Start with a name, an old photo . . . .
And a good imagination! If you have heard your family name spoken aloud in Yiddish you are lucky. Imagine how it would have been written in English, or Spanish, or Russian. Then imagine how it might have evolved through the impatience and typos of border guards, boat manifest recorders or census takers. And finally consider how it would have been Anglicized , Spanishized, Russianized, Prussianized etc. ( Romanized) by choice, to allow people to fit in better ( or to hide) in a new place.
The following is a list of names found on the net. Each has a definite connection to a town in the area of Poltava (Russia or Ukraine); modern border changes have been ignored.
Poltava may have been a centuries old home for your family (e.g. Khorol) , or a stopping off place while being chased out of Poland or Lithuania and onto the immigration ships to New York, or Quebec or anywhere at all.
Abraschkin, Abrashkin, Abraskin, Abrasky, Abrawsky, Brofsky
Abrashkin (Russian army soldiers)
Adzhi (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Agarnovich (Holocaust victim)
Agranovich (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Agranovich, Agranovitch, Agranovitz, Agranowich, Agranowitch, Agranowitz, Ogranovich, Ogranovitz, Ogranowitch
Amstislausky (search the FamilySearch database)
Ansenberg (search the FamilySearch database)
Aranovitz (search the FamilySearch database)
Aidelman (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Akselirot (Russian army soldiers)
Akselrod (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Al'tshuler (Russian army soldiers)
Al'tshuler (Russian army soldiers)
Amchislavskij (Russian army soldiers)
Aron (search the FamilySearch database)
Aranov (Holocaust victim)
Arnold (search the FamilySearch database)
Avtson (Holocaust victim)
Bajkin (Russian army soldiers)
Bajleshlak (Russian army soldiers)
Banwer (search the FamilySearch database)
Barg (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Barkan (Holocaust victim)
Barlet (Russian army soldiers)
Basin (Holocaust victim)
Beis (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Beishweiger (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Belayko (search the FamilySearch database)
Belik (Russian army soldiers)
Belkind ( JewishGen Vsia Rossiia 1895 Business Directory)
Belyavski (Holocaust victim)
Bengus (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Benenson (search the FamilySearch database)
Benzevie (search the FamilySearch database)
Berdosewsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Berdichevski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Berdichevskij (Russian army soldiers)
Berezovich (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Berient (search the FamilySearch database)
Berlin (Russian army soldiers)
Berman ( JewishGen Vsia Rossiia 1895 Business Directory)
Berman (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Berner (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Bernstein (search the FamilySearch database)
Beytelman (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Biblin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Bik (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Bilinzon (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Blus (search the FamilySearch database)
Bochner (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Bogomoiny (Holocaust victim)
Bogoslavskij (Russian army soldiers)
Bogulavski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Boguslavskij (Russian army soldiers)
Bolotinskij (Russian army soldiers)
Borisov (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Borman (search the FamilySearch database)
Botsalkind (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Braginski (Holocaust victim)
Braginsky (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Braslavsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Breslaw (search the FamilySearch database)
Briskman (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Briskman (Holocaust victim)
Brodsk (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Brolskij(Russian army soldiers)
Bruchansky (search the FamilySearch database)
Brotskij (Russian army soldiers)
Brudno (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Brun (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Bryskin (Russian army soldiers)
Bunin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Buntser (Russian army soldiers)
Buslavskij (Russian army soldiers)
Caplan (search the FamilySearch database)
Chekofsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Cheratin (search the FamilySearch database)
Cherny (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Chernyavski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Chernyavskij (Russian army soldiers)
Chockalnikow (search the FamilySearch database)
Culich (search the FamilySearch database)
Derfailer (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Dik (Holocaust victim)
Dinaburg (Holocaust victim)
Dlin (Holocaust victim)
Dobrykin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Dolinski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Dubinsky (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Dun (Russian army soldiers)
