Alternate names: Kitsman' [Ukr, Rus], Coţmani [Rom], Kotzman [Ger], Kitzman [Yid], Cosmeni [Rom], Kocman [Pol], Kicmań, Kotzmann, Cotman, Cozmeni, Kosman, Kizman, Kozmeny. 48°27' N, 25°46' E, In N Bukovina, 13 miles NW of Chernivtsi (Tschernowitz), 9 miles E of Snyatyn. Jewish population: 647 (in 1930).
- Der Geshichte der Juden in der Bukowina, vol. II
(Tel Aviv, 1962)
- Czernowitz Bukovina [Mar 2014]
- Jewish Bukovina [Mar 2014]
- JewishGen Romania SIG
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), IV, p. 234: "Kocman".
- Shtetl Finder (1989), p. 41: "Kotzman, Kitzman".
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 274: "Cosmeni".
- Czernowitz Bukovina [Mar 2014]
- Jewish Bukovina [Mar 2014]
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CEMETERY:
KITSMAN: US Commission No. UA25070101
Alternate names: Cotman (Yiddish), Cozmeni (German), Kosman (Hungarian), Kotzman (Slov), Kozmeny (Polish), Kitsman (English) and Kucmeh (Ukraine). Kitsman is located in Chernovitskaya at 48º26 25º46, 19 km from Chernovtsy. The cemetery is located at south part of village on Nezalezhnosty Street Present town population is 5,001-25,000 with no Jews.
- Town officials: Sovet Narodnih Deputy- Chairman-Loyuk Vasiliy Vasilyevich [Phone: (03736) 91370].
- Regional: Department of Nationalities, 274010, Chernovtsy, Sovetskaya Street 1 [Phone: (03722) 22640]. Regional Society of Cultural Monuments and Historical Preservation - Hardina Valentina Alekseevna [Phone: (03722) 26650]. Regional Executive Committee of Chairman-Shilepnitsky Ivan Orestovich [Phone: (03736) 91255].
- Jewish Culture Foundation of Chernovtsy, Theatralnaya Sq. 5 [Phone: (03722) 21940].
- Others: Teacher of Jewish school-Ferdman Yefim Nikolayevich [Phone: (03722)22745]
1910 Jewish population (census) was 1500. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 19th century with last known Hasidic burial in 1950. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked isolated urban hillside with no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road and Nezalezhnosty Street, access is open to all. A broken fence with no gate surrounds site. 101 to 500 common tombstones, most in original location with between 50%-75% of surviving stones toppled or broken, date from 19th to 20th century. Location of any removed tombstones is unknown. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site used for recreation (park, playground, and sports) and storage. Adjacent properties are residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of housing development. Rarely, local residents visit. The cemetery was vandalized occasionally in the last ten years. There is no maintenance. Within the limits of the cemetery are other structures. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem, preventing access. Water drainage at the cemetery is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: existing nearby development. Serious threat: uncontrolled access and vandalism. Moderate threat: weather erosion and vegetation. Slight threat: proposed nearby development.
Hodorkovsky Yuriy Isaakovich of 252037 Ukraine, Kiev, Vozduhoflotsky 37a, Apt. 23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site and completed survey on 25 Jan 1995. No interviews were conducted.
[UPDATE] Photos by Charles Burns [March 2016]