v. KODNYA: US Commission No. UA05080101
v. Kodnya is located in Zhitomirskaya, 22 km from Zhitomir. Present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
- Town officials: Village Soviet of 298235.
- Regional: Zhitomirskiy oblispolkom.
- Others: Turchuk Nina Grigorevna of v. Kodnya, Shidna Street. 3.
The earliest known Jewish community was 1847. 1925 Jewish population (census) was 861. The last known Hasidic burial was 1941. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked cemetery. The isolated village flat land and "other" has no sign or marker. Reached by crossing private property, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 1 to 20 stones, all in original location with more than 75% of surviving common tombstones toppled or broken, date from 1912. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. The municipality owns the site. Adjacent properties are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are unchanged since 1939. Rarely, local residents visit. 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. Serious threat: uncontrolled access and vegetation. Moderate threat: pollution and vandalism. Slight threat: weather erosion and proposed nearby development.
Kogan Leonid of Novograd-Volynskiy, Lenina Street 107, Apt. 42 [Phone: 54239] visited site on 8/15/94. He completed survey on 10/01/1994. Interviewed were Turchuk Nina of Shidna 3 on 8/15/94.
