing. Nearby is industrial/commercial property. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Rarely, private visitors stop. The cemetery was not vandalized. No care, maintenance, or structures. No threats except weather erosion. Benign neglect seems to be the treatment.
     Irene Silfin, 15 Audley Clr., Plainview, NY 11803. 516-935-8224 completed survey on 15 October 1997 after a visit to the site in July 1995. No documentation was used and no interviews. Denizens of Sokoliefka admitted to knowing nothing about anyone or about old times. [1997]

SOKOL I:     US Commission No. UA02290501
Alternate name: Sokol (Yiddish) and Sokol (English.) The mass grave is located at NE outskirts of the village; 1,8 km from Village Executive Soviet. The town is located at 51º3 25º20, 82 km from Rovno. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population was 167. Effecting Jewish Community were B.Khmelnitskiy and Gaydamatchina Pogroms, The First World War, 1917 Revolution, 1920 Brest Peace Process, and 1939 joining the USSR. The Karlin-Stolinskaya Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1942. No other towns or village's Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. Between fields and woods, the isolated flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public forest, access is open to all. No wall or fence or gate surrounds the mass grave. The approximate size of mass grave is now 0.02 hectares. No stones are visible. No special sections. Municipality owns site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are forest. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. rarely by local residents. This mass grave has not been vandalized. The work was done by not applicable. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Serious threat: uncontrolled access (no gate, no caretaker, no sign.) Moderate threat: vegetation (seasonal.) Slight threat: pollution.
     Kirzhner Moisey Davidovich of 263005 Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street. 18, Apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 25/11/1996. Interviewed was Goncharevich Arsen Pilipovich of Sokol village on 25/11/1996. Kirzhner completed survey on 26/11/1996. Documentation: Yad Vashem. Jerusalem 1990, Shmuel Spector. The Holocaust of Volynian Jews . Other documentation exists but was unreliable.
SOKOL II:     US Commission No. UA02290101
     The unlandmarked cemetery is located at SW outskirts of the village, 400m from road to Rozhiche. The last known Karlin-Stolinskaya Hasidic burial was in 1942. The isolated rural (agricultural) flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by from the road to Rozhishche, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII and now is 2.25 hectares. Location of any removed stones is unknown. No structures. No stones are visible. OR The cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Serious threat: uncontrolled access (gate needed.) Moderate threat: vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey Davidovich of 263005 Lutsk, Grushevskogo Street. 18, Apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 25/10/1996. Interviewed was Goncharevich Fyodor Nikolayevich of Sokol village on 25/10/1996. Kirzhner completed survey ] on 25/10/1996. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopedia .

SOKOLETS: used the cemetery at Pechora

v. SOKOLOV:     US Commission No. UA05150101
v. Sokolov is located in Zhitomirskaya, 56 km from Zhitomir, 38 km from Novograd-Volinskiy and 22 km from Chervonoarmeisk. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 1897. 1925 Jewish population (census) was 310. The last known Hasidic burial was 1941. The isolated wooded located on flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by "other," access is open to all. No wall or fence surrounds the unlandmarked cemetery. 1 to 20 common tombstones, with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 1923. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, damaging stones. Very serious threat: vandalism. Serious threat: vegetation. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and pollution. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
     Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina St. 107, Apt.42. [Phone: 54239] visited siteon 7/4/94. Interviewed were Kupershmidt Matvey Grigorovich on 7/4/94. Kogan completed survey on 07/05/1994.