Dunayevski (Holocaust victim)
Dunsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Dunzchitz (search the FamilySearch database)
Dushkin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Dvoretzky, artist
Dyk (Russian army soldiers)
Edlin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Elyashkevich (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Epshtein (Holocaust victim)
Estrin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Etman (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Faster / Fastersky (search the FamilySearch database)
Feigelman (search the FamilySearch database)
Fernberg (search the FamilySearch database)
Frank (Russian army soldiers)
Frelick (search the FamilySearch database)
Frieberg (search the FamilySearch database)
Friedlander (search the FamilySearch database)
Frejdman (Russian army soldiers)
Fuchs (search the FamilySearch database)
Gadbin (Holocaust victim)
Ganzburg (Russian army soldiers)
Gavseev (Russian army soldiers)
Gejman (Russian army soldiers)
Gershevskoj (Russian army soldiers)
Gervol'skij (Russian army soldiers)
Gurarie (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Gindin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Ginzburg (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Gitlin (Holocaust victim)
Glushkovski (Holocaust victim)
Golberg (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Goldberg (search the FamilySearch database)
Golden (search the FamilySearch database)
Goldman (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Goldstein (search the FamilySearch database)
Golembiovski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Gomerman (Russian army soldiers)
Goodzinsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Gordon (search the FamilySearch database)
Gorodetzki (Holocaust victim)
Granovski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Gruenpress (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Guestrin (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Gurevich (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Gurevich (Holocaust victim)
Gurevich (Russian army soldiers)
Gurin (Holocaust victim)
Gutman (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Guttman (Holocaust victim)
Hemalsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Horowic (Holocaust victim)
Humowski (search the FamilySearch database)
Hurvitz (Holocaust victim)
Ioffe (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Iozefson (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Isakovich (Holocaust victim)
Iskold (Holocaust victim)
Izraelit / Belotzerkovski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Jacobson (search the FamilySearch database)
Jaroszewski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Judin (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Junowisz (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Kadnaj (Russian army soldiers)
Kahn (search the FamilySearch database)
Kapelyushnik (Russian army soldiers)
Kaplun (Russian army soldiers)
Karasik (Russian army soldiers)
Karlinskij (Russian army soldiers)
Kazman (search the FamilySearch database)
Kats (Russian army soldiers)
Kaufman (Russian army soldiers)
Keyfitz (search the FamilySearch database)
Khaymovich (Holocaust victim)
Khazanovich (Russian army soldiers)
Khejfis (Russian army soldiers)
Khitrik (Russian army soldiers)
Khmelyanskij (Russian army soldiers)
Kholomejder (Russian army soldiers)
Kiffmann (search the FamilySearch database)
Kivenson (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Kivenson (Holocaust victim)
Knigin (Holocaust victim)
Kobeletskij (Russian army soldiers)
Kogan (Russian army soldiers)
Konetskij (Russian army soldiers)
Konevskij (Russian army soldiers)
Kontorer (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Kopal (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Kopyt (Holocaust victim)
Kostyukovskij (Russian army soldiers)
Kotzin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Kovner (Russian army soldiers)
Kravtzov (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Kreitz (Holocaust victim)
Krejpin (Russian army soldiers)
Kriv (search the FamilySearch database)
Krivoshea (search the FamilySearch database)
Krivoshea (Klimoff)
Kryachek (Russian army soldiers)
Krymshtein (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Kuperman (Russian army soldiers)
Kvitash (Russian army soldiers)
Kwatter (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
L'vovskij (Russian army soldiers)
Ladyzhinskij (Russian army soldiers)
Laiken (search the FamilySearch database)
Latncoff (search the FamilySearch database)
Lazerson (search the FamilySearch database)
Lebenson (Russian army soldiers)
Leshchinskij (Russian army soldiers)
Lev (Holocaust victim)
Levine (search the FamilySearch database)
Levisky (search the FamilySearch database)
Lew (search the FamilySearch database)
Liberman (Russian army soldiers)
Linicer (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Linski (Holocaust victim)
Linsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Lishchats (Russian army soldiers)
Lishchinskij (Russian army soldiers)
