Sara Sweiry – Bukovina Jewish Heritage Sites

Stara Zhadova Jewish Cemetery – 14 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

On 11-15 July 2016 a delegation of the World Organization of Bukovina Jews traveled to North Bukovina for a pilot project to survey Jewish Heritage Sites in the area around Storozhynetz. The team members were Sara Sweiry, Nathan Kinsbrunner and Baruch Eylon.

During this trip the team surveyed 12 heritage sites, met with local officials, filled the questionnaire (using a mobile application that allows capturing text and pictures, including GPS coordinates) and posted the information on the web, to make it available to all interested people around the world.

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.
The filled survey about this site can be seen at

http://gazpacho.netalizer.co.il/gazpachoNG/#/public-report/5572215/17992/D9QZTIX5JQ?l=he-il

This post provides pictures taken by the team at the Jewish Cemetery in Stara Zhadova. The cemetery is located in the private yard of a village citizen. The grass that grows there is cut by a young juvenile as his punishment.

Here are the pictures taken by the team in the village, with the head of the village and at the cemetery.

Kyseliv Memorial – 14 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.
The filled survey about this site can be seen at

http://gazpacho.netalizer.co.il/gazpachoNG/#/public-report/5581183/17992/ALD1BW0NFY?l=he-il

This post provides pictures taken by the team at the Kyseliv Jewish Memorial for the 150 Kyseliv Jews that were murdered there in WWII – in the night of 29-30 July 1941 . The memorial is located in the fields far from the village.
The memorial was built approximately in 2006 by Mrs. Alti Rodal from Canada but the inscription on the memorial is no longer there. One of the pictures shows the inauguration ceremony.

The picture of the original memorial with the inscriptions was provided by Mr. Zvi Schwartzman. Thanks. Here it is.

Here are the pictures from there – the village and municipality, the team, the memorial, the local people that showed us around and a document with the list of victims.

List of victims
Jewish Victims of Kyseliv murder

Pictures from Kyseliv.

Drazhinets (Drachyntsi) Jewish Memorial – 14 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.
The filled survey about this site can be seen at

http://gazpacho.netalizer.co.il/gazpachoNG/#/public-report/5575522/17992/58Z2KW1Z9C?l=he-il

This post provides pictures taken by the team at the Drazhinets (Drachyntsi) Jewish Memorial for the Drazhinets Jews that were murdered there in WWII . The memorial is located in the fields far from the village, near a garbage dump.
The memorial was built by the authorities approximately in 2006.

Here are the pictures from there – the municipality, the team, the memorial part of which is falling, and a local person that was sent with us to show us where it is.

Czernowitz Jewish Cemetery – 14 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.

This post provides pictures taken by the team in the Jewsish Cemetery in Czernowitz with focus on the “Ohel” and the memorial near it.

Here are the pictures taken at the cemetery. The “Ohel” is planned to be renovated and turned into a museum.

Hlyboka Jewish Cemetery – 11 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.
The filled survey about this site can be seen at

http://gazpacho.netalizer.co.il/gazpachoNG/#/public-report/5539431/17992/SSNT2D6DT8?l=he-il

This post provides pictures taken by the team in Hlyboka . We met the mayor and his deputy who took us to the Jewish Cemetery, located in the yard of a local citizen, living 50m off the road getting to Hlyboka from Storozhynetz.

Here are the pictures in the cemetery and with the officials.

Czernowitz Chabad Synagogue and Kosher Restaurant – 7-2016 – by Baruch Eylon

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.

This post provides pictures taken by the team at the Chabad Synagoge in Czernowitz, the Jewish Kosher restaurant next to it and a picture of the team with Mr. Leonid Milman- Head of the Jews community in Czernowitz.

Here are the pictures.

Berehomet Jewish Cemetery/Memorial – 12 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.
The filled survey about this site can be seen at

http://gazpacho.netalizer.co.il/gazpachoNG/#/public-report/5555090/17992/QYGVVE1YSR?l=he-il

This post provides pictures taken by the team in Berehomet. Until 1961 there was a Jewish cemetery in Berehomet, but then the authorities annihilated it and built there a factory. As of now most of the factory is neglected, and in its area a memorial room was built, with 3 symbolic graves/stones. Two memorial plaques are in the room.
We have met the head of the village who gave us a booklet that had a picture of the cemetery. Here is that picture:

Here are pictures of the team with the head of the village, the factory where the memorial room is, pictures from inside the memorial.

Chudey – Jewish Cemetery and Memorial – 12 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.
The filled survey about this site can be seen at

http://gazpacho.netalizer.co.il/gazpachoNG/#/public-report/5555213/17992/VLU9FHO6D8?l=he-il

This post provides pictures taken by the team at the Jewish Cemetery and at the memorial in Chudey, for Jews that were murdered in WWII . The memorial is located in the school near the center of the village. In that place, in WWII, were the prison and court. The cemetery is out of the village along the road, opposite to the Christian cemetery.
The memorial was built by the authorities approximately in 2006.

Here are the pictures taken by the team at the 2 sites.
The team with the head of the village:

The memorial at the school – that’s where the court and the prison were.

The Jewish Cemetery

Budinetz Memorial – 12 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.
The filled survey about this site can be seen at

http://gazpacho.netalizer.co.il/gazpachoNG/#/public-report/5555182/17992/LVCP2Q8VN8?l=he-il

This post provides pictures taken by the team at the memorial for the Budinetz Jews that were murdered in WWII . The memorial is located along the road going from Budinetz to Chudey, approximately 1km after Budinetz.
The memorial was built by the authorities approximately in 2006.

Here are the pictures (with the team).

Davidivka/Dawideny – NO CEMETERY – 13 July 2016 – by Baruch Eylon

On 11-15 July 2016 a delegation of the World Organization of Bukovina Jews traveled to North Bukovina for a pilot project to survey Jewish Heritage Sites in the area around Storozhynetz. The team members were Sara Sweiry, Nathan Kinsbrunner and Baruch Eylon.

The team also prepared recommendations what to do in each site.
The filled survey about this site can be seen at

http://gazpacho.netalizer.co.il/gazpachoNG/#/public-report/5566836/17992/N8K71WF7LF?l=he-il

This post provides pictures taken by the team in Dawideny. Our information was that there is no cemetery in this village and we were able to confirm it. The Jews were buried in Banila. The information was provided by the head of the village and an old woman we met.

The family of Sara Sweiry, a team member of our delegation, comes from this village. It was very exciting for Sara to speak with the old lady, that remembered her family and the Jews that lived in the village until WWII.

The pictures of the village, municipality and head of village are shown below.