SOKORONE: (English) see Sekiryani
SOKUL: (Polish) see Sokol
SOLE LAVAN: (Hebrew and others) see Belaya Tserkov
SOLLOS: (German) see Vinogradov

SOLNECHNOE:     US Commission No. UA01080101
Alternate name: Knyajevo until 1922 (Russian) and Radyanskoe 1922-1955 (Ukraine.) Solnechnoe is located in Vinnitskaya, 5 km from Krijopol, 130 km from Vinnitsa and 280 km from Odessa. The cemetery is located by railway to Horodkovka. Present town population is under 1,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 1850s, 1939 Jewish population (census) was 20. Effecting Jewish Community were 1918-1921 Pogrom, Ghetto 1941-1944 with up to 80% of the Jewish population buried in ravine. The last known Hasidic burial was 1938. Krijopol (5 km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated rural (agricultural) wooded flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. 101 to 500 common tombstones, most in original location with more than 75% toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. The cemetery has special sections for men and women. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery and agricultural use (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and frequently in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing both graves and stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access (No security. Animals graze freely; people gather firewood.), vegetation (Over 70% of cemetery overgrown by trees and bushes.) and vandalism (Stolen, not one intact headstone.) Moderate threat: weather erosion and pollution. Slight threat: existing nearby development.
     Oks Vladimir Moiseevich of 270065, Odessa, Varnenskaya St. 17D, Apt. 52 [Phone: (0482) 665950] visited site on 7/4/94. Interviewed were local non-Jewish resident and Krijopol community's members. Oks completed survey on 07/04/1994. Documentation: Population of Towns of the Podol Region , Krilov, 1905.

SOLOTVINA I:     US Commission No. UA06020101
Alternate name: Slotfina (Yiddish), Szlatina (German), Doly Slatinski (Hungarian), Slatinske Doly (Czech), Doly Slatinski (Polish), Akna Szlatina (Russian), Selo Slatina (Ukraine), Falu Szlatina (Hebrew) and Solotvinske Kopalne (others.) Solotvina is located in Zakarpatskaya at 47º57 23º54, 157 km from Chernovtsi. The cemetery is located at Big Solotvina, Engelsa Street. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.      The last known Hasidic and Orthodox (Sephardic) Jewish burial was 1957. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. There is no gate. 501 to 5000 common tombstones are about half in original location with 25%-50% toppled or broken. Stones were removed were incorporated into roads or structures. The unlandmarked cemetery has special sections for men, women, suicides and other. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are residential and other. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. Occasionally, by Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors from USA, Israel, Canada. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Now there is regular caretaker. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures OR other structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, damaging stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: existing nearby development. Serious threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion and vegetation. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgenievna of 252153, Kiev, Tichini prosp. 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site on 11/1/94. Interviewed were Fiksler Dora Abramovna of Solotvino, Pobedi St. 14 (03134) 56473 [Phone: (03134)21314] on 11/1/94 and Neimet Simha Izhakovich of Solotvino, Pogranichnaya St. 8 [Phone: no] on 11/2/94. Sokolova completed survey on 11/01/1994.
SOLOTVINA II:     US Commission No. UA06020102
The cemetery is located at NW.
     The earliest known Jewish Community was first half of 17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3000. Effecting the Jewish Community was 1944 ghetto. Living here were Akkerman Lipot, Head of Community and Famely of Makswell. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1970. Buried in unlandmarked cemetery is Head of Community Moshkovich Bernar. The last known Hasidic burial was 1992. The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing other public property, access is open to all. "Other" surrounds the cemetery with non-locking gate. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1970. No stones were removed. The cemetery has special sections for men and women. Some tombstones have portraits on stones and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery only. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are larger now than 1939. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. Jewish individuals within country did re-erection of stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation in 1970-1994. Now occasionally, individuals clear or clean. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house with a catafalque. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: weather erosion and vandalism.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgenievna of 252153, Kiev, Pr. Tychiny 5 apt 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site on 11/2/94. Interviewed were Neymet Simkha Izhakhovich of Pogranichnayua str. 8 on 11/2/94. Sokolova completed survey on 11/02/1994.