Litvinov (search the FamilySearch database)
Lopovok (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Lubenskij (Russian army soldiers)
Lyanskij (Russian army soldiers)
Lyubinski (Holocaust victim)
Lyublin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Lyubmen (Russian army soldiers)
Madeyevsky / Ostrovsky / Dinaburg ( more at Jewish Gen)
Mallin (search the FamilySearch database)
Margolin (search the FamilySearch database)
Markovich (Russian army soldiers)
Marshall (search the FamilySearch database)
Markswitz (search the FamilySearch database)
Matkovich (Holocaust victim)
Melnikoff (search the FamilySearch database)
Menahovsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Mendelevich (Russian army soldiers)
Mendeliovich (Russian army soldiers)
Merzon (Russian army soldiers)
Meyerovich (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Meyerson (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Milavski (Holocaust victim)
Milyavski (Holocaust victim)
Mirensky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Mislavskij (Russian army soldiers)
Mordkhilevich (Holocaust victim)
Mozurovskij (Russian army soldiers)
Muzerow (search the FamilySearch database)
Naidis (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Natareus (Russian army soldiers)
Nemirovsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Neshchanskij (Russian army soldiers)
Novachoviente (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Novikov (Holocaust victim)
Odeski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Okunev (Russian army soldiers)
Osovski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Ostrovski (Holocaust victim)
Ostrowski (Holocaust victim)
Ostrakh (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Ostryak (Russian army soldiers)
Ozadovskij (Russian army soldiers)
Pablotsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Par (search the FamilySearch database)
Paralatsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Pawloski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Pejsekhovich (Russian army soldiers)
Perelhof (search the FamilySearch database)
Pereyaslav (Russian army soldiers)
Pessen (search the FamilySearch database)
Petzhold (search the FamilySearch database)
Pevzner ( JewishGen Vsia Rossiia 1895 Business Directory)
Pinus (Russian army soldiers)
Pistokhina (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Podo(Russian army soldiers)
Podol'skij (Russian army soldiers)
Pokrasow (search the FamilySearch database)
Polecow (search the FamilySearch database)
Polyakov (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Polyakov (Holocaust victim)
Portnov (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Press (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Pupko (search the FamilySearch database)
Rabinovich (Russian army soldiers)
Rabinovitz, Sholem (Sholem Aleichem)
Rabinowsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Rachkovitch (search the FamilySearch database)
Ratnowsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Ratnowsky (Holocaust victim)
Rezak (Russian army soldiers)
Reznikov (Russian army soldiers)
Rivkin ( JewishGen Vsia Rossiia 1895 Business Directory)
Robeiko (Holocaust victim)
Rogov (Holocaust victim)
Rohogansky (search the FamilySearch database)
Rosakowsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Rosen (search the FamilySearch database)
Rosenove (search the FamilySearch database)
Rosinsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Rot (search the FamilySearch database)
Rotenberg (search the FamilySearch database)
Rozenfelt ( JewishGen Vsia Rossiia 1895 Business Directory)
Rozenshtejn (Russian army soldiers)
Rozentzvayg (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Rublevskij (Russian army soldiers)
Sachs (search the FamilySearch database)
Sadamsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Sable (search the FamilySearch database)
Salenko (Holocaust victim)
Salkin (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Salnik (Holocaust victim)
Saminskij (Russian army soldiers)
Schamraersky (search the FamilySearch database)
Schatz (search the FamilySearch database)
Schenderowitz (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Schichengous (search the FamilySearch database)
Scolny (search the FamilySearch database)
Seigler (search the FamilySearch database)
Seletskij (Russian army soldiers)
Semiderfsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Senderov (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Shenderov (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Shentovitski (Holocaust victim)
Shimshelevich / ShimshiShkolovskij (Russian army soldiers)
Shnayer (search the FamilySearch database)
Shpolyanski (Holocaust victim)
Shturman (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Shugerman (search the FamilySearch database)
Shulman (Russian army soldiers)
Shulgaitzer (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Shulov (Russian army soldiers)
Shulyaker (Russian army soldiers)
Shur (Russian army soldiers)
Shur (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Sidkhine (Holocaust victim)
Skipner (Russian army soldiers)
Sklyar (Russian army soldiers)