SOLOTVINA:     US Commission No. UA08150101
Alternate name: Akua Szlatina (German), Faln Szlatina (Hungarian), Solotvinske Kopalne (Czech), Szlatina, Slotvina (Polish) and Solotvina (Ukraine.) Solotvina is located in Ivano-Frankovskaya at 48º42 24º25, 180 km from Chernovtsy and 20 km from Bogorodchany. The cemetery is located at SE part of Solotvin, Beregovaya St. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 16th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 610. In 1867, Jews received all rights of Austro-Hungary. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century with last known Vizhnitskaya Hasidic burial end 1940. The isolated rural (agricultural) hillside has no sign or marker. Reached from Beregovaya St. 20, small path up steps, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. 501 to 5000 stones, most in original location, are 25%-50% toppled or broken. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery and agricultural use (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and not in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion, pollution, vegetation, and existing nearby and proposed development.
     Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site on 30/05/1996. Interviewed was Kolesnik V.P. [Phone: (03422) 23029] on 30/05/1996. Hodorkovskiy completed survey on 06/08/1996. Documentation: Jewish Encyclopaedia ; Wasiutyuski B. Ludnosc Zydowska w Polsce w wiekach XIX i XX ; Warszawa, 1930.

SOLOTVINO: (Yiddish) see Solotvina
SOLOTVINSKE: (German) see Solotvina
SOLOTVINSKE KOPALNE: (Czech and others) see Solotvina
SOLYUSHDYULA: (Hungarian) see Yulivtsy
SOPRANOVKA: see VOLOCHYSK
SOSNICA: (Russian) see Sosnitsa

SOSNITSA I:     US Commission No. UA24170101
Alternate name: Sosnica (Russian) and Sosnitza (Ukraine.) Sosnitsa is located in Chernigovskaya at 51º32 32º30, 22 km from Mena, 56 km from Konotop and 91 km from Chernigov. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews.
     The earliest known Jewish Community was first half 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 1141. Living here was Rabbi Volfson. The last known b burial was 1994. v. Olshanoe (10 km away) and v. Volynka (10 km away) used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated urban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a private road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the cemetery. No stones are visible. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has special sections for men, women, children, suicides and other. Stones date from 19th to 20th century. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, other metallic elements and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery and agricultural use (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial, agricultural, and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and occasionally in the last ten years. b patched broken stones, cleaned stones and cleared vegetation until 1990. Now occasionally, individuals clear or clean. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures but more than one ohel. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing both graves and stones. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access. Serious threat: vegetation. Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution, vandalism and existing nearby development. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgenievna of 253152 Kiev, Tychini Pr. 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 9/16/94. Interviewed were Volf Musya Yakovlevna, Basya Yakovlevna of Lenina St. 2, Apt. 2 [Phone: (04655) 29349] on 9/16/94 and Babushkin Avraam Naumovich of Respublikanskaya St. 12A [Phone: (04655)21178] on 9/16/94.
SOSNITSA II:     US Commission No. UA24170501
     The mass grave is located at "Vyunischye", left from highway to Mena. The earliest known Jewish Community was first quarter of 19th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 1141. Effecting Jewish Community were 1905 pogroms, 1919 Petlyura's pogroms and 1941-1942 Holocaust. Living here was Rabbi Wolfson. The Jewish mass grave was dug in 1941 with last known Jewish burial was 1942. No other towns or village's Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The suburban and rural (agricultural), located on a hillside, isolated has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing public collective farm garden, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 common tombstones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1971. No stones were removed. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns site used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are collective farm garden. Occasionally, organized individual tours, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. This mass grave has not been vandalized. Regional/national authorities did work. Authorities clean or clear occasionally. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Seasonal problems are vegetation overgrowth and water drainage. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution and vegetation.
     Sokolova Eleonora Evgeniyevna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny Pr. 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site on 7/12/94. Interviewed on 7/12/94were Slasten Olga Ivanovna [Phone: (04655) 21490] and Babushkin Avraam Naumovich [Phone: (04655) 21178]. Sokolova completed survey on 07/12/1994.

SOSNITZA: (Hebrew and Ukraine) see Sosnitsa

SOSNOVOYE: may be buried at Gubkov
SOSNOVOYE I:     US Commission No. UA17330501
Alternate name: Seish Scihin (Yiddish), Sagol Slistht (German), Lyudvilpol (Hungarian) and Lyudvopol (Czech.) Sosnovoye is located in Rovenskaya at 50º50 27º_, 62 km from Rovno. The mass grave is located at Shevchenka St. 32. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 17-18th century. 1937 Jewish population (census) was 1100. Effecting Jewish Community were Khmelnitskiy's pogroms and World War I. The Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1942. No other towns or village's Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. 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 the mass grave. No stones are visible or removed. The mass grave contains unmarked mass graves. Private individual/s owns site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing.) Properties adjacent are residential and shop. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. rarely by organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups and local residents. The mass grave was not vandalized in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Serious threat: vandalism (Part of territory use as kitchen garden.) Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: pollution, vegetation, existing nearby and proposed development.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 24/09/1995. Interviewed were Kostyushok Apollon Andreevich of Partizanskaya St. 17 on 24/09/1996. Kirzhner completed survey on 25/09/1996. Documentation: See section 14 [sic].
SOSNOVOYE II:     US Commission No. UA17330502
Sosnovoye is located in Rovenskaya. The mass grave is located at Notrh, 1 km from sawmill. Sosnovoye Alternate name: ljudnopol (Yiddish), Slishch Yudol (German) and Slishtch Yadol (Hungarian.) The town is location at 50º50 27º80, 62 km from Rovno. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.      The earliest known Jewish Community was 17-18th century. 1937 Jewish population (census) was 1100. Effecting Jewish Community were Khmelnitskiy's pogroms and World War I. The Hasidic mass grave was dug in 1942. Gubkov, Marinin Ustye (3 km away) and Bystrichy (3 km away) Jews were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated wooded located hillside has signs or plaques in local language and Hebrew 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 common tombstones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 20th century. No stones were removed. The mass grave contains marked mass graves, but no structures. Municipality owns site used for mass burial site. Properties adjacent are forest. The mass grave boundaries is larger now than 1939. Rarely, organized Jewish group tours or pilgrimage groups, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The mass grave was not vandalized in the last ten years. Local/municipal authorities and Jewish individuals abroad did re-erection of stones, cleared vegetation and fixed gate. Now, occasionally, authorities clear or clean. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Slight threat: pollution and vandalism.
     Kirzhner Moisey of 263005, Lutsk, Grushevskogo Prospect 18, Apt.38 [Phone: (03322) 34775] visited site on 24/09/1996. Interviewed were Kostyushok Apolon Andreevich of Partizanskaya St. 17 on 24/09/1996. Kirzhner completed survey on 26/09/1996. Documentation: See section 14 [sic].

SPICTENTHSY: people from here were buried in the mass grave at Pliskov

SPICHENTSY:     US Commission No. UA01550101
The cemetery is located at the SW outskirth, near the Vishnevaya Street. Spichentsy is 13 km from Pogrebishthe. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with no Jews.
Town officials: Village Soviet of Chairman- Shtherbanyuk Anatoly Stepanovich [Phone: (071) 23733]. Local officials: Village Soviet. Regional: unknoun. Town officials: Jewish Community of Vinnitsa of Chairman-Desner. Others: Regional state Archives of Vinnitsa.
     The earliest known Jewish Community was in the 18th century. 1926 Jewish population was 774. The last known Jewish burial was in 1941. The isolated and unlandmarked rural (agricultural) hillside, between fields and woods, and crown of a hill, by water and between fields and woods, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing other public property (crossing the property of the tractor brigade.) The access is open to all. No wall or fence or gate surrounds the cemetery. The approximate size of cemetery before WWII was 2.50 and is now 1.00 hectares. 21 to 100 stones, most in their original location, date from 1907. The cemetery has only common tombstones. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns site used for Jewish cemetery and waste dumping. Properties adjacent are agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of agriculture. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents visit. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation. Restoration was done in to 1941-constant care. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Very serious threat: vandalism (the lost party of cemetery was till to the collective field about 1970.) Serious threat: uncontrolled access (The free access for anybody.) Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution and vegetation (constant overgrowing everything.) Slight threat: existing nearby development.
     Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152 Kiev, 5 Tychiny St. Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 05/10/96. Interviewed was Ivanyuk Grigory Karpovich of 13, Verbovka Street. [Phone: no] on 05/10/96.

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