Slavutski (Holocaust victim)
Sluchanskij (Russian army soldiers)
Slucki (Holocaust victim)
Slutskij (Russian army soldiers)
Slutsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Smilyanskij (Russian army soldiers)
Smolovski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Smoodin (search the FamilySearch database)
Snider (search the FamilySearch database)
Sodomsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Sokolovski (Holocaust victim)
Sokolow (search the FamilySearch database)
Sorin (Russian army soldiers)
Sorkin (Holocaust victim)
Spatz (search the FamilySearch database)
Spivak (search the FamilySearch database)
Stein (search the FamilySearch database)
Stolbun (Russian army soldiers)
Stoyanovskij (Russian army soldiers)
Sukeunik (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Sukhovitzkaya (Holocaust victim)
Tadman (search the FamilySearch database)
Tcheslawsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Teplinski (Holocaust victim)
Tolchinskij (Russian army soldiers)
Toper (Russian army soldiers)
Trakhtenberg (Russian army soldiers)
Tredler (search the FamilySearch database)
Trejster (Russian army soldiers)
Tripuz (Russian army soldiers)
Tsofman (Russian army soldiers)
Tsymbal (Russian army soldiers)
Tumakovskij (Russian army soldiers)
Tzernawsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Tzeytlin (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Ulitsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Untershau (Holocaust victim)
Utevsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Vaiman (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Vil'tser (Russian army soldiers)
Vin (Russian army soldiers)
Vinitski (Holocaust victim)
Vladimerski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Volkov (Holocaust victim)
Volovich (Holocaust victim)
Volovich (JewishGen Vsia Rossiia 1895 Business Directory)
Volovik (Russian army soldiers)
Volpert (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Volynski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Volynskij (Russian army soldiers)
Waxman, Selman Abraham, Nobel prize
Wiener (search the FamilySearch database)
Wyman (search the FamilySearch database)
Yablochnikov (Russian army soldiers)
Yankilevich (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Yanovskii (JewishGen Vsia Rossiia 1895 Business Directory)
Yantin
Yarmovskij
Yarovinski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Yarovinski (Holocaust victim)
Yasenyavsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Yerusalimski (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Yudin (submitted by JewishGen researcher)
Yudelevich (Holocaust victim)
Yufa ( JewishGen Vsia Rossiia 1895 Business Directory)
Yufa (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Yurkovskij
Zaleshchanskij
Zarecki (search the FamilySearch database)
Zaslavskij
Zejdel'
Zelinsky (search the FamilySearch database)
Zen'kov
Zen'kovskij
Zernopolskaya (Holocaust victim)
Zheleznova (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Zhelkovsky (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Zlatnikoff (search the FamilySearch database)
Zlotov
Zurer (Holocaust victim, Poltava listing)
Zusmanovich
Poltava Relief Committee, organized in 1923
Read more at source
Holocaust Victims from Khorol, Mirgorod
Khorol Surnames: Click for testimonies about individuals; Aranov, Braginski, Dik, Dinaburg, Gadbin, Glushkovski, Kreitz, Lev, Lyubinski, Milyavski, Robeiko, Rogov, Salenko, Salnik, Shentovitski, Shpolyanski, Slavutski, Sorkin, Sukhovitzkaya, Teplinski, Vinitski, Volkov, Yarovinski, Yudelevich, Zernopolskaya, Untershau, Ostrovski, Isakovich, Iskold
Mirgorod Surnames: Click for testimonies about individuals; Agarnovich, Avtson, Barkan, Basin, Belyavski, Bogomoiny, Briskman, Dlin, Dunayevski, Epshtein, Gitlin, Gorodetzki, Gurevich, Gurin, Guttman, Horowic, Hurvitz, Khaymovich, Kivenson, Knigin, Kopyt, Linski, Matkovich, Milavski, Mordkhilevich, Novikov, Ostrowski, Polyakov, Ratnowsky, Sidkhine, Slucki, Sokolovski, Volovich
Poltava Surnames: Click for testimonies about individuals; Slutsky, Tzeytlin, Ulitsky, Ratnowsky,
Belaya Tserkov
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Links to surnames found online
Resources with surnames
Names mentioned:
- Ben-Zvi, and V. Zerubavel
- E.A. Rabinowich (Rabbi of Poltava from 1893 to 1917)
- Elias Tcherikower (Historian)
Modern resources and people
- Bely
- Boguslavskaya
- Gandelsman, Zbarskiye ( Priluki, Chernigov)
- Libin
- Rogachevskiy
- Tarnopolskiy
- Tsodikov
- Tsyfrinovich
International Jewish Cemetery Project
| KHOROL | |
| KHOROL I: US Commission No. UA16140101 Alternate names: Choral (Yiddish) and Chorol (German). Khorol is located in Poltavskaya at 49º47 33º17, 163 km from Konotop and 111 km from Poltava. The cemetery is located at west part of the town, Lenina Street. Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with 11-100 Jews. -- Town officials: Chairman of the Executive committee-Beznosik Aleksandr Sergeevich of 315910, Khorol, Poltavsky region, YK. Marksa Street37. Gavrilenko Nikolay Ivanovich of Shevchenko Street 33a. -- Regional: Regional Executive Committee of Poltava. Regional State Archive, 314011, Poltava, Pushkinskaya 18/24 - Kukoba E.I. Regional State Archive. K. Marksa str 62 - Dzyuba Valentina Vladimirovna. Museum of Khorol, Lenina Street. 98/4 - Director-Stompel A.P. -- Caretaker: Kostyukov Nikolay Pavlovich of Lenina str. 114, apt. 8. The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 2081. Effecting the Jewish Community were 1905 pogroms, 1918-1919 Denikensky and Petlurovsky pogroms and Oct. 23, 1941-Holocaust. Living here was Rabbi Abracham Mandlyyevsky. The unlandmarked Jewish cemetery was established in 1935 with last known Jewish burial in 1995. The urban flat land, part of a municipal cemetery, has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with less than 25% of surviving stones toppled or broken, date from 1940. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, other metallic elements, portraits on stones, and/or metal fences around graves. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site as part of the Municipal cemetery. Adjacent properties are commercial-industrial and agricultural. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of other. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors and local residents stop. This cemetery has not been vandalized. Local/municipal authorities cleaned stones and cleared vegetation 1945. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the cemetery are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Moderate threat: vegetation. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vandalism, and existing nearby development and proposed nearby development. Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny Street 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/12/95. Interviewed on 4/12/95were Klushkovskaya N.N. of Radyanskaya Street14 and Doctorova Iraida F. of Suvorova Street21 [Phone: (05362) 91146]. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible. KHOROL II: US Commission No. UA16140102 The cemetery is located at south, Lermontovskaya Street. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Habbad Hasidic burial in 1935. Belotserkovka (45 km away) 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. A continuous fence with no gate surrounds site. After Wold War II, all tombstones were removed so only one common tombstone remains. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing), industrial or commercial use and residential. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development, commercial-industrial development and agriculture. The cemetery is visited rarely by local residents. The cemetery was not vandalized in the last ten years. Jewish groups within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are private buildings. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: vandalism and existing nearby development. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access. Slight threat: weather erosion and pollution. Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny Street 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/13/95. Interviewed 22 on 4/13/95 were Korniyenko Nadezhda of Ukrainskaya St. and Glushkovskaya Nina of Radyanskaya str.14. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible. KHOROL III: US Commission No. UA16140501 The unlandmarked mass grave, located at northwest part of the town, was dug in 1941. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered here. The isolated rural (agricultural) crown of a hill has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road and crossing other public property (Kolhoz "Ukraine"), access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds the mass grave. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken and no stones removed, date from 1975. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces and/or iron decorations or lettering. The site contains marked mass graves. The municipality owns the property. Adjacent properties are agricultural. Occasionally, organized individual tours, Jewish or non-Jewish private visitors, and local residents stop at site. This mass grave has not been vandalized. ocal/municipal authorities did re-erection of stones in 1975. Now, authorities occasionally clean or clear site. Within the limits of the mass grave are no structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage at the mass grave is a seasonal problem. Serious threat: weather erosion. Moderate threat: uncontrolled access, pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: vandalism. Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny Street 5, Apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/13/95. Interviewed on 4/13/95were Doctorova I.F. of Suvorova Street 21 [Phone: (05362) 91146] and Shtempel A.P. of Lenina Street 98/4 [Phone: (05362) 92474]. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible. |
MIRGOROD I: US Commission No. UA16120101
Alternate name: Mirgorod Yashan (Yiddish) and Mirarid (Hungarian). Mirgorod is located in Poltavskaya at 49º58 33º36, 146 km from Konotop and 105 km from Poltava. The cemetery is located at NW part of the town, Gogolya str. 205. Present town population is 25,001 - 100,000 with 11 - 100 Jews.
-- Local officials: Region Executive Committee. Chairman Tretetzkiy Vasiliy Philippovich of Lenina St. 17. Grigorenko Ivan Dmitriyevich of (05355) 52409.
-- Regional: Region Executive Committee of Poltava. Others: Region State Archive. 314011, Poltava, Pushkina 18/24 - Kukoba Ekaterina Ivanovna. Region Krayevedchesky Museum of Mirgorod. Gogolya Str. 110, Director - Grin A.D.
The earliest known Jewish community was 18th centuary. 1926 Jewish population (census) was 1994. Effecting the Jewish Community were 1905 Pogroms, 1918-1919 Petlurovsky pogroms and Nov.3, 1941 Holocaust. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century. Buried in cemetery is Rabbi Fishbeyn. The last known Hasidic burial was 1994. Velikiye Sorochintzy (26 km away) and Homutets (26 km 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. A continuous fence with non-locking gate surrounds. 101 to 500 stones, most in original location with less than 25% stones toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed stones is unknown. The cemetery has no special sections. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces, iron decorations or lettering, 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. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of commercial or industrial development. Occasionally, Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents stop. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II. Jewish individuals within country cleaned stones and cleared vegetation in 1930s. Now, occasionally individuals clean or clear. Within the limits of the cemetery is a pre-burial house. Vegetation overgrowth is a constant problem, disturbing graves. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: existing nearby development (Shop was developed). Serious threat: uncontrolled access (gate is not locked). Moderate threat: weather erosion, pollution and vegetation. Slight threat: vandalism and proposed nearby development.
Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny St. 5, apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/11/95. Interviewed was Rudgayzer M.L. of Gogolya St. 169 [Phone: (05355) 52321] on 4/11/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
MIRGOROD II: US Commission No. UA16120501
The 1941 mass grave is located at NNW. No Jews from other towns or villages were murdered at this unlandmarked mass grave. The isolated suburban hillside has signs or plaques in local language mentioning the Holocaust. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with none toppled or broken, date from 1985. No stones were removed. The site contains marked mass graves. Municipality owns mass burial site. Properties adjacent are commercial or industrial. Fequently, rganized individual tours, private Jewish or non-Jewish visitors and local residents visit. The mass grave was not vandalized. Local/municipal authorities did re-erection of stones in 1985. Occasionally, authorities clean or clear. Within the limits of site are no structures. Slight threat: uncontrolled access, weather erosion, pollution, vegetation and vandalism.
Sokolova Eleonora Eugen'evna of 253152, Kiev, Tychiny St. 5, apt. 68 [Phone: (044) 5505681] visited site and completed survey on 4/12/95. Interviewed were Rudgayzer M.L. of Gogoly St. 169 [Phone: (05355) 52321] on 4/11/95 and Chapenko Viktor of Komsomolskaya St. 22/5 [Phone: (05355) 52525] on 4/12/95. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible. Other documentation exists but was inaccessible